Fur
Italy Closer to Banning Fur Farming
An Italian senate's commission voted in favor of banning fur farming throughout the country and to close the…
Luxury Titans ‘Behind the Curve’ on Animal Welfare: Report
Most fashion brands still know "extraordinarily little" of the conditions faced by animals within their…
Armani Axes Angora as Fur Loses a Media Fan
Armani is going angora-free, while all editions of Elle magazine will no longer be promoting fur in their…
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Giorgio Armani Group Stops Use of Angora Wool
The decision is effective from the fall 2022 season onward, adding angora to the list of excluded materials…
‘Distressing’ Conditions Reported at Finnish Fox-Fur Farms
Activists described foxes with "painfully swollen" eyes, "deformed" feet with overgrown claws and poor body…
Dennis Basso Is Right at Home With QVC
The New York-based designer was an early adapter to at-home shopping, having first teamed up with QVC 28…
Storied French Faux Fur Maker Debuts Most Sustainable Product Yet
Tissavel is debuting a long-haired faux fur crafted from 50 percent recycled polyester fibers, a first in the…
‘The World Has Changed’: Kering Officially Goes Fur Free
Beginning fall 2022, every single brand in the French conglomerate's luxury stable will be fur-free.
Nike Taps Gen Z Star Billie Eilish for Slime-Green Vegan Jordans
Supply-chain hiccups seem to be delaying Nike's launch with the pop star, whose collab includes a second…
Is Lab-Grown Fur the Next Biomaterial Frontier?
Geneus Biotech seeks to displace farmed and wild-caught pelts with its lab-cultivated Furoid "fur."
Maison Atia Launches Sustainable Rainwear Capsule
The rainwear capsule bridges zero-waste production and recycled materials.
Fur Industry Strikes Back with ‘Game Changer’ Traceability Standard
A leading fur trade group has unveiled a global certification and traceability system that it says will…
Is Fur Finished?
Animal activists in the Western hemisphere have all but won the culture war against animal cruelty for…
Mackage Owner Gives Fur the Boot
Canada's APP Group, which owns luxury outerwear makers Mackage and Soia & Kyo, has given animal pelts the…
Baptiste Giabiconi Launches Fake Fur Brand
The French model and singer, who spent a decade in the entourage of the late Karl Lagerfeld, went for easy…