Vegan Fashion Week? Don't Knock It Till You Try It

As if Fashion Month wasn\'t niche enough of an event as it is, it\'s getting even more nuanced: Vegan Fashion Week is headed to Los Angeles.In attempts to \"to empower conscious brands and humans globally with an elevated platform for achievement, inspiration, and discovery,\" the four-day event is a \"tribute to animals and an ode to the end of animal exploitation,\" its website reads. And seeing as Los Angeles recently became the largest city in the U.S. to ban the use of fur, it\'s only fitting that it\'d play host to the eco-event.But will people come? And how can clothes be vegan, anyway?For starters, the event follows a first-of-its-kind format that some industry figures have pushed for in recent seasons: you have to buy tickets to go. As Fashion Month attendees lament crowded and hard-to-get-to venues, an increasing number of show crashers, and late start times, even the designers themselves should be asking why they\'re still paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for a 15-minute, free

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