The Triumph of Fake Fur

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The Triumph of Fake Fur

Posted: 15 Mar 2010 03:13

PM PDT

 

 

To say that our staff didn’t have much

hope for famed fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld to suddenly become faux fur’s

biggest fan is an understatement. Head designer and creative director for

Chanel, Mr. Lagerfeld has long incorporated fur into his high-end fashion

designs. That’s why all of us at The HSUS, and many leaders within the

fashion world, were more than a bit surprised—and delighted—when Mr.

Lagerfeld revealed that all of the fur on the models at his recent Paris

runway show was fake.

 

" The whole thing was fake,

every bit of fur. But that seems right for the times,†Lagerfeld told

press after the show. “It’s the triumph of fake fur…because

fake fur changed so much and became so great now, that you can hardly see the

difference,†he told

another reporter.

Some in attendance in fact could

not tell the difference: “Lagerfeld's compassion for the planet apparently

does not extend to its four-legged inhabitants -- at least not this season,†Los Angeles Times fashion

critic Booth Moore wrote

about the show’s emphasis on fur, before Lagerfeld had

revealed the fabric’s true origin.

Designers and fashion houses now

have no excuse. We’ve known the moral case for

alternatives to fur has been overwhelming. Now, just as a matter of

aesthetics, it is clear that fake fur is just about indistinguishable from

real fur. The only reason to continue to design with real fur is moral and

fashion laziness.

P.S. Of course, we are mindful

that when fake fur looks this real, some might think it is the real, cruel

thing. That’s why our

fur-free button makes a good accessory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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