EDITORIAL & MATERIAL CRITERIA
Vegan Fashion Repository (VFR) is an independent platform, and our loyalty lies with our readers. Our content is review-led, researched and fact-checked.
We prioritise brands, designers, material innovators and other industry voices whose work we can engage with directly. Wherever possible, we experience products first-hand and speak with founders and/or development teams and, where relevant, visit production facilities.
VFR consists of two parts: the Magazine, which provides editorial coverage, and the** Directory**, an open reference base that is not an endorsement or paid placement.
For Magazine and Directory inclusion, we assess brands against the following essential criteria:
- Animal-free: no animal-derived materials or components, including glues, finishes and other relevant components.
- Lower-impact materials: materials must be certified or reasonably demonstrated to be lower-impact alternatives to animal-derived materials and fossil-fuel-based synthetics. Where synthetic materials are used, the majority should be recycled.
- Environmental responsibility: demonstrable measures to reduce environmental impact or support regenerative practices.
- Ethical production: demonstrable social and ethical safeguards across production and the supply chain.
We particularly welcome innovative next-generation materials and technologies, artisanal production, meaningful community or charitable initiatives, and other approaches advancing a more animal-free, lower-impact and accountable fashion system.
*(Meeting our criteria does not guarantee editorial coverage; editorial selection remains at VFR’s discretion.)
As a platform proudly based in Poland, we dedicate approximately 20% of our content to Polish brands, creatives and innovators that meet our criteria. It is our way of bringing a window into Poland’s evolving fashion landscape to an international audience.
We also reserve a small number of editorial features each year for recent graduates and creatives at the beginning of their careers, helping promising new voices gain visibility within the fashion industry.
PAID COLLABORATIONS
VFR also works with brands, material innovators, designers, manufacturers and other fashion-industry organisations through clearly marked paid and sponsored content and other commercial collaborations.
Paid and sponsored content remain subject to our editorial and material guidelines.
We are a proud member of the Fashion Revolution Poland Partners’ Club.
WHO WE ARE
Catherine Nhung
Co-Founder,
Content Research & Development
ABOUT CAT
Fashion journalist, historian, and author since 2009. She holds degrees in Art History and Business Management. Cat has worked as a fashion editor at FASHION Magazine, ELLE Poland, Viva!Moda, and K MAG, and has edited both fashion and beauty at Guardianes del Tiempo (Mexico, USA). Her work has been published in ELLE Finland and ELLE Man Vietnam. She has interviewed some of the industry’s leading figures, including Scott Schuman, Alexandre de Betak, Mary Katrantzou, Joshua Katcher, Christopher Raeburn, and Barbara Hulanicki. Cat is also a fashion history lecturer at MSKPU in Warsaw, Poland. Her research and essays appear in academic journals (e.g., Rerum Artis, University of Warsaw) and books (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University Press). She is currently writing a PhD thesis on representations of 19th-century American fashion consumerism in magazines.
Kaja Nidecka
Co-Founder,
Design & Communications
ABOUT KAJA
Dedicated vegan for nearly a decade. Currently based in Japan, she works in Real Estate Investor Relations, UX Design and Marketing. Previously, she served as an Event Coordinator at the Venture Café Warsaw Foundation/Innovation Campus, collaborating with a diverse array of startups and innovators. Kaja holds degrees in American Studies and Management with a specialisation in Marketing. Beyond her professional pursuits, she is passionate about rock and metal music, astrology, poetry, oriental dance, and travel. Kaja expresses her artistic side through design, poetry, and drawing, drawing inspiration from gothic aesthetics, 80s heavy metal, and the Wild West in her fashion choices.
Justyna Białous
Founding Member,
Legal Affairs
ABOUT JUSTYNA
Specialist in commercial and public international law with extensive experience advising start-ups and established companies. Currently advising on R&D projects for EU member states. Justyna completed her legal training at the District Chamber of Legal Advisers in Kraków in 2023. Graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Białystok, and was awarded with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Prize for the best master’s thesis in contemporary international relations in 2019. Justyna authored several publications on diplomatic law and international organisations, and actively participates in scientific conferences. Aside from supporting non-profits through pro-bono work, Justyna also contributes theatre reviews to e-teatr.pl as part of Nowa Siła Krytyczna.
Bartek Biały
Strategic Consultant
ABOUT BARTEK
Model scout, manager, and fashion industry professional since 2007. Bartek is the owner and CEO of Bialy Models, a modelling agency specialising in scouting, developing, and managing talent internationally. He has worked across Poland, China, Thailand, Italy, and Türkiye, with extensive experience in model placement, agency management, and international fashion markets. As VFR’s Strategic Consultant, Bartek brings over two decades of industry knowledge and an international perspective to the development of the magazine and its upcoming projects.
Vegan Fashion Repository is officially registered in the Register of Newspapers and Periodicals maintained by the Regional Court of Warszawa-Praga in Warsaw, Poland, under registration number 4774.
This is the complete and up-to-date list of VFR-accredited professionals authorised to use VFR Press Cards: VFR Authorised Associates.