2010 headquarters united states key people jill fraser founder and ceo products apparel accessories website jillmilan.com jill milan is an american fashion brand which specializes in animal friendly fashion accessories 1 the majority of which are produced in italy . the brand has been carried to red carpet events by a number of high profile hollywood celebrities 2 and jill milan was named vegan business of the year in 2013 by vegans are cool . 3 contents 1 history 2 products 3 celebrities 4 in fashion media 5 in popular media 6 philanthropy 7 references 8 external links history edit founder jill fraser who has been vegan for decades and does not wear any clothing made with animal derived materials such as leather fur wool and silk conceived the company when she was unable to find luxury quality handbags that were not made of animal derived materials . 4 fraser s prior experience includes serving as chief marketing officer for a venture backed online ad network serving the luxury space . she also founded and served as president of soft drink company virgil s root beer . 5 fraser holds bachelor s and master s degrees from the university of oxford 6 and is a member of mensa international . 7 she founded jill milan with partner milan lazich who had been part of management teams which took two silicon valley software companies public via ipos on nasdaq most recently as a vice president at magma design automation . 8 products edit jill milan launched the brand in 2011 with a line of handbags . 9 items include art deco clutch a stainless steel bag carried by celebrities including anne hathaway jennifer lawrence and eva longoria . 10 450 sutter a cylindrical stainless steel clutch . it was carried by downton abbey actress joanne froggatt to a golden globe party . 11 pacific heights clutch carried by eva longoria to the 2012 presidential inauguration . 12 in august 2015 the company announced it would introduce a line of vegan coats and jackets designed in collaboration with celebrity stylist laura spinella . 13 celebrities edit the brand has been carried to red carpet events by a number of high profile hollywood celebrities . 14 15 actresses who have carried jill milan bags include anne hathaway the academy award winner has carried jill milan to a number of premieres and other events including les miserables premieres . 16 rashida jones the the office actress carried jill milan to the golden globe awards . 17 jennifer lawrence academy award winner carried jill milan to multiple events including the 13th annual afi awards luncheon . 18 eva longoria carried jill milan to multiple events including the desperate housewives closing party . 19 hailee steinfeld the academy award nominated actress carried jill milan to multiple events including the mtv video music awards . 20 kerry washington the star of television s scandal carried jill milan to the premiere of her film django unchained . 21 in fashion media edit w magazine s most wanted feature has included jill milan s art deco clutch 22 holland park clutch 23 and octagon clutch . 24 the zoe report profiled jill milan s newbury street portfolio calling it ready to go from the office to cocktail hour in the city . 25 in popular media edit on the television show gossip girl elizabeth hurley s diana payne character carried jill milan bags in multiple episodes . 26 jill fraser is often interviewed on fashion especially vegan fashion including a discussion on the marilu henner show with marilu henner . 27 philanthropy edit the company s support of non profit organizations that work on behalf of animal welfare includes sponsorship of the genesis awards a production of the humane society of the united states to honor members of the media and entertainment industries for works promoting animal welfare . 28 jill milan also dedicates a portion of sales from certain products to southern california thoroughbred rescue an all volunteer charity which rescues thoroughbred horses from slaughter neglect and abuse . 29 references edit peta approved vegan logo how jill milan got hollywood in its clutches racked sf february 10 2015 1 the vegan of the year awards 2013 announcement october 14 2013 peaceful dumpling april 3 2015 english root beer triumphs in the colonies chicago tribune january 12 1995 2 peaceful dumpling april 3 2015 today on the marilu henner show october 17th 2013 securities and exchange commission form s 1 amendment no. 7 november 19 2001 page 49 3 cruelty free fashion brand jill milan launches fall 2011 collection one green planet 4 top 5 metal plate clutches shiny new toys bag snob april 10 2013 awards season mr. brad goreski march 21 2015 popsugar laura spinella collaborates with jill milan celebrity intelligence august 7 2015 5 how jill milan got hollywood in its clutches racked sf february 10 2015 6 jill milan celebrities the buzz sf gate december 23 2012 vegan handbags abound at 71st annual golden globes ecorazzi january 14 2014 7 jennifer lawrence does a double take in prabal gurung perezhilton.com january 11 2013 8 vegetarian star may 22 2012 los angeles confidential august 31 2015 the many bags of kerry washington purse blog february 28 2013 w magazine april 2012 page 46 w magazine september 2012 page 406 w magazine october 2013 page 60 the zoe report september 28 2012 spotted handbags on the set of gossip girl fuseink the marilu henner show october 17 2013 the humane society of the united states jill milan luxury vegan handbags brooklyn bliss 9 cocktails and quinoa november 5 2014 external links edit jill milan website humane society of the u.s. list of fur free retailers designers and brands retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title jill milan & oldid 743698971 categories online retailers of the united statesonline clothing retailerscompanies based in san franciscocompanies established in 2011privately held companies based in california2011 establishments in california navigation menu personal tools not logged 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