Pamela Anderson is launching a vegan handbag collection

If you're thinking of investing in a vegan handbag this season, then you may be intrigued to know that Pamela Anderson herself has launched her own cruelty-free collection.

After a successful collaboration in 2020 with Parisian brand Ashoka Paris, the actor and activist has teamed up with them again to create more PETA-approved designs (both have received awards from PETA in the past).

The Pamela Shopping Collection comprises of four different styles, each available in classic shades of black, red, terracota and nude.

They include a shopping bag, a backpack, a crossbody bag and a smaller evening pouch.

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As for the vegan leather material, each bag is made of PETA-approved apple skin. The process involves using apple skin by-produce from orchards in Bolzano, Italy, which are then ground into powder and sent to a factory in Florence, which transforms it into apple skin leather.

A portion of the sales from the collection will go to the Pamela Anderson Foundation, which supports organisations and individuals that stand on the front lines in the protection of human, animal, and environmental rights.

Ashoka Paris is also donating part of its profits to animal protection associations.

Penny Goldstone

Penny Goldstone is the Digital Fashion Editor at Marie Claire, covering everything from catwalk trends to royal fashion and the latest high street and Instagram must-haves.

Penny grew up in France and studied languages and law at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University in Paris before moving to the UK for her MA in multimedia journalism at Bournemouth University. She moved to the UK permanently and has never looked back (though she does go back regularly to stock up on cheese and wine).

Although she's always loved fashion - she used to create scrapbooks of her favourite trends and looks, including Sienna Miller and Kate Moss' boho phase - her first job was at MoneySavingExpert.com, sourcing the best deals for everything from restaurants to designer sales.

However she quit after two years to follow her true passion, fashion journalism, and after many years of internships and freelance stints at magazines including Red, Cosmopolitan, Stylist and Good Housekeeping, landed her dream job as the Digital Fashion Editor at Marie Claire UK.

Her favourite part of the job is discovering new brands and meeting designers, and travelling the world to attend events and fashion shows. Seeing her first Chanel runway IRL at Paris Fashion Week was a true pinch-me moment.