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Manstyle: Sustainable Fashion Designer - Joshua Katcher

As we continue to live in our world, there are many innovative companies who are trying to make a difference in our lives by doing what so many of us as individuals are learning to do, recycle, reuse and repurpose.  They are known to be Social Entrepreneurs that is, environmentally friendly, sustainable companies who seek to make a difference in their communities and the world, while earning a profit.


Where there are sustainable companies, there are often sustainable designers.  One such designer of a men's clothing line is Joshua Katcher of Brave Gentlemen.  Mr. Katcher creates a line of vegan menswear that is, according to the socially aware online company Chivas (theventure.com), known to be both "luxurious and ethical".


Mr. Katcher's designs are dubbed with some interesting names, "Future-Wool", "Future-Leather" and "Future-Suede", because his clothing are one hundred percent vegan as he uses no animal products.


Shown: Future-Suede Blazer as seen on Brave Gentleman

The Brave Gentlemen brand also has a sustainable line of accessories.  Mr. Katcher is not just owner and director of his clothing line. He also owns and manages The Discerning Brute, a website that features "food, fashion and etiquette for the ethically handsome man". What else does this discerning gentleman has on his plate?  He is also an Adjunct Professor at Parsons, the New School for Design.

You can read more about Mr. Katcher here on Chivas, The Venture, you will learn even more about him from the questions he answered in the interview.

For his websites:  www.bravegentleman.com
                             www.thediscerningbrute.com




















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