PETA, Stephen F Hold Vegan Fashion Show

When was the last time you’ve said that your style stopped traffic? For Stephen F, that day was Monday. The men’s fashion label kicked off New York Fashion Week: Men’s with an all-vegan runway show in front of its flagship in the Meatpacking District, in partnership with PETA. Designer Stephen Ferber presented men’s tailoring, sportswear and swim looks in lightweight cotton fabrics and velvet, and closed the show with a gray suit crafted from WonderFelt, an environmentally conscious wool substitute made from recycled bottles. The label shut down Little West 12th Street to hold the show and drew a crowd of passersby on the street and distant onlookers on the High Line. “[This collection] is all about education and showing the possibilities,” explained Ferber. “I’m definitely going to do more of this in the future, but the good thing is that I was already using some of these fabrics in my collections.” Ferber was inspired to produce a vegan collection after meeting PETA’s senior vice president Dan Mathews at a store event. Mathews, who works with designers to find wool and leather fabric alternatives and deter designers from using fur, introduced the designer to sample vegan materials and fabrics, and Ferber took the

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