A message for the Planet: the 4th annual Vegan Fashion Week was under the sign of compassion. We supported Ukrainian Fashion Week by producing a collective “golden hour” fashion show featuring Ukrainian fashion designers who are experiencing the war. The event took place at the California Market Center, with a strong message inviting all people to reflect on the importance of compassion as a pillar of world peace, to highlight the connections between humans, biodiversity, and the pressing need to stop our negative impact on the planet.

The Media impact of any organization is crucial to initiate a cultural shift. In 2018, we started the Vegan Fashion conversation in mainstream media. Our historic concept and creative direction permanently impacted how media and consumers perceived Vegan Fashion. Our work was featured in over 3000 publications, creating a media impact of $60MM+ across all continents. This cultural shift revolutionized vegan fashion and influenced how businesses have to evolve in order to appeal to consumers today and in the future. From Vogue, WWD, New York Times, Harper’s Bazaar, Business of Fashion, Daily Mail to the South China Morning Post… Yes Ve Gan!

After 4 years of hard work and absolute commitment to build an ecosystem to skyrocket vegan fashion globally, It’s an incredible honor to announce the City of Los Angeles presented Emmanuelle Rienda, our founder, with an official Certificate of Recognition on behalf of the City of Los Angeles. “In recognition of the fourth edition of LA Vegan Fashion Week and this year’s partnership with Ukrainian Fashion Week. The City of Los Angeles extends it’s appreciation to Vegan Fashion Week for spreading the message of compassion as a pillar of world peace and highlighting the connections between humans, biodiversity, and our impact on the planet.” Our mission continues and our voice is heard.

We produced the first ever vegan sustainable fashion initiative in collaboration with PROJECT Las Vegas. Ad Infinitum is PROJECT’s curated space that celebrates the importance of – and the continued pursuit for – circularity, environmental responsibility, and sustainable practices within the fashion industry. Fashion must be vegan (for the animals), ethical (for the workers in the industry), and sustainable (for the environment). Vegan sustainable fashion is the next level conversation that must continue to be addressed in the industry. Find a recap of this important event here.

Vegan Fashion Week® collaborated with the California Market Center to present VEGAN WORLD™, the only professional vegan fashion trade show in the world. Based in Los Angeles, this elevated platform is combining the worlds of fashion, beauty and lifestyle. An immersive environment to discover, connect and ignite collaborations within the fashion industry. Fashion industry professionals were able to discover new collections of apparel, handbags and shoes made of next-gen materials including plant-based leather from cactus, apple skin, grapes, mulberry tree leaves and more.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a partnership with Red Carpet Green Dress Global, an organization that promotes sustainability within the entertainment and design worlds, to expand its ongoing environmental efforts. The partnership includes adopting the tenets of RCGD Global’s “Sustainable Style Guide,” which provides guidance on sustainable red carpet fashion. A bespoke edition of the guide will be distributed in advance to attendees of Academy events this Oscar season. We were proud to be invited to join the first Sustainability Salon with Academy members, RCGD Global’s community, industry executives and thought leaders were invited to discuss and collaborate on creating a more sustainable entertainment industry.

Vegan Fashion Week’s focus is on creative excellence and organic influence. The quality of our platform and our creative approach resulted in a strong celebrity support. Our strategic collaborations are a very powerful tool that helps us create awareness and social proof to take the vegan fashion message to the next level. We are proud to have dressed many important advocates in vegan fashion, thanks to Vegan Fashion Library, including Jenna Ortega, Olivia Rodrigo, Halsey, Billie Eilish, Gwen Stefani, Noah Cyrus, Jay Shetty, Hayley Williams, Sofia Reyes, Bella Poarch, Ella Balinska, Arden Cho, Mena Suvari, Alison Wonderland, MINZY, Taryn Manning, Tierra Whack, Jacob Sartorius and many more.

Vegan Fashion Library™ is accelerating the transition to sustainable business practices in the fashion industry. The fashion ecosystem is designed as a material library, a public relations showroom, and provides a strong industry network with the necessary tools to achieve a unique certification aligned with the sustainable development goals. Ticket purchases and additional donations fund the VFW Mentorship Program, which help us provide continued support for selected designers to increase exposure and business opportunities in the US market and beyond. We are creating an international community of emerging fashion talents influencing the industry, in a highly saturated and extremely competitive space.

Vegan Fashion Week is aware of the global fashion week’s substantial environmental and social impact. For this reason, in addition to the fashion presented during our shows, we are intensifying our efforts to become a more sustainable event and industry platform through an updated sustainable event production strategy. We launched an industry initiative to address climate change and Vegan Fashion Week is proud to be a part of the charge forward to a net zero future for fashion shows. We have an open dialogue with climate action leaders, fashion businesses and governments on how we can join forces and inspire industry change on a global scale.