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Israel bans sale of fur in fashion trade

Jerusalem - Israel announced a ban Wednesday on the sale of fur in the fashion trade, winning applause from the International Anti-Fur Coalition as the “first entire nation” to impose such a ban. “Commerce in animal fur, imports and exports, will be banned except for the needs of research, study or certain religious traditions,” the environment...

Jun. 10, 2021

Fashion

UK government launch ‘call for evidence’ on the fur trade

The government has launched a formal ‘call for evidence’ asking for the fashion industry and general public to give evidence on the fur trade in the UK, to help “inform future government policy”. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is encouraging the public, fashion industry and businesses to contribute and share their...

Jun. 1, 2021

Fashion

Ascena Retail Group to stop using alpaca fur across brands

Ascena Retail Group has announced that it will no longer sell products made with alpaca wool, following the Winter 2020/2021 season. The company, which owns brands Ann Taylor, Loft, Lane Bryant and others, said that it will eliminate the fabric from all product lines at all stores. This decision comes after PETA released undercover footage of...

Nov. 25, 2020

Fashion

Nordstrom announces new ban on fur and exotic animal skins

Nordstrom will stop selling merchandise made with fur or exotic animal skins, through all of its Nordstrom, Nordstrom Rack and Last Chance stores and e-commerce sites, by the end of 2021. The U.S.-based retailer came to this decision in partnership with the Humane Society of the United States. "We're committed to delivering the best possible...

Sep. 29, 2020

Business

France to gradually ban mink farms

France said Tuesday it planned to "gradually" ban mink farms in the country as well the use of wild animals in travelling circuses and the breeding of dolphins and orcas in captivity. Environment minister Barbara Pompili announced the sweeping measures saying "our attitude to wild animals has changed". The country's three dolphinariums will also...

Sep. 29, 2020

Fashion

Stockholm Fashion Week relaunches digitally and fur-free

Stockholm Fashion Week has shifted its focus towards sustainability in recent years and actively sought ways to reduce its carbon footprint. In 2019,the Swedish Fashion Council cancelled Stockholm Fashion Weekdue to facing major challenges to meet the demands for sustainability and innovation. Maybe as a result of global fashion weeks forced to...

Aug. 28, 2020

Fashion |IN PICTURES

Dennis Basso's show says fur is about freedom of choice

The pro-fur versus anti-fur arguments continue to rage on. As cities attempt to ban the sales of fur (even New York City tried to pass a fur ban), and designers including Michael Kors, Prada, and Versace have stopped using fur in their collections, it is a wonder what the future of fur is. For right now, the material still has a home in the...

Feb. 11, 2020

Fashion

Karl Lagerfeld label pledges to go fur-free

Karl Lagerfeld has said goodbye to fur. PETA announced this week that the luxury fashion label has agreed to ban the use of fur in its products, along with the rest of its sibling-companies. The entire AM Retail Group, which owns Wilsons Leather, G.H. Bass & Co., Calvin Klein Performance, Karl Lagerfeld Paris and DKNY stores, will go entirely...

Dec. 19, 2019

Fashion

The Queen is going fur-free

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is following fashion’s lead and is going fur-free, with all future outfits designed for cold weather engagements to feature fake fur. The revelation was revealed in the new memoir of her dresser and personal adviser, Angela Kelly, ‘The Other Side of the Coin’, where she states: “If Her Majesty is due to attend an...

Nov. 6, 2019

Fashion

Macy's and Bloomingdale's ban the sale of fur across all platforms

Macy's, Inc. will stop selling fur by the end of the 2020 fiscal year. Under this new fur-free commitment, stores across Macy's and Bloomingdale's private labels, as well as their off-price stores Macy's Backstage and Bloomingdale's The Outlet will no longer sell fur. The company will also close its Fur Vaults and salons. “Over the past two...

Oct. 21, 2019

Video

Video: Meet Knit Your Dog, a brand making sweaters from pet hair

This knitwear brand is reusing dog hair to create fashion. Founder Jeannie Sanke creates handmade items including sweaters, gloves and shawls out of client's discarded dog fur that are clean and itch-free. Items caan take up a month to be produced depending on fur type and item requested by shoppers. Knit Your Dog can be shopped on Etsy as well...

Sep. 3, 2019

Fashion

Fashion goes fur free: is France falling behind the times?

Faced with increasing opposition to fur from the general public, more and more brands are withdrawing it from their collections, the most recent of these being Olivier Rousteing, artistic director at Balmain, who announced the brand was scrapping the animal product. But has France fallen behind its European neighbours on the subject? According...

Aug. 30, 2019