I am very sad that some designers are still using real fur when the fake alternatives are so effective and so easily obtainable.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Modern fake fur looks so much like real fur that the moment it leaves the atelier, no one can tell it's not the real thing. And I've struggled with that.
You can get fake fur, which, if that's what you want - if you want that fur look - it looks just the same. It's really unnecessary to skin an animal when you can get something that looks just the same without hurting anything.
It is no longer acceptable to ignore the suffering, and designers must take responsibility for the way that their fur is produced.
You don't have to wear fur. They make such great fakes. There's no reason to kill an animal.
But if an actress asks me my opinion, I would tell her there are a million different designers who make faux fur. If you like that look, wear faux fur. If you're doing it on the red carpet, you're doing it for how it looks. Faux fur and real fur look the same on camera.
Fur is not luxury: it is an industry of death and suffering.
I won't wear fur - never, ever. I'm an animal lover. I wouldn't even wear faux fur. I prefer to go the cheap route and not shave my legs.
Fur is only of use to the animal that wears it.
I've never worn fur, either. I'm a naturally squeamish person, and fur smells like dead animal to me.
I've had my run-ins with department stores, like Harrods, which stopped selling fur coats, but I found some there with fur trim, which is just as disgusting. Foie gras production is appalling - there's no excuse for selling it.