Angela and Roi Vegan Handbag

It's always a goof time to make some positive changes in life and point out the ethical issues pertinent to the fashion industry - starting with the one that perturbs me the most - "stereotyping cruelty as luxury", which the fashionistas are stung with paying no heed to the excruciating pain and slaughter a poor life is inflicted to in the name of style and fashion.

Just in case you're in the minuscule minority who doesn't know, I'm not the slave of fashion and certainly don't believe that style is above life of a helpless animal. As a staunch believer of cruelty-free fashion and to prove that vegan and ethical fashion is equally stylish, I am always on the hunt for all things stylish that are rightfully labelled 'vegan' and everything on this blog strictly adheres to the label.


Tale of my recent discovery ....

A great tote is hard to find. And a vegan one? Even harder. But what's life without some challenge, and when the challenge results in beautiful discoveries, the pleasure is palpable.

Did I mention I recently 'discovered' the vegan handbag label Angela & Roi, American but made in Korea (so that's the story of the bag and the duo, who started AR). AR bags come in different styles in the most delicious colours (pinky pink, cheery yellow, envious green, furious red, lovely orange, its a long list) but I picked the classic caramel. It was a tough choice, I was really loving the brights, but my wardrobe was deficit of a handbag from the brown family and I badly needed a neutral one.

I was a bit disappointed with the quality of the bag though. The edges had black material coming off from all the sides, which was a downer. I wrote to the company about it, but no response or solution.

I wore this bag with green and blue colour. Did you check out my pumps? Aren't they beautiful? Plus, I don't think there's anything called match much if its done tastefully.

If you're looking out for some vegan handbags, here are some handpicked styles that I came across. Everything from Stella McCartney to Tokyo Bags to Melie Bianco is here.


Image Courtesy: Sakshi Parikh.

(Updated: March 2017)