127: How to Be an Eco-Friendly Vegan Fashionista with GUNAS Founder Sugandh Agrawal

Food Heals

Allison Melody

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.8 • 635 Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2016

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Let's be honest, almost all of us have shopped at a fast fashion outlet at one point or other, for that last minute party outfit or a quick shopping fix. But often these clothes last all of a day, disintegrating after one wash. They may be cheap, but they've got a heavy ethical and ecological cost: made in sweatshops, laced with lead, they quickly end up on landfill sites. Is it possible to be fashionistas with a conscience? YES! As a vegetarian and now vegan, Sugandh Agrawal knew she didn't want to wear animal byproducts and set about finding an alternative. Leather, while known the world over for being "luxurious", is a dirty industry—not just cruel to animals, but cruel to the people who work with it, and the environment. The journey to launching an ethical fashion brand wasn't easy—she had to find different materials and artisans willing to work with them, not to mention finding factories that treat workers fairly. But it was worth it! In 2009 she launched GUNAS New York, our favorite, 100% vegan, 100% sweatshop-free, 100% eco-friendly handbag brand, voted Most Ethical Brand by the Ethical Fashion Forum. You don't have to compromise on style—you can be fashion forward and fashion conscious. Sugandh wants to show the world a vegan lifestyle isn't bland. It's as fun, vibrant and colorful as the GUNAS handbags. Being hailed as "Sex and the City for Food," The Food Heals Podcast brings together experts in the field of nutrition, health and healing to teach you the best-kept natural secrets to being a hotter, healthier, happier YOU! The Food Heals Podcast is hosted by Allison Melody and Suzy Hardy – two self-proclaimed natural chicks who will rock your world and change your beliefs about health! This sexy, savvy duo provides eco-friendly advice on a variety of issues including the healing power of nutrition, living authentically, turning your passion into your career, choosing the best natural health and beauty products, the benefits of a plant-based diet and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Food Heels Podcast, episode 127.
0:04.3	So I asked my translator why they have these bars on their windows and their balconies
0:09.3	and she said it's because people go through a lot of depression and they commit suicide
0:14.3	because they only get to go home for a couple of weeks in a year to see their family.
0:18.6	And the rest of the year, they're just working day and night.
0:22.9	Holistic Voice presents the Food Heels podcast with your hosts, Alison Melody and Susie Hardy.
0:29.5	Join the Food Hills Nation and learn the secrets to go from feeling unwell to healing yourself.
0:35.6	Warning, side effects of this podcast may include increased health and
0:38.2	vitality, thoughts of living longer, an increase in sexual activity, feelings of joy, cravings
0:41.9	for kale and chemo, and a spike in Tinder matches. In real cases, women have experienced a strong
0:46.1	desire to stop asking their boyfriends if they look fat and stress. If you experience any of
0:49.6	these symptoms, post a selfie to Instagram immediately. All right, welcome, Food Heels Nation.
0:54.4	Thanks for joining us.
0:55.2	I'm Alison Melody.
0:56.2	And I'm Susie Hardy.
0:57.3	Today we're going to share our eco-friendly fashion and holiday shopping tips.
1:02.2	And then I'm talking with Sagan, Agrawal.
1:04.7	She's the designer and artist behind Gounas, a vegan line of handbag.
1:08.4	On the outside, the fashion industry looks like all glamour and fun,
1:12.0	but there's an unfortunate dark side to the business. Between unethical labor practices,
1:16.9	child workers, sweatshops, and unbearably low wages, there's a lot to be concerned with,
1:22.7	not to mention the pollution and animal abuse involved. And you know, leather is a huge problem. Leather, it can be
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