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  • Karl Lagerfeld defends the fur industry (defames hunters?)

    01/03/2009 8:11:25 AM PST · by Mister Ghost · 5 replies · 468+ views
    The Fashion Time Magazine ^ | Jan 2nd, 2009 | The Fashion Time Magazinet
    Chanel supremo Karl Lagerfeld defended both the use of fur in fashion and zero-sized models, the Telegraph reported today. He said fur was justified, because the “beasts” fur comes from animals that would “kill us if they could.” Although, we are left to wonder, how exactly a mink could kill us? The Chanel honcho said it was “childish” to even discuss the issue: “In a meat-eating world, wearing leather for shoes and clothes and even handbags, the discussion of fur is childish.” Though Lagerfeld himself does not wear fur, he defended the practice, saying it is an industry, where people...
  • Anti PETA trend: Fur Vests

    09/12/2008 10:24:16 AM PDT · by Mister Ghost · 5 replies · 230+ views
    The Fashion Time Magazine ^ | Sep 12th, 2008 | The Fashion Time Magazine
    Jean Paul Gaultier, Marni, Louis Vuitton, Etro Fall/Winter ‘09PETA activists may do their best to stop the exploitation of animals, but the use of fur is still going strong, with top brands introducing warm and fuzzy fur vests for the fall and winter. Kate Moss and the Olsen twins can often be seen styling up in one.
  • The First Scandal at New York Fashion Week (PETA protesting fur)

    09/08/2008 8:05:19 AM PDT · by Mister Ghost · 36 replies · 346+ views
    Style Drama ^ | September 8, 2008 | Style Drama
    New York Fashion Week witnessed its first scandal, and it occurred during Donna Karan’s DKNY twentieth anniversary show. Shouts of “D-K-N-Y! How many animals have to die!” and “Stop the insanity! No blood for vanity!” rang out at the Tent doors, as members of PETA protested the proceedings, reports Fashinologie.
  • The Pope wears Fur

    08/16/2008 9:00:33 AM PDT · by Mister Ghost · 14 replies · 202+ views
    The Fashion Time Blog ^ | Aug 15th, 2008 | The Fashion Time Blog
    The Italian Association for the Defense of Animals and the Environment launched an online petition appealing to the Pope not to wear his fur-trimmed robes. Anti-fur protesters have gathered 2,260 signatures for the petition.
  • Stella McCartney’s bra paired with fur causes a stir

    08/12/2008 7:46:51 AM PDT · by Mister Ghost · 9 replies · 85+ views
    The Fashion Time Blog ^ | Aug 11th, 2008 | The Fashion Time Blog
    Hockley, the British boutique that stocks the world’s best fur designers, revealed its ad of a model wearing Stella McCartney’s underwear with a luxury fur coat. The Daily Mail reports that Stella McCartney ‘went absolutely ballistic when she saw it.’ and furiously demanded Hockley to drop this advert.