Storm Gareth may have been causing gale force winds and lashings of rain across Britain. Yet Elizabeth Hurley still managed to look effortlessly elegant at the star-studded Champion Day of the 2019 Cheltenham Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on Tuesday. The former Countdown star, 53, wore a chic ensemble of a grey and baby blue tweed tailored...
By Caroline Feraday, 26 January 2019 She’s due to play the deluded girlfriend of infamous serial killer Ted Bundy in an upcoming biopic. And Lily Collins looked ready to face the cold winter weather as she touched down in Salt Lake City on Friday. The 29-year-old actress was bundled up in faux...
By Elana Fishman, January 14, 2019 As more and more fashion brands pivot away from using real fur in their collections, plenty of celebrities are following suit. Sandra Bullock, Khloé Kardashian and Priyanka Chopra are just a few of the stars who’ve been reaching for faux fur outerwear by Apparis...
January 15, 2019 by Emily Farra of Vogue.com Vegan designers like Stella McCartney (whose Fall 2018 show is pictured here) are exploring mushroom leather, cruelty-free silk, and other high-tech vegan fabrications. In the alphabet soup of Fashion Week abbreviations—NYFW, LFW, MFW, PFW, et al. —Emmanuelle Rienda is adding another: VFW....
January 8, 2019 10:49 PM by Madeline Fass We don’t have to tell you faux fur is no longer just a trend. A fluffy coat has become something of a winter staple: It’s practical (read: warm) yet fun and statement-making, too. It’s the best of both worlds. Even just a...
NOVEMBER 27, 2018 BY CLAUDIA TORRES RONDON Faux fur is everywhere. The animal-friendly trend is becoming a street style movement after top fashion houses likes Gucci, Givenchy, Burberry, and more, announced their farewell to real fur. Faux fur has surpassed from a trend to a timeless must-have. And we can see...
Fur is one of the most widely used materials in the fashion industry. It is used for the production of coats, sweaters, parkas, vests, boots, accessories, and a lot of other items. However, the animal protection movement now makes a lot of designers to ditch real fur in favor of...
Fur has always been one of the major attractions for fashion designers. Millions of clothing items made of fur are produced every month all over the globe. Fur has always found its admirers because it looks luxurious, feels warm, and serves for long years. But have you ever thought how...
BY DAISY MURRAY 13/11/2018 The list is growing. After consistent pressure from activist groups and consumers alike for over a decade, industry giant fashion houses have taken the steps to become fur-free. Whilst some, such as Stella McCartney, have had a cruelty-free mandate from the beginning, others, like DKNY, have...
Lauren Wills | Nov 11, 2018 Luxury fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier says he will ditch fur, deeming the animal fur industry “absolutely deplorable.” Announcing the news on French television last night, the haute couture and prêt-à-porter designer promised to ditch fur from all collections from this point onwards. The decision follows...
Luxury label Coach is joining other major designers – including Burberry, Armani, Gucci, and Vivienne Westwood – in banning fur from all its collections. The brilliant news that the brand will completely phase out fur in time for the debut of its autumn 2019 collection comes after over...
Lauren Wills | Oct 19, 2018 A new billboard is urging Chicago residents to boycott the fashion brand Canada Goose, which is notorious for its coyote fur-trimmed and goose feather stuffed jackets. The ad, created by animal rights group PETA, is located near the retailer’s flagship store in...
Don-Alvin Adegeest | Friday, 12 October 2018 Fur, the real animal version, has seen its reputation banished to the Outer Mongolia of fashion this year. The backlash reached fever pitch with London Fashion Week banning fur from future catwalks, California becoming a near fur-free state, with major cities...
In a debate where everyone’s claws are out, how do you wade into the fur fray? By Phoebe Neuman On October 12, 2018 One of the earliest mentions of faux fur in a fashion magazine came in 1899. It was a warning from Harper’s Bazaar: “At all times,”...
Kat Smith | Oct 4, 2018 Luxury fashion design label Diane von Furstenberg (DVF) has announced that it will no longer use fur and angora in its collections. The decision was prompted by an investigation of angora rabbit farms in China, where 90 percent of the world’s angora...
The ban will come into effect in two years By Harper’s Bazaar Staff Sep 19, 2018 Los Angeles is the biggest city in the US to ban the manufacturing and selling of real fur. LA joins San Francisco, Berkeley and West Hollywood in their quest to end the...
No fur on the catwalks this September By Sarah Karmali Sep 7, 2018 The British Fashion Council has confirmed that this forthcoming London Fashion Week will be entirely fur free. Following a survey of all the designers who are showing their latest spring/summer 2018 collections in London later...
The star has been heavily criticized for draping herself in animal skins on a number of occasions Maria Chiorando Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has shown off a faux fur coat on social media – just months after describing the fabric as her ‘new thing’. She shared images...