On 21st March 2009 Brighton will host a very special event, the first ever Brighton Vegan Fayre. This mighty one-day event promises to fill Brighton Centre with 140 stalls showcasing the very best vegan products, services and information and you’ll be impressed by this massive gathering of knowledge, information, food, drink, bodycare, fashion and so much more!!

Many of the stalls are doing a ‘special offer’ at the show – which means you can save a lot of money if you shop wisely. We are delighted to see some of our own Brighton companies leading the way at this event including free goodie cups from Shakeaway and a special treat from Neon Collective,15% of all handbags!

Some of our favourite Brighton vegan companies will also be there, so don’t miss Beyond Skin, Conscious Chocolate, Infinity Foods, Jethro’s Marinades and The Raw Chocolate Company


It this wets your appetite then get your skates on and pre-book your tickets from the show organisers yaoh.co.uk. Although the Brighton Centre is huge and holds thousands of people, you are advised to buy tickets in advance especially as people are travelling across the country to this event, so it may well get busy!

Brighton Vegan Fayre

Date| 21 March 2009

Time| 11am – 7pm

Venue| Brighton Centre, Brighton BN1 2GR

Tickets| £8 (£4 Kids under 12).

Early Bird Special

Adult Tickets only £6 - very limited period only.

***Buy your ticket HERE!***

Really excitingly it looks like Portia de Rossi may be about to pick up where Natalie Portman left off, by launching her own vegan shoe line.

The super stunning actress apparently let slip at an event in LA that she is planning her own range of vegan footwear. Few other details were shared but Portia is a known animal rights lover who avoids wearing leather.

When Portia married long term partner Ellen DeGeneres in LA last summer, the couple and their guests sat down for an all-vegan dinner and they even had a vegan wedding cake. Portia, who used to wear fur, and Ellen, who used to wear leather have gradually made the change together to a vegan lifestyle together. Sweet♥

Details to come on what the shoes will look like and when they’ll be out, but if you can’t wait and need a bit of glamour NOW, then try Neon Collective for stylish vegan shoes.

Vegetarian and vegan women like to dress as glamorously as anyone else, but their strong principles of not buying leather are rarely understood by the fashion industry, until now!

Neon Collective is a new Brighton based website advocating a fresh concept in fashion retailing, a collection of like-minded designers and manufacturers who share one core belief: looking good needn’t cost a life.

Neon Collective brings the latest shoes and handbags from the world’s leading vegan and ethical designers into one stunning collection. For the first time, women everywhere can browse and purchase the latest trends in one place - safe in the knowledge no animal-derived products, or sweatshops have been used in their production.

Founder of Neon Collective is Brighton resident Clare Childs, 33, a former television editor of BBC2 fashion show ‘Mary Queen of Shops.’ Childs has been vegetarian all her life and is on a personal mission to make retailing more accountable:

“As a vegetarian I feel I’ve been neglected by mainstream fashion. There’s no reason why women should have to sacrifice style and glamour in order to shop ethically, so Neon Collective finally

provides a choice of luxurious accessories that are ethically sound.”

All the designer vegan boots, shoes, purses and handbags at Neon Collective are 100% leather-free, but Childs believes that doesn’t mean they are only suitable for vegans:

“Any fashionista would find our range tempting, and our new gift vouchers will allow vegans and veggies to show sceptics that ethical fashion can be just as cutting-edge. So if you know a fashion-focused female, a voucher for Neon Collective is the perfect gift.”

You can find discounts for many items and events at voucher codes.

Ranges include designs from renowned vegan brands Matt & Nat, Charmoné, English Retreads and OlsenHaus. Spring will see the introduction of Brighton’s own vegan designers Beyond Skin.

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