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Vegan fashion: Q&A with British brand Beyond Skin

UK brand Beyond Skin is on a mission to make cruelty-free fashion the way of the future. Founded in 2001, the Brighton-based footwear brand has had its fair share of challenges along the way, including the diminishing number of footwear suppliers in the UK, and the uphill struggle of forging out a new vegan market in the early 2000s. Since its...

Design

Beyond Skin wins Sustainable Fashion Award

Vegan footwear label has been named the winner of this year's annual Observer Ethical Awards, in the Sustainable Fashion Category. Best known for its cruelty-free shoes, which are made in Spain using sustainable alternative to leather, Beyond Skin was selected as category winner by a panel of sustainability experts, including fashion writer,...

Design

Beyond Skin and Peta announce winner of vegan footwear design competition

The winner of Beyond Skin and Peta's eco and animal friendly shoe competition has been announced, whose shoe design will be incorporated into the vegan shoe's company's Spring/Summer 2014 collection. Fourth year fashion design student at Leeds University, Alice Lambert-Gorwyn, was named the winner by presenter Laura Whitmore. Her winning...

Fashion

Beyond Skin for Anthropologie

Taking home various awards for its innovative designs in sustainable shoewear, Beyond Skin launched a pumps collection exclusively at Anthropologie’s London flagship store. The ballerina’s are made in India and follow a fair trade production process. Beyond skin worked with UK charity Trade Remade and sourced the vintage fabrics to transform...

Fashion

Beyond Skin shoewear takes over

After taking home several awards including Peta Best Designer and Grazia Ethical Fashion Entrepreneur, shoewear label Beyond Skin is introducing the new ‘Sole’ collection. The new range incorporates comfortable flat pump whilst staying true to Beyond Skin’s signature style. Coinciding with the launch, Beyond Skin is creating an exclusive range...