Olsenhaus: First pure Vegan shoes !

Yes, animal protectors and vegan around the world, the first vegan shoe now exists! The philosophy of olsenHaus is anchored in the universal truth: the respect for all beings, with a dedication to the expression of  truth in the material world. They are committed to being 100% animal-free/cruelty-free, producing functional goods, with a high standard of ethical social responsibility in animal rights, human rights, and  the environment. Products are made of non-animal materials, in sample rooms and factories that are personally checked for ethical practices & environmental impact. Olsenhaus is 100% cruelty–free, using only non-animal materials that are environmentally friendly. Now where does the vegan concept comes from? As a child, Elizabeth Olsen (the founder) always wondered about meat, she had an innate feeling that something was wrong. It is unacceptable that any life is treated as an economic unit. She travelled all around the world and came back changed from her African safari. Before creating olsenHaus, Elizabeth attended the University of Florida studying Art and Art History, and then FIT for Accessories design in NYC. She was the Creative Director at Tommy Hilfiger and designed for Calvin Klein, Nine West, and many others.

Quick but important info !

This October, Payless shows their support for breast cancer awareness with this year’s must-have accessory item: the 2009 Payless Breast Cancer Awareness charm bracelet benefitting Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world’s leading breast cancer advocacy organization. The nation’s largest specialty footwear retailer is, once again, proud to offer a limited-edition, breast cancer awareness item for just $2 (an accessible price that enables more people to support the cause) in all its stores and Payless.com.  

Angie Harmon kicks off celebrity shoe auction.

Tuesday in New York,  Angie Harmon ( from Law & Order and Women’s Murder Club) is hausting a celebrity shoe auction with her husband, St. Louis Rams football player Jason Sehorn. She is also sending her baby daughter through an obstacle course to raise money for charity. Emery Hope (9 months)  will crawl through a terrain of mock mountains and ski slopes while their moms bid on shoes signed by celebrities including Melissa Joan Hart, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Tori Spelling. According to the A.P, The shoes are from the Big Movers collection, designed for parents on the go. The event benefits the Washington, D.C., nonprofit KaBOOM! which builds playgrounds. It takes place in a Manhattan park.

 Nike & Wal-Mart to rescue the Amazon.

According to the Monitor, a recent decision by a group of multinational companies that include Nike, Adidas, and Timberland to boycott beef and leather products from the Brazilian Amazon, the largest cattle-ranching area in the world, sounds like a good way to reduce deforestation. “These companies are … telling their suppliers they expect to see zero deforestation or they will stop buying from them,” says Tatiana Carvalho, an Amazon campaigner at Greenpeace, one of the moratorium’s main coordinators. “That is a big step forward.” Nike, Wal-Mart and Carrefour agreed that as of June 22, they would not purchase beef or leather from suppliers who cut down rainforest trees to open up new cattle pasture.

Des souliers sur les Champs Elysées!

Yes, I miss Paris so much that I’m telling you about France all the time! So, for our French readers, and we have a lot of them I wanted to announce this exhibition: “Souliers” at La Maison du Danemark, on the Champs-Elysées. The exhibit, which is a small part of the collection of the Trapolt Museum  in Denmark, is organized thematically and showcases a wide variety of designers. Mette Danby, the show’s curator, explained the New York Times that the exhibit attempts to consider the shoe from several different angles: as art, as a historical object, a practical necessity, and an oddity of humanity’s need for self-expression. “I think shoes have come to be a reflection of the society we live in,” Danby said. “They can be elaborate or sensible — it’s often an indicator of the times. I hope this show gives a delicious little peek at the role shoes play in our everyday life.”