Vegan Leather Bags in India from Baggit
The collection at Baggit, which is a well-respected name for vegan leather bags and wallets in India, is simply dazzling. As you touch the beautifully crafted bags and look at the shoes in wonderment, someone at the store gently informs you that Baggit is the recipient of the PETA Proggy Award for the year 2007. All Baggit products are made from faux leather or synthetic leather.
Baggit vegan leather bags and wallets: Products
Baggit was founded in 1990 and since then has created a brand name in the market for cruelty-free formal/informal ladies’ bags, shoes, and accessories. Accessories include an impressive collection of purses, pouches, mobile phone holders, and belts. For men, Baggit offers a stylish selection of wallets. We highly recommend Baggit as among the best brand for vegan leather bags in India for women, and wallets for men.
Baggit vegan leather bags and wallets: Showrooms and retail outlets
Please click the store locator page on the Baggit website for the complete list of showrooms where Baggit products are available in Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Amritsar, Aurangabad, Bangalore, Baroda, Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Kanpur, Kolkata, Ludhiana, Lukhnow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nasik, Noida, Pune, Raipur, Surat, and Vishakapatnam with their addresses and telephone numbers.
Animal cruelty-free leather is the way
Did you think that the “real” and “authentic” leather accessories you possess or carry on your person are made from animals that have died of natural causes?
Most often, not.
The leather industry is responsible for the systematic killing and torturing of millions of animals, every year, for the sake of fashion. Please read the Beauty Without Cruelty – India report to learn how commercially available leather is always from animals that are killed.
The dairy industry is also no less responsible.
Male calves, barely a few days old, and female cows are systematically killed to obtain leather. Male calves are of no “use” to the dairy industry! Female cows become weak by the age of six due to continuous pregnancies and therefore they are “unprofitable” to keep. (The normal life cycle of a cow is 20 years). Please click the PETA article on the leather industry for a brief about the gentle animals that are abused to “fulfill” the demand for leather and drive a deadly and cruel industry.
Apart from Baggit whose range of products is completely cruelty-free, there are many other brands and local manufacturers that offer a selection in faux leather products. Please make your own survey, ask of your favorite brands – ask for the cruelty-free, synthetic leather selections.
Consider changing your brand if they do not have cruelty-free options.
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Thank you for sharing these notes. I am a vegan and I want to influence people too as much as possible that vegan is not just a healthy diet it is more than that.
can we get shoes / wallets / belts of non leather 100% for men ? i need help asap ….who are the ones i can purchase and share and spread and create the awareness of the product …… kindly call me on 9820101169 or email me on [email protected]
I just visited the Zara, Elle and AND stores…they have such beautiful pumps but unfortunately all is leather/suede…i just can not find comfortable and elegant shoes here in Bangalore…can anyone help me?
Bulchee (http://www.bulchee.com/about-us.html) also carries non-leather accessories such as wallets, belts etc.
I am sooo happy that i found this blog. Me heading right away to get a pair of shoes & wallet. Cruel-free products rocks!
can i get formal shoes for men there??
@ Anonymous: Please check for non-leather belts of various quality and available at various prices at the shops in Gariahat Crossing and Esplanade in Calcutta. These belts are not branded, nevertheless completely free of any cruelty to animals. All the best! Do write back with the results of your search.
Please suggest some place in kolkata for buying non-leather belts for office purpose (should be formal belt preferably black).
I have visted big retail chains like shoppers stop, pantaloons and almost all shopping maals viz manisquare mall, city center, south city mall, but I could not find one.
@Nike: Bata and all other brands we have mentioned (Puma, Nike, Adidas, and Reebok) have a synthetic leather line. However, for whatever reasons, they do not mention so in their respective websites. Ask for "synthetic leather", the salsemen are unlikely to understand "cruelty-free" or "vegan" for that matter. When you get synthetic leather, inform them that those are cruelty-free and vegan. Bata does have a synthtic leather line for men, one of our friends got a fine pair a couple of months back.
Also check with Baggit whether they have launched the men's line for cruelty-free shoes yet… according to one interent report they had plans to.
Please don't give up on cruelty-free leather goods, there are enough non-branded stores that sell the same. Remember, each little act of compassion from each of us will not only help this Earth evolve but will also help us as individuals become more "human". There is absolutely no justification behind robbing the animal of its skin and using it to make shoes for ourselves to protect our feet or for whatever reasons.
I wanted to check in vegan Formal shoes for Men in office. I tried lot of shops in Mumbai where i live , but sadly have to settle for leather shoes due to dress code. If you can tell any specific shop in Mumbai who deals in Vegan products . I checked on bata site they didn't mentioned about Vegan shoes on site neither they confirmed when i visited their show room .
Thanks for visiting Sudha!
As of now we are not aware of an exclusive cruelty-free store selling bags and shoes in Chennai. However we are aware of Shoppers Stop and Bata having a synthetic leather collection. We have to trust them till an exclusive vegan store comes up… what say…
I live in Chennai, can you help me with some retailers in Chennai who shop non-leather, non-animal footwear, bags, clothing, I have tried hard to find some stores in the internet, the only problem is there are blogs that say Bata, Shoppers stop sells these items, but I also know they sell leather items, so I am not sure if I am buying vegan products from these shops. I would appreciate if anyone here could provide me with a list of shops in Chennai.
Hey we've been using Baggit belts for a long time without realising that they were actually faux leather(though my preference has been the non leather ones)! Now I'd be interested in their bags too! 🙂
@ MD – Thanks for visiting. And now you know that Baggit accessories are cruelty-free also 🙂
@ Kumudha – Thanks for visiting and for the words of appreciation. You blog is very informative!
Great BLOG!
I'm so happy to discover this blog. It's so nice to see vegan ideas spreading everywhere…
Thanks again for the wonderful blog…
I have visited the Baggit showroom at Bangalore. It has a nice collection of bags, belts, wallets and shoes. I liked several bags and shoes and bought a belt which i wear almost everyday. I think its quite a popular brand as i have heard others recommend it too.