Fur in fashion
The great fur debate
Anti-fur campaigners reacted angrily to a recent claim by the International Fur Trade Federation (IFTF) that fur sales were on…
UK: Anti-fur group steps up campaign against Kurt Geiger
The Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade said it is continuing a campaign against shoe firm Kurt Geiger because it…
Faux furs conjure up a real alternative
As protests by animal rights activists have made the wearing of real fur unacceptable and politically incorrect in many Western…
Fur sales fly at Lithuanian fashion firm
Although the anti-fur movement is strong in the West, in countries where weather is cold or extreme, fur garments are…
UK: World fur sales still on the up – IFTF figures
World fur sales are up for the seventh year in a row to US$12.77bn, according to the International Fur Trade…
US: Polo Ralph Lauren sheds fur from apparel collections
Fashion house Polo Ralph Lauren Corp yesterday said it has cancelled all pending orders for fur products and plans to…
FRANCE: Promod stops selling fur articles
Promod has become the first French fashion retailer to halt the sales of articles using natural fur, joining European counterparts…
GDS: Fur will be flying next winter
Feet are going to be warm and cosy next winter. Fur, both real and synthetic, was all around at the…