The inimitable Leanne Hilgart has done the (seemingly) impossible: staged an all vegan fashion show as part of NY Fashion Week. I was there and it was stunning. Having started my career in fashion — I went to fashion school in London right out of high school — I’m aware of how un-veg-friendly the fashion industry is. This is an industry that has long depended on fur, leather, exotic pelts, down, wool, and silk. Letting go of them would seem like economic suicide. But it’s a new world, there’s a new market for compassionate products, and Leanne and her fabulous Vaute line. I promised to post pix, but my iPhone photos didn’t do the show justice: CNN did. Click here and see the show as if you were in attendance: http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/07/living/nyfw-vegan-vaute-couture/index.html?hpt=li_c1
