Have you looked at vegan purses and been disappointed that vegan leather just means plastic? A new, more sustainable brand aims to change that. LaBante London, a PETA-approved British brand built on the core values of sustainability and cruelty-free fashion, has created a line of purses and sneakers that are made of plant-based vegan materials while displacing plastic waste and helping to plant trees. Bonus: the line looks fantastic.
LaBante makes shoes from biodegradable apple skin vegan leather with a partner in Italy, using plant-based natural rubber soles to assemble them in Portugal. The shoelaces are made from recycled plastic bottles, and the shoes even have a special insole that minimizes odor. Apple Skin is made from the waste of juicing apples using a proprietary technology that sets it apart from any other type of vegan leather we’ve seen so far.
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This minority and female-owned company wants to reframe how consumers think about shopping sustainably. All bags from LaBante are 100% cruelty free, sustainable and ethically produced. So far, the company has planted 154,530 trees, removed 51,803,649 kilograms of CO2 from the air, recycled 10,244,848 plastic bottles and created 48,409 jobs with their sustainability programs.
Lastly, LaBante sneaker line averages about $200 per pair, and the purses come in a range from $100 to $350. The company also makes wallets, laptop bags and backpacks and even necklaces made with man-made sustainable Moissanite diamonds.
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