Cruelty free fashion brands are trending styles. Popular fashion trends are unsustainable and expensive, but does it have to be that way?
BLK-ED focus on sustainability and quality of their products that does not sacrifice affordability. Black designers and Black owned custom design brands continue to grow in vegan fashion industry with a growing demand in vegan leather handbags, vegan crossbody bags and vegan wallets.
BLK-ED is a Black owned handbags brand made by African-American serial entrepreneur, Renee Ashman. She now lives in the Greater Toronto Area and her products are available for sale in Canada, UK and the United States.
Renee was inspired by her daughter to believe that anything is possible.
Before school started, Renee Ashman and her daughter were shopping for a school backpack. The BLK-ED founder was shocked that there were no Black Girl Art or Brown Girl Art backpacks that her child wanted! It was unbearable to see the disappointment in her daughter's eyes. So she took the matter in her own hands. Renee designed a custom Black Girl Art bag for her daughter and she now carries it everywhere.
When Renee Ashman went to the park, mothers approached them to compliment and ask where did she get her daughter's Black Girl backpack. She realized these Moms were going through the same struggle she felt before. There were no backpacks that represented a Black or Brown girl, Black boy art, designs for Muslim girl or Christian girl!
Remember the first day of school when many children had that same Spiderman print t-shirt or Disney princess character from that summer's blockbuster on the backpack?
BLK-ED did more than just bring Black and Brown girl art school backpacks and collaborate with independent artists of color. The founder of BLK-ED maintains a vegan lifestyle with love for sustainability and driven by gratitude and the motivation to give back.
BLK-ED brings ethical practices to production with collection of vegan leather handbags, vegan wallets and vegan crossbody bags, with a giving-back program for environmental sustainability coming soon.
Whether you're looking to buy Black children's backpacks, vegan leather handbags and accessories like wallets, crossbody bags or makeup bags, grab a Black-owned wearable art before they sell out on BLK-ED.
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