The Best Brands of Sustainable Vegan Handbags
The Morph Bag is a stunning 3-in-1 vegan handbag set, to bring style and kindness together in one thoughtful package. With a growing focus on cruelty-free living, these bags help you look good and feel good. They offer versatility, elegance, and practicality for every occasion.
Why Choose Vegan Leather Handbags?
Leather is not a by-product of the meat industry, and most leather for bags (and shoes) is made in the Far East, where there are few animal welfare or human rights rights. Vegan leather bags are super-easy to clean, and most have recycled linings (usually from plastic bottles). And are sent in s sustainable packaging. These make great gifts!
It takes 17,000 litres of fresh water to make 1kg of leather. 80% of leather is tanned with chrome that is toxic to tannery workers, plus animals suffer (20% of the Amazon rainforest is already gone, with cattle ranching the main cause).
Cattle farming is by far the biggest contributor to CO2 emissions in livestock farming, causing 60% of all emissions, and over 65% of leather is from cows.
LaBante (eco vegan handbags from London)
LaBante London brings thoughtful design and real care to their stylish range of vegan handbags. If you want a kind touch in your everyday fashion, these bags show how beauty can also mean respect for animals and the planet.
London LaBante uses only cruelty-free materials in all their handbags. These bags never contain leather or animal by-products, so you can enjoy quality style without harming animals.
London LaBante supports charities and social movements close to their values. A part of each sale goes towards good causes, from animal welfare to community support.
Katie Loxton (pretty vegan handbags)
Katie Loxton offers a nice line of vegan handbags, all at pretty affordable prices. In many styles and colours, choose from everything from cabin bags to weekend bags, from luggage tags to totes.
Katie Loxton offers a nice line of vegan handbags, all at pretty affordable prices. In many styles and colours, choose from everything from cabin bags to weekend bags, from luggage tags to totes.
There are discounts for students, teachers and Blue Light workers.
Votch (eco vegan handbags and totes)
Votch is more known for its luxury vegan watches, but now has developed into offering other accessories like bags and totes. These are top quality, with many eco innovative materials.
And a portion of profits each month is donated to animal charities.
Will’s Vegan Leather Bags & Satchels
Will’s Vegan Store offers vegan leather bags for women and men, all sent in sustainable packaging. The range includes quality vegan satchels, ideal for teachers.
Vegan Handbags (made from waste apples!)
Miomojo is an award-winning vegan handbag range, founded by a fashion professional. Sent in sustainable packaging, you’ll also find bags made with apple, pineapple and even mycelium leather (mushroom leather!) Made ethically in audited factories, the styles are varied with different colours.
Apple leather is one of the new so-called ‘fruit leathers’ that combines Microfiber with apple waste from the Italian fruit industry. It’s not totally biodegradable yet, but getting there!
Most materials are sourced within 300km of headquarters, and the company gives 10% of the sale price to animal welfare causes worldwide with each purchase (and also donates 10% off from their offline business).
It also uses profits to help independent animal sanctuaries, including one in Rome (founded by a former farmer who underwent a ‘transformation’ to animal rescuer!)
He used to sell lambs and after hearing their cries, he bought them back for double the price, and now saves lambs from Easter lunch, to live out their lives in peace. Bravo Massimo!
Store in the included dust bags away from direct sunlight, heat and keep well ventilation, and stuff with clean paper when not in use. You can use a damp cloth to carefully clean the linings and then leave to air dry, removing stains with a damp cloth and mild soap and water. Avoid grease, solvents or strong grease.
Miomojo keeps up with trends but puts its own Italian spin on every style. There are simple crossbodies, roomy totes and neat backpacks. Colours range from cool beige to deep reds and classic black. Each bag blends modern taste with real use. Also Makes Bags Made from Oranges and Rice!
Due to the success of this brand, it is now finding ways of using up other waste materials like oranges and rice. There is no limit to this company’s imagination!
Gunas (luxury vegan handbags from New York)
Not from England, but Gunas is worth a mention, as it’s probably the world’s most popular vegan handbag bag in the world, founded by a designer who used to make kitchen appliances!
In many styles and colours, this brand makes vegan handbags fun and interesting, even naming some after celebrities (for instance, the ‘Betty’ was named after the Golden Girls actress Betty White, known for her love of animals.
Eco Vegan Handbags (that help coral reefs)
Veganologie is a unique accessories brand. Not only are all these durable bags made from vegan leathers (often made from recycled materials).
But for the sale of 10 bags, the company donates to an organisation that plants mangroves, to help restore endangered coral reefs.
So far, the company has contributed to planting over 100 mangrove trees in the United Arab Emirates, which helps to stop coastal erosion from storms and tides. Many of the bags also use apple leather, made from the waste of the Italian apple industry.
The bags also feature individual design touches. Like half-zipped pouches (lined with recycled plastic bottles) and bags to easily hold all your essentials like wallets, card holders, phones and tablets.
Some are designed to carry as wristlets, to keep hands free. In stunning colours and designs, you’re sure to find something you like, or to give as a beautiful gift.
Luxury Tote Bags (from reclaimed fire hose)
Elvis & Kresse creates beautifully crafted luggage and accessories like overnight bags, washbags and belts, all made from decommissioned fire hose that is salvaged from the British Fire Brigade.
We only recommend their recycled fire hose bags (not those from recycled leather, as buying used leather still creates a market).
In red or yellow, the company offers a repair-for-life on the entire collection and 50% of profits are given The Fire Fighters Charity, which offers support to serving and retired firefighters with everything from physical and mental health issues, to nursing support for injuries.
Its dedicated centre in Cumbria helps firefighters and their families also with illness, from strokes and MS to motor neurone disease.
There isn’t a more heroic job than a firefighter, is there? In 2020, London Fire Brigade also rescued over 300 cats and birds, 73 dogs, 61 foxes, 17 horses, 17 deer and 7 squirrels.
They also put out wildfires and fires caused by fire lanterns. Read more on tips to prevent fires (and help firefighters).
