by Lawrence Lau

by Lawrence Lau

That would be mine!

hi. I’m Leanne Mai-ly Hilgart, founder of Vaute Couture, Inc. I’ve been trying to raise money for animals since I was 8, and sick of being cold and un-fabulous for the six months in Chicago we call winter, winter, and the deep winter. So I decided to do something about it.  Vaute Couture is that something, a tiny new fashion house with the aim to birth the ultimate winter coat: conscientious (vegan - eco - fair), stunning, and warm enough for pretty days during a Chicago winter. The line launches this fall/winter 2009 across the country and here at VauteCouture.com . Feel free to contact me anytime!

OnOurSleeve.com is where I put it all out there: Who we love, what we believe in, and what we aim for… plus fun ways to get involved & collaborate too! Would love to hear your thoughts & ideas always.

With love,

::OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY::

Leanne Mai-ly Hilgart is Founder of Vaute Couture, the first and only vegan winter coat line on the market, and spent a year developing the line to be at once chic, warm, and completely conscientious. After 8 months of fabric research for a vegan alternative to wool that was slim & pretty but ready for a Chicago winter, she ended up with a brand new technology fabric that is wind/snow resistant, designed to retain heat, and completely recyclable and vegan, lined in a windproof 100% recycled closed loop zero waste ripstop. The line is limited run and only 25 of each color and style have been produced for the launch.

One style, the Vaute, of Leanne’s line has been named one of 22 best new coats by Chicago Magazine, and donates all net profits to the Farm Sanctuary. Celebrity fans include Alicia Silverstone, Emily Deschanel, and Ginnifer Goodwin.
Leanne has been vegan since she was 17 and vegetarian since age 10, her background is not in fashion but in activism and start-ups, as she has been advocating for animals since she was 8 years old and helped push a bill into law at 17, for dissection alternatives in IL schools. She has been named 20 under 30 by VegNews Magazine and featured in Entrepreneur Magazine and the LA Times who said about Vaute Couture, “Vegan fashion takes a turn for the stylish.”

contact: Leanne@VauteCouture.com blog: www.OnOurSleeve.com