Using your business as activism: Annick Ireland
Annick Ireland is the co-founder of Immaculate Vegan, an online vegan store and platform for vegan fashion, accessories and homeware with sales of over £1 million a year.
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Annick Ireland is the co-founder of Immaculate Vegan, an online vegan store and platform for vegan fashion, accessories and homeware with sales of over £1 million a year.
Vegan fashion is big right now but it’s going to get bigger. Join us in this episode as we do a deep dive into the stats and explore the impact that veganism is having on the fashion industry.
Jena Bautmans is the founder of Jenah St., a vegan handbag and accessories brand in Germany.
Toria Brightside founded VauHaus as an ethical model and creative agency. Since her own conversion to veganism, Toria has been transitioning the agency towards working with more green and vegan brands, which led to one of her models being the face of a new Meatless Farm advert.
Stephanie Downs, the co-founder of the Material Innovation Initiative, a non-profit focused on accelerating the availability of sustainable and cruelty-free alternatives to leather, wool, fur, down, silk, and exotic skins.
If you have visited a vegan fair there’s a good chance you will have seen a Viva La Vegan clothing stand. Or you may have seen a number of animal activists proudly wearing the Viva La Vegan brand. Lisa talks to founder Jay Charlton about how she created a brand that embraces fashion as activism.
Beth is an artist who makes what looks like antique anatomical studies out of all-vegan fabrics which you can buy to add a little macabre humour to your life! However, she also uses her creations to open up conversations about veganism with the public who see her work. Lisa talks to Beth about how she first tested, and then created, such a unique business idea.
