Hi All,
Another fashion week is in the midst and yet again the age old question bout whether real fur should be used in the latest designs, is brought forward. Before I continue I would like to state that it is about time the debate ended and fashion houses stopped using the fur of real animals to create the latest coat etc.
As always, we are eagerly awaiting to see what the key trends for next season will be, from the gorgeous pastel pinks through to whether or not dresses will go longer or shorter. However the one thing we are seeing this year is fur trimmed coats, bags and shoes, with up to 200 designers opting for real fur this year. despite the best efforts of PETA and similar charities, real fur is still being used and I for one am tired of this debate.
With so many man made alternatives, that look and feel just as good – why are designers still opting for mink and rabbit?
Are people becoming more tolerant of the idea of fur in fashion!
Let’s face it, with winter fast approaching, we can of course expect freezing temperatures and the odd hint of snow. We do live in the UK after all, this calls for the warmest of the warm coats and gloves as well as snow boots – I have fallen foul of the icy streets many a time. With the colder months, I for one have noticed more and more vintage and second hand shops displaying real fur in the windows, from animals that were killed decades ago if not longer. Does this make that coat ok over ones displayed on the catwalks across the globe? It is an unspoken rule, or at least it seems to be, that is a coat or bag is vintage and made from crocodile skin or rabbit fur, then it is fine. However we all get up in arms over designers using real fur now. there is something inherently wrong with this. You either have to say no to all fur, or simply say yes. There is no in between.
Is it different if all the animal is used?
This is the one time where I condone the use of animal skins in fashion. I don’t own many pairs of real leather shoes, but the ones I do have come from ethical fashion stores, where none of the cow has gone to waste. This is fine as the animal was killed for food purposes and the skins are used for shoes, handbags etc. nothing is thrown out and discarded. This is not the same for many major fashion lines though – killing a mink for it’s fur, but discarding the rest is wasteful and just unnecessary – in my opinion anyway!
At the end of the day, whether an animal was killed years ago or yesterday, it still suffered. This suffering should stop. Ivory is illegal, so why isn’t fur treated the same way?
