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"  Aspiring designer and fourth-year fashion student at Leeds University, Alice Lambert-Gorwyn, has won an inaugural international competition to design a vegan shoe. Beating competitors from Brazil and the US, celebrity judge and television presenter Laura Whitmore chose the 22-year-old\u2019s shoe for its superior construction and \u201Cslick and sophisticated\u201D design. Lambert-Gorwyn, who is a vegetarian and does not use leather in her work, created her design with imitation exotic skin, faux leather and faux microfibre suede following in the footstops of other animal and environmentally friendly designers\u00A0Stella McCartney and Vivienne Westwood. Sponsored by Beyond Skin and PETA, the winning shoe design will now go into production and will be available to buy for the spring/summer 14 season. Whitmore went on to say, &amp;quot;I truly believe that the future of fashion lies in sustainable, cruelty-free materials. For someone who loves fashion and cares about animals, the great news is that from the catwalk to the high street, the availability of clothes and shoes made from faux leather and faux suede is on the rise.&amp;quot; GO TO: MANOLO BLAHNIK AT NYFW GO TO: 20 SHOES UNDER \u00A3200 "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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