{"id":15600,"date":"2013-05-08T09:02:53","date_gmt":"2013-05-08T15:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=15600"},"modified":"2013-05-08T09:02:53","modified_gmt":"2013-05-08T15:02:53","slug":"summer-leather-alternatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/summer-leather-alternatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal-Free Fashions: Five Reasons to Choose Alternatives to Summer Leather"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n Writer\u2019s Note: The topics discussed in this post depict the ugly realities of the fashion industry. The content may not be appropriate for younger audiences. Reader discretion is advised.<\/i><\/p>\n Each new season brings about its own set of fashion trends<\/a>. Some become classic styles, while others are only short-lived crazes. As of lately cutting-edge, modern designers are creating clothing which blurs our typical ideas of how garments should be constructed and worn, like adding soft, feminine laces to winter looks and leather to summer ones.<\/p>\n I understand your fashion sense is an extension of your personality and style, but \u201csummer leather\u201d is one trend that has me scratching my head in confusion. Besides the obvious reason of leather sticking to you in very uncomfortable ways as it gets warmer, I\u2019ll give you five more reasons to reconsider this trend and still look your best this season.<\/p>\n Just as we\u2019ve made progress in fighting for bans against animal testing, we have the power to transform the leather industry by choosing to buy animal-free fashions! Take a look at PETA\u2019s Cruelty-Free Shopping Guide<\/a> to support brands committed to a safer and trendy future.<\/p>\n Image credits:<\/strong> Jason Hargrove<\/a> via photopin<\/a> cc<\/a>; Jason Hargrove<\/a> via photopin<\/a> cc<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cSummer leather\u201d is one trend that has me scratching my head in confusion. Besides the obvious reason of leather sticking to you in very uncomfortable ways as it gets warmer, I\u2019ll give you five more reasons to reconsider this trend and still look your best this season…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":125,"featured_media":15601,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[728,4367,73,2423,869],"yoast_head":"\nFive Reasons to be a \u201cCompassionate\u201d Fashionista<\/h3>\n
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