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Vegan Style: Your Plant-based Guide to Fashion - Beauty - Home - Travel
Calling all compassionate consumers—now you can become completely cruelty-free with this inspirational guide to vegan products, brands, and materials to help you look good and live kindly.
Veganism doesn’t just apply to food. It's a lifestyle. Vegan Style shows you how to veganize all aspects of your life, from beauty products to fashion to home-ware. And with so many ethical, environmentally friendly products on the market today, you no longer have to sacrifice style for sustainability.
Vegan Style offers a healthy dose of luxurious lifestyle inspiration for people who want to live kindly, feel good, and look fabulous. With insight and advice from today’s most creative and innovative vegan fashion designers and influencers, discover how you can incorporate more cruelty-free brands into your wardrobe while still looking great. Plus, get some pointers from vegan experts on home-ware, grooming products for men, and plant-based travel destinations.
Veganism doesn’t just apply to food. It's a lifestyle. Vegan Style shows you how to veganize all aspects of your life, from beauty products to fashion to home-ware. And with so many ethical, environmentally friendly products on the market today, you no longer have to sacrifice style for sustainability.
Vegan Style offers a healthy dose of luxurious lifestyle inspiration for people who want to live kindly, feel good, and look fabulous. With insight and advice from today’s most creative and innovative vegan fashion designers and influencers, discover how you can incorporate more cruelty-free brands into your wardrobe while still looking great. Plus, get some pointers from vegan experts on home-ware, grooming products for men, and plant-based travel destinations.
- GenresNonfictionVegan
240 pages, Hardcover
Published November 12, 2019
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About the author
Sascha Camilli
1 book4 followersSascha Camilli is an author and activist based in the UK. She is the founder of the world's first digital vegan fashion magazine, Vilda. Her podcast, Catwalk Rebel, discusses harmful norms and standards in the fashion industry.
Her first book, Vegan Style: Your Plant-Based Guide to Fashion + Beauty + Home + Travel, came out on Murdoch Books in 2019.
Her first book, Vegan Style: Your Plant-Based Guide to Fashion + Beauty + Home + Travel, came out on Murdoch Books in 2019.
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October 4, 2019
Great book for just a little bit of help navigating the world of vegan and cruelty free. I’ve started to shift towards a lifestyle promoted in this book and it’s great to have some more ideas and pointers about which brands are out there. My favourite mentioned in this book is the vegan perfume you can have made to replicate your favourite designer scent! Also explores wide issues such as fair trade, environmental issues and ethical for humans too. Non judgemental, the author understands it a process, not an overnight change and champions those just doing their best to do the right thing!
December 31, 2019
Nice little style book that accomplishes its mission without being preachy.
November 6, 2024
Disclaimer: If you are a vegan brand I would totally love to wear, use your stuff, promote it, write poems about it and make content around it, haha. Hit me up.
This book lists lots of vegan fashion, make-up brands and also restaurants. It took me forever to read it because I wanted to track them all down on instagram and at least support them by following them. Instagram did not like that. Most of these are probably not places I will visit, see or even would like. Most of them do not contain that “wow” factor for me. Some of them are already closed down and out of business. This made me seek out so many restaurants I will definitely never visit (T^T) But wow some of them are really something, I am on a whole food plant based diet now, but I would still like to try so much (T^T)
I prefer alternative and very distinct fashion, but these brands are more for common styles. So it mostly doesn’t appeal to me, but I still feel immense value from this and it feels like something I should at least know of or be able to inform other people of, people who would care more for this. I talked with some vegans about vegan fashion afterwards and I could at least say something about it.
I found out a lot about different faux furs and materials, I guess I just haven’t been looking into this despite being vegan for 8 years. I would like to read something similar in the future. The cork material and just in general vegan materials look so unique and pretty, I love how distinct and non-samey they look.
It’s so wild how even our clothes are so contaminated with toxicity. I mean everything is in the modern world, even the stuff we eat, but clothes are on us… Corpses inside, corpses outside?
There are so many names here I never heard of and it’s exciting to open a door to this new world. I hope I continue discovering vegan brands. I wanna continue reading vegan books and support vegan authors, they just hit different. Love, love.
P.S. Now I have more cravings and wishes under capitalism, help. Maybe I should read that vegan minimalism stuff for balance? We will see.
This book lists lots of vegan fashion, make-up brands and also restaurants. It took me forever to read it because I wanted to track them all down on instagram and at least support them by following them. Instagram did not like that. Most of these are probably not places I will visit, see or even would like. Most of them do not contain that “wow” factor for me. Some of them are already closed down and out of business. This made me seek out so many restaurants I will definitely never visit (T^T) But wow some of them are really something, I am on a whole food plant based diet now, but I would still like to try so much (T^T)
I prefer alternative and very distinct fashion, but these brands are more for common styles. So it mostly doesn’t appeal to me, but I still feel immense value from this and it feels like something I should at least know of or be able to inform other people of, people who would care more for this. I talked with some vegans about vegan fashion afterwards and I could at least say something about it.
I found out a lot about different faux furs and materials, I guess I just haven’t been looking into this despite being vegan for 8 years. I would like to read something similar in the future. The cork material and just in general vegan materials look so unique and pretty, I love how distinct and non-samey they look.
It’s so wild how even our clothes are so contaminated with toxicity. I mean everything is in the modern world, even the stuff we eat, but clothes are on us… Corpses inside, corpses outside?
There are so many names here I never heard of and it’s exciting to open a door to this new world. I hope I continue discovering vegan brands. I wanna continue reading vegan books and support vegan authors, they just hit different. Love, love.
P.S. Now I have more cravings and wishes under capitalism, help. Maybe I should read that vegan minimalism stuff for balance? We will see.
July 8, 2021
This is the first book of its kind (that I’ve found). Most of the ideas are not new, but I’m all for having planet/animal/people living resources in one place.
Things this seems to be missing: the pros and cons of vegan fashion versus secondhand. Camilli’s stance champions animal rights and alternatives to these products, but there’s not a wide discussion of the impact of synthetic products or man made materials.
Cruelty free beauty section’s fantastic, though! These suggestions will come in handy after I use up my Burt’s Bees products (that I bought before going vegan).
As a vegan, I feel like the definition has to change to fit a more ethical worldview. Yes, animals die for our products, but so do humans. (Slaughterhouses are not a good place to be for any sentient being.) Rather than buying new or used products made of plastic, I bought used wool and leather products (shocker!). They last longer than faux products (at least the ones I’ve had). They age better. When i’m doubt, I’ve sourced clothing items from Eileen Fisher (secondhand) and Brave Leather, brands that trace their supply chain and care for their human capital too. This may not be a popular option, but I’m working within my own value structure here.
Things this seems to be missing: the pros and cons of vegan fashion versus secondhand. Camilli’s stance champions animal rights and alternatives to these products, but there’s not a wide discussion of the impact of synthetic products or man made materials.
Cruelty free beauty section’s fantastic, though! These suggestions will come in handy after I use up my Burt’s Bees products (that I bought before going vegan).
As a vegan, I feel like the definition has to change to fit a more ethical worldview. Yes, animals die for our products, but so do humans. (Slaughterhouses are not a good place to be for any sentient being.) Rather than buying new or used products made of plastic, I bought used wool and leather products (shocker!). They last longer than faux products (at least the ones I’ve had). They age better. When i’m doubt, I’ve sourced clothing items from Eileen Fisher (secondhand) and Brave Leather, brands that trace their supply chain and care for their human capital too. This may not be a popular option, but I’m working within my own value structure here.
January 12, 2020
You can tell this was a real labour of love. I really enjoyed this introduction to cruelty free lifestyle. I did feel that the beauty section could’ve been a little bit longer though.
April 22, 2024
The latest of the vegan style/home/beauty guides to come out, I was hoping it would have a bunch of new things that I hadn't read about in other older books like Ecoholic and Skinny B!tch Home, but it's essentially the same thing. It would be absolutely ideal for someone who's just become vegan and is bewildered and maybe even not comprehending how many areas of their life need a cruelty free upgrade.
The book is high quality and attractively laid out, I think the real problem I had was it kind of reads like one endless ad mixed with a basic fashion magazine article. It focuses on things like creating a capsule wardrobe of basics and other tips that aren't really vegan specific. Each piece of clothing or product advised comes from a specific brand and often includes an interview with the owner of the brand. This is a recurring issue I often see with vegan fashion articles, they promote these obscure brands that nobody's heard of and the clothing is so bland and boring it makes it seem unappealing to buy vegan garments. All of the clothes pictured in the book are ugly. The author makes buying vegan clothing seem impossible to do in regular stores, she never once talks about all the options available to everyone in even the smallest city, she completely ignores all of the readily available vegan make-up brands and household cleaners. I think it will only help fuel the myth that veganism is expensive and difficult.
She does cover the issues, cruelty and pollution of leather, wool and other animal materials. She also has a wonderful section on all the new biodegradable vegan leathers, some like kombucha and wine leather I hadn't heard of yet!
Great for brand new vegans or those obsessed with fashion and who enjoy finding new brands, but longtime vegans won't learn anything new.
The book is high quality and attractively laid out, I think the real problem I had was it kind of reads like one endless ad mixed with a basic fashion magazine article. It focuses on things like creating a capsule wardrobe of basics and other tips that aren't really vegan specific. Each piece of clothing or product advised comes from a specific brand and often includes an interview with the owner of the brand. This is a recurring issue I often see with vegan fashion articles, they promote these obscure brands that nobody's heard of and the clothing is so bland and boring it makes it seem unappealing to buy vegan garments. All of the clothes pictured in the book are ugly. The author makes buying vegan clothing seem impossible to do in regular stores, she never once talks about all the options available to everyone in even the smallest city, she completely ignores all of the readily available vegan make-up brands and household cleaners. I think it will only help fuel the myth that veganism is expensive and difficult.
She does cover the issues, cruelty and pollution of leather, wool and other animal materials. She also has a wonderful section on all the new biodegradable vegan leathers, some like kombucha and wine leather I hadn't heard of yet!
Great for brand new vegans or those obsessed with fashion and who enjoy finding new brands, but longtime vegans won't learn anything new.
October 4, 2020
I had been vegan for a year and finally felt I had no issues or hardships in cooking and consuming delish vegan foods, but I knew I had a lot to do with other elements of my life. I started feeling the guilt behind most of my other purchases and how they impact the world, especially fashion and clothes.
The thought of going to purchase several items from mass-produced, low quality stores like Cotton On, ShowPo, etc turned sour in my mind. I really didn't want to keep contributing to this, but I struggled to find the time to source quality, stylish, vegan wardrobe.
Then I saw this beauty in our local pharmacy, and voila, I have direction! This book is so full of educating facts and tips, no preachy vegan vibes (though I wouldn't mind if there was :P), and gave me sooooo many places and people to follow to begin ethically living in all areas of my life.
The thought of going to purchase several items from mass-produced, low quality stores like Cotton On, ShowPo, etc turned sour in my mind. I really didn't want to keep contributing to this, but I struggled to find the time to source quality, stylish, vegan wardrobe.
Then I saw this beauty in our local pharmacy, and voila, I have direction! This book is so full of educating facts and tips, no preachy vegan vibes (though I wouldn't mind if there was :P), and gave me sooooo many places and people to follow to begin ethically living in all areas of my life.
May 26, 2021
Mostly I’m just THRILLED that a book like this exists! When I became vegan 10 years ago there was no resource like this, especially sitting on the shelf at my local library. Whether yours veg-curious or have been vegan for awhile, this book has some good recommendations for fashion, beauty and home. I do wish it had a few more visuals as it’s a LOT of text, but that’s my only reason for the 4 stars!
February 2, 2021
Really lovely book. Informative and aesthetically pleasing, laid out in a magazine style. It's quite fashion focused - as the name suggests! - with loads of recommendations for vegan and ethical brands. I'll definitely be referring back to this for shopping inspiration.
June 20, 2020
Easy read about ways to be vegan other than in diet.
October 27, 2020
Didn't really explore many different types of fashion or recommend any non-designer expensive brands.
November 13, 2023
Interesting and informative! I loved the pictures
February 13, 2024
This book is geared towards western market and is just a mere reference to those of us in 3rd world countries. Find it helpful tho.
June 26, 2024
2.5 I'd say - good review but mostly brand recommendations and for an affluent lifestyle. preachy at times but good overview of how animal products are so common in so many parts of living.
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