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Poland bans fur farming as Europe fast becomes a fur-free zone

Poland, the world’s second-largest fur producer, has banned fur farming, as the president, Karol Nawrocki, amended the Animal Protection Act, approving an eight-year phase-out of the country’s fur farming operations. The move effectively marks the beginning of the end for the European fur trade, as Poland becomes the latest European country to...

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Shein Marketplace bans fur and exotic animal skins

Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein has banned the sale of fur and wild-animal skins across its online marketplace platform, adding third-party sellers to its company-wide policy. Shein’s updated ban covers any items made from the skins or feathers of all animals considered to be “exotic”, including ostrich feathers, alligators, and snakes. The...

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Outfitter Herno pledges to go fur free

Italian outerwear brand Herno has pledged to go fur free. In a statement on the company’s Twitter account, Herno said “in line with the stylistic choice already announced last year, Herno confirms that is has joined the Fur Free Retailer International Standard.” The collection exhibited at Pitti Uomo in January adhered to its new fur-free...

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Moncler commits to going fur-free and joins Fur Free Retailer

Luxury Italian fashion brand Moncler has confirmed it is committing to going fur-free and will begin phasing out the use of all fur in its collection. In a statement, Moncler said that it will stop sourcing fur, obtained from animals specially bred or captured in the wild, from this year and that its last collection to feature fur will be...

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Business

Mytheresa pledges to go fur-free from spring/summer 2022

Luxury German fashion retailer Mytheresa has pledged to go fur-free from spring/summer 2022 and will begin phasing out the existing inventory of previous seasons by the end of 2022. Mytheresa will no longer sell products made from animals the were raised solely for the use of their fur or those made with fur from wild animals. The ban will cover...

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Oscar de la Renta commits to a fur-free pledge

Iconic fashion house Oscar de la Renta will no longer be using fur in its products, the Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade (CAFT) has announced. CAFT said in a statement on its website: “Oscar de la Renta does not use fur in its fashion collections or sell fur in its store, and will not in the future. In addition, once the license sell-off...

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Moose Knuckles Canada to end all fur production

Luxury outerwear and sportswear brand Moose Knuckles Canada has confirmed that it will end all production with natural fur by the end of 2022 as part of a new range of environmental and social initiatives focused on the long-term sustainability of its global footprint. The brand’s new sustainability strategy commits the company to innovation and...

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Retail

Neiman Marcus to go fur-free by 2023

The Neiman Marcus Group (NMG) has announced that it is to go fur-free by early 2023, as it confirms the closure of its existing fur salons. The American retailer said that it will discontinue selling any products containing animal fur as part of its forthcoming environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy. The animal welfare policy,...

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Valentino to go fur-free as part of business model redesign

Italian fashion house Valentino has announced that it is redesigning its business model that will see the label going fur-free starting from 2022 and closing its RedValentino line from 2024. The move aims to redefine its positioning, allowing Maison Valentino to “focus its energies on one single label” to “leverage creativity and mastery to...

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Macy's and Bloomingdale's ban the sale of fur across all platforms

Macy's, Inc. will stop selling fur by the end of the 2020 fiscal year. Under this new fur-free commitment, stores across Macy's and Bloomingdale's private labels, as well as their off-price stores Macy's Backstage and Bloomingdale's The Outlet will no longer sell fur. The company will also close its Fur Vaults and salons. “Over the past two...

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Fashion

Vegan fashion: the latest, the greatest and what else to know

Vegan fashion - once snickered at as a short-lived fad at best - is now becoming fashionable, if not mainstream and even luxury brands are catching on and increasingly make do without fur, angora, mohair, exotic skins and even leather, wool and silk. Mainstream labels are setting examples, for instance Amsterdam-based denim brand Kings of Indigo...

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Burberry may implement fur-ban, thanks to Meghan Markle

London - British heritage fashion house Burberry is considering halting its use of real animal fur ahead of the upcoming royal wedding, which sees animal advocate Meghan Markle marrying Prince Harry. In a statement published by the Sunday Times, Burberry revealed that it is currently reviewing its use of real fur. "There wasn't any real fur in...