🎙 The Future of Fashion: How Desirée Dupuis is Redefining Luxury Without Cruelty

What we wear says a lot about who we are but it also says a lot about what we value.

In this episode of the Plant Fuelled Podcast, I sit down with Desirée Dupuis, co-founder of VOES & Co, a vegan luxury fashion brand reshaping how we think about style, ethics, and sustainability.

Desirée is on a mission to prove that fashion can be iconic, high-end, and compassionate all at once. We unpack the truth behind “sustainable fashion,” and why the labels we see on clothing tags often tell only half the story.

From cactus and corn leather to recycled textiles, Desirée walks us through the materials driving the next wave of ethical fashion and how they stack up against traditional animal-derived fabrics like leather and wool.

We dive deep into the environmental and human cost of fashion: chemical-heavy tanning, toxic dyes, and the wastewater pollution that affects communities worldwide. It’s not just about animal welfare, it’s about the people and ecosystems caught in the ripple effect of our everyday choices.

✨ In this episode we cover:
✅ Why “sustainable fashion” isn’t always what it seems
✅ The dark side of leather from animal cruelty to human toxicity
✅ How cactus and corn leather are changing the game
✅ The environmental impact of tanning, dyes, and textile waste
✅ What it means to build a truly vegan luxury fashion brand
✅ How to balance ethics, beauty, and business in a profit-driven industry
✅ The real meaning of conscious consumerism
✅ How to spot greenwashing in your favourite brands

This isn’t a conversation about guilt it’s about awareness. About empowering people to make choices that look good, feel good, and do good.

🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube & everywhere you get your podcasts.
🔗 Link in bio  explore the intersection of ethics, fashion, and the future of sustainable design.

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📲 Connect with Desirée & VOES & Co:
Website: www.voesandco.com
Instagram: @voesandco

📲 Connect with Callum:
Instagram: @plantfuellednutrition
Website: www.plantfuelled.co.uk

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