As you all know, I would do absolutely anything to look fabulous and I just love picking up the hottest designer clothing trends at events such as New York Fashion Week.
But I have to draw the line at fur – in my opinion there is certainly nothing fabulous about wearing a dead animal.
However, it would appear that I am in the minority as a whole host of clothing designers have featured fur in their new collections that have been showcased at New York Fashion Week.
Zac Posen set off his collection with fur coats, while Carolina Herrera used mink, fox and sable in her luxury range.
Peter Som and newcomer Prabal Gurung also added fur coats to their catwalk creations.
In my opinion, an innocent animal should not have to pay the price for us fashionistas looking great.
Perhaps these catwalk kings and queens should take a leaf out of some of the more compassionate clothing designer’s books.
Stella McCartney, Ralph Lauren and Marc Bouwer have all been applauded by us here at Secret Sales HQ as these designers all refuse to work with real fur and instead use beautiful alternatives such as faux fur to add a touch of glamour.
Do you think designers such ditch the fur altogether?
If you don’t like fur, that’s fine, its your free and personal choice.
However, that free and personal choice you make is also inherent to everyone else.
If you do not like fur based on the claims by the animal rights groups, then boy have you been taken for a ride. In America, 95% of all fur farms participate in a program developed by the American Veterinarian Medical Assocaition. Canada and Scandinavia have even more stringent animal welfare programs. I would aviod fur that is raised in China. It’s fine if the garment was manufactured in China, but make sure the fur’s nation of origin is America, Canada, or Scandinavia. Read the label carefully.
If you eat meat or wear leather then why is fur wrong? If it’s fine to take the life of an animal to satisy our tastebuds, then why is it wrong to take the life of an animal to make a garment? We are part of the environment, and other species use other species as the means for their existence. We are no different in that respect.
Also, more than just the animal’s pelt is used. The meat and some organs are used to make pet food. The fat is a base ingredient for some cosmetics and leather care products.
This is so silly. We all know fur is cruel. Did some furrier’s group hire an ad agency to spin that fur is “alternative”? Seems that way, doesn’t it?