A very disturbing trend is creeping back into the fashion world. Not hot pants or polyester suits. A lot of designers, who abandoned the use of fur in their collections a few years back, are bringing it back – to the tune of over 200 designers. Fur is being featured all over the catwalks. Death comes to Milan, Paris and New York.
“People are not looking for the big iconic fur coat our mothers wore,” says designer Izzy Camilleri. “They’re looking more for accessories.” Oh, excuse me, Dizzy Izzy. So it’s okay if you only use a little of the fur obtained from an animal that had been electrocuted? I know, I know. Not all of the animals used to make a cute little collar or a sporting hat are killed that way. Some of them are bludgeoned to death. In front of their kids.
As per the Vancouver Sun, the list is long and these designers should be ashamed of themselves for sneaking fur in again:
Gianfranco Ferré
Gucci
Chloe
Moncler Gamme Bleu
John Galliano
Roberto Cavalli
Altuzarra
Jen Kao
Nicole Miller
Chado Ralph Rucci
Oscar de la Renta
Michael Kors
Diane Von Furstenberg
And then there is the animal friendly North American Fur Association. I would liken this organization to the people who hang out by playgrounds and try to lure small children into their cars with candy. What they do is seduce young designers with “Free fur” for them to experiment with. How charming. Get them when they are young, hungry and needy. You see – some of these young designers were not around when heated battles centering on using fur or being a compassionate designer took place in the 80s and the 90s. Someone please tell them to go on line and read about it.
“I believe people will buy fur in the fall. It keeps you warm,” said Bloomingdale’s fashion director Stephanie Solomon. Oh Stephanie. I live in New York also and, girlfriend, I have not worn more than a lined trench coat for the last 3 years. Of course, when the snow comes, I am quite comfy in a wool coat with a heavy scarf, gloves, individual ear muffs and the satisfaction that I am not walking around with the tortured soul of an animal that left too soon.
I know there is war, hungry, the Tea Party, and bad, really dreadful fall programs on the tube, but I think when we succumb to global warming, I would like to think that we tried to be a caring and compassionate society. Imperfect, yes, but we tried to curb the amount of pain we caused our two and four legged friends.
One of my heroes of the fashion industry is Tim Gunn of Project Runway. No fur is allowed on the show. Here is the link to his interview on the PETA Files. Some of it is very upsetting to watch. But can you imagine how these animals felt?
Tim Gunn talks about Fur and Fashion
And if that doesn’t move you, wearing fur makes you look fat.
I would like to thank PETA for their ads.
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