Today, June 4th sees the parliamentary host a debate on whether the UK should ban the import of real animal fur at Westminster Hall. As the Parliament prepares to debate a UK ban on fur, 50 veterinary and animal behaviour experts, including Dr. Jane Goodall, as well as leading fashion designer Stella McCartney, voice their support for a total...
Jun 4, 2018
London - British heritage fashion house Burberry is considering halting its use of real animal fur ahead of the upcoming royal wedding, which sees animal advocate Meghan Markle marrying Prince Harry. In a statement published by the Sunday Times, Burberry revealed that it is currently reviewing its use of real fur. "There wasn't any real fur in...
May 7, 2018
London - John Galliano is the latest designer to go fur-free, as a swelling number of designers and fashion houses cut ties with the material. Galliano decision to stop using fur in his designs stemmed from a meeting with Dan Mathews, Senior Vice President at PETA, as while as a shift in his overall lifestyle. In an interview with Elle France,...
Apr 4, 2018
London - DKNY and Donna Karan are the latest fashion brands to grow an ever-growing list of labels who have shunned the animal-derived material for good in favor of ethical alternatives. Morris Goldfarb, CEO of G-III, parent company of DKNY and Donna Karan, announced that both brands will be going fur-free in 2019 as a result of the company’s...
Mar 22, 2018
London - Our understanding of what makes a luxury material is being rethought as a growing number of high-end fashion houses turn their backs on fur for good. Leading luxury houses Furla and Versace are the latest fashion houses to implement a fur-ban, as a growing number of companies take into account the environmental and ethical implications...
Mar 15, 2018
London - Norway's newly formed government has issued an explicit manifesto to ban all fur farming by 2024, thereby becoming the 14th European country to phase out the inhumane practice. The ban is set to be voted in Parliament, with the majority of Norway's political parties predicted to support it. Once the fur farming ban has been passed and...
Jan 15, 2018
London - VF Corporation has joined the Fur Free Retailer program from the Fur Free Alliance, an international coalition of 43 animal protection organizations. As a fur free retailer, VF is strengthening its commitment to fur-free products while communicating its no fur policy to all the brands in its portfolio, which includes Vans, North Face,...
Nov 28, 2017
Italian fashion house Gucci is to go fur-free from next year and will be auctioning off all of its remaining animal fur items, the label’s president and chief executive Marco Bizzarri announced at the 2017 Kering Talk at the London College of Fashion. Gucci joins a host of the luxury fashion labels and retailers including Armani, Hugo Boss, Yoox...
Oct 12, 2017
Italian premium casualwear brand Napapijri, owned by VF Corporation, has announced that it is continuing its commitment to animal welfare by making its autumn/winter 2017 collection completely 100 percent down and fur free. The move to put animal welfare at the forefront for a brand predominately known for their outerwear is rare and Napapijri...
Jun 12, 2017
London - The luxury fur trade industry was delivered a heavy blow today as one of the world’s leading online luxury fashion retail companies - Yoox Net-a-Porter Group - announced it was 100 percent fur-free. This move sees Group banning all items and products made from real animal fur from its multi-brand online stores: Net-a-Porter, Mr Porter,...
Jun 6, 2017
Fashion designer Stella McCartney claimed that fake leather was now as good as the real thing Monday as she charged into the animal cruelty debate that dogs the fashion industry. With fur making a comeback on Paris fashion week catwalks, the British designer known for her label's ethical principles showed coats and suits made with high quality...
Mar 7, 2017
