Elizabeth Olsen, Olsenhaus

Elizabeth Olsen is the founder and owner of Olsenhaus, a line of eco-luxurious, 100 percent animal-free footwear that merges her passions for design, fashion, function, being a voice for animals, the environment, human rights, ethical business practices, and unwavering values. Olsenhaus has been featured in major press from Vogue, Marie Claire, Lucky, Oprah, The Wall Street Journal , Daily Candy, VegNews, Nylon, People, and Bravo’s The Fashion Show.

Can Leather Be Eco-Friendly…Ever?

Elizabeth Olsen, founder and owner of Olsenhaus

Producing leather—whether by chrome/chemical tanning or vegetable tanning—comes with a host of problems. It heavily contributes to global warming, land devastation, environmental pollution, the depletion of valuable natural resources, and water-supply contamination, not to mention the spread of disease and the abuse of billions of animals.