Combining Passions: First Annual Vegan Fashion Show

In lecture on Tuesday, my professor mentioned a Vegan Fashion Show that is happening today actually, Oct. 2, in San Francisco. At first I didn't really understand the connection and didn't think much about it, but of course, being the astoundingly proficient student that I am, I jotted down the note just for good measure. While sitting in my dorm room and mulling over what to blog about I glanced through my notebook and saw Tuesday's note. With curiosity, I looked into it on the trusty web!

A vegan fashion show! Part of the World Vegetarian Festival. Once I read into it, the concept became truly fascinating! Designers and artists seem to be passionate people in general, but to have someone who is so passionate about multiple things and to fuse those passions into one inspired project is a really beautiful notion.

Karen Brighten Events is behind the organization of the fashion show, and this woman really seems to have her ducks in a row and an eye on the prize. She hopes to bring her dream of a healthy world closer to the mainstream lifestyle and “is committed to reducing the environmental impact that events can have on the planet” (http://sfveganfashionshow.com/?page_id=2). Brighten has teamed up with models and designers who share her goals and interests in preserving humanity by erasing cruelty to animals and promoting harmony with the environment. Laura Collins, the designer for Pansy Maiden, has added her “cruelty-free” handbags to the show and Reco Jeans has also donated their recycled denim styles to Brighten's event.

Both of these designers, among others, are contributing their fantastic ideas, styles, and compassion to the dream that one day the world will mesh looking good with feeling good morally. And though I claim no vegan title, I can say with much enthusiasm, that I admire what these environmentalists are doing; pushing their dreams to the surface with design as a attention-grabbing lead rope into the fray of society.