PROS:
- Hayden Panettiere, actress, singer, animal activist, and all around do-gooder, is now dabbling in a new role: designer.
- Her Dooney & Bourke handbags, inspired by Leo, her astrological sign, are a mixture of girly-girl-cute and socialite-chic. A major step up from the looks she modeled for Candie's!
- The line comes in five colors, perfect for mixing and matching.
- The vegetarian and animal lover, who last year participated in a risky protest against Japanese whalers that nearly got her arrested and could have gotten her killed, failed to consider using a cruelty-free material for her purses-- "the bag of her dreams," as she describes her line, is made from Italian calfskin.
It's great to see Hayden making a foray into the design world, but next time? Why not consider crafting something that's animal- and eco-friendly? If these bags were vegan, I would snap them up, and so would fashion-forward, animal-loving celebs like Natalie Portman (her vegan line of shoes for Te Casan is superhot!). Instead of producing more of the same, the products you stamp your name on could help change the world. After all, you've been a hero for animals in the past. So what are you waiting for, Hayden? Dream a little bigger!
*Photo source: http://nymag.com/
2 comments:
I have wondered about this for a while. Why would an animal activist be plastered all over advertisements for leather handbags. Hmm. Anyway, the purses in the picture you included are very cute - I bet they'll fly off the shelves fast!
Great looking bags!
Another great site for vegan bags is http://www.vegetarianshoesandbags.com/
Not only do they have great looking hand bags, they also have great looking shoes and boots!
AND one more reason to check them out is that they are running a free Shoes for a Year sweepstakes, good now through December 5.
The lucky winner gets a free pair of shoes every month for all of 2009. Entries are made each time a purchase is made, however no purchase is necessary. Anyone can go to the site to enter ONCE at http://www.vegetarianshoesandbags.com/vegansweepstakes/freeshoesforayear.aspx . They won't accept duplicate entries at this address, however.
Good Luck!!
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