WishYouWereVegan Announces Online Auction

Sept. 28, 2012 - PRLog -- LOS ANGELES – September 28, 2012: Online vegan fashion and design community WishYouWereVegan (WYWV) will be hosting it’s first official auction starting today at 5:00 PM PST and running through October 8th, 2012 at 5:00 PM PST benefitting Mercy For Animals. The Items being auction are 4 one-of-a-kind high-end 100% vegan handbags designed by fashion label KRZE Studio and made in Italy.

The auction is the culmination of WYWV’s first community collaboration project which called for followers on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram to submit their wishes for fashion items that they wish were available in vegan friendly materials. The most popular trends were used as the inspiration for the creation of the handbags being auctioned off starting Friday.  

Proceeds from the auction will be donated to Mercy For Animals, an organization that works to create a society where all animals are treated with the compassion and respect they so rightfully deserve.

The auction will be held exclusively online through eBay.com. Those who sign up for the WYWV mailing list at http://www.wishyouwerevegan.com/mailing-list-sign-up will receive a day-of-auction reminder with a direct link to the auction site. For more information on how to join the bidding and to see the lookbook of the handbags being auctioned, visit http://www.wishyouwerevegan.com.


About WishYouWereVegan
WishYouWereVegan (WYWV) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to help make everyone’s wishes for vegan fashion and design come true through the power of community and collaboration. Compassionate people from every walk of life are invited to share and collaborate at www.wishyouwerevegan.com on ideas for products and fashion items that they wish were available in vegan friendly materials.In today’s consumer fashion market, there is a limited amount of vegan product available. Conscientious consumers must choose between ethics and style, when they should be able to have both. WYWV is a place for people’s talents and tastes to come together as a community to create beautiful product, from beautiful vegan material, knowing they are helping contribute to a beautiful cause and a world that works for everyone.


About Krže Studio
Krže Studio (pronounced kâr¢zhĕ, the traditional spelling of Leila’s last name) is the realization of footwear designer Leila Tamar Kerze’s conviction: that contemporary, forward fashion is also forward thinking in its materials and production. Krže Studio specializes in contrasting elements within design, such as mixing street culture with high society, industrial with ethereal aesthetics, and traditional cultures with the vitality of today’s modernity. The collection debut is targeted for Fall 2013.