Many vegan options exist for clothing and accessories. Some are local...and some are as local as your computer. Below are a few of my favorites that you should check out:

1. Tiffy Tuffington at Etsy
Tiffy is a local artist with amazing sewing skills. She's made wallets, purses, bags, and buttons to share her love of art. I own the Hello Cloud purse and Earthy Lime clutch pictured above. They are durable, cute and each came with a personalized note. She has participated in the Avenue for the Arts Market as well. Note: You would have to be okay with purchasing items with wool, since most of her bags are made with felt. I purchased the above two items before I thought about wool coming from sheep.

2. Cheryl Chudyk with Stitchpixie
Cheryl handmakes coin purses and bags from vegan-friendly vinyl, as well as jewelry. Unfortunately, I do not own the three coin purses featured above (although I'm eyeing that mod 5 coin purse), but I have purchased a wristlet for my friend Susan. Cheryl's work is based on food, animals, fertility, the city, and monsters. Consider supporting her through pharmacy school by buying one (or more) of her items!

3. Earth: Vegan
Famous for their negative heel, Earth combines comfort with compassion in their line of vegan shoes for men and women. I've had the shoes since the summer and they work well for professional attire as well as casual comfort. They can be ordered online, but are also found in stores around G-Rad such as Clothing Matters (local) and other chain stores.

4. Herbivore Clothing
Herbivore, an animal rights group, has a website dedicated to getting the word out about animal rights in their magazine, clothing, and accessories. Check out the site for some neat designs.

While I realize that most of these clothing items have a female slant, stay tuned for the male clothing collage coming up soon.