"She's not only trying to do her part for fur-bearing animals but for animals all over, " McDonald said.
Millions of foxes, rabbits, chinchillas, raccoons, minks, coyotes and, yes, dogs are cruelly raised and viciously slaughtered for fur.
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The animals are hunted illegally for the fur trade and are also killed for meat.
American mink were first brought to Ireland in the 1950s to be farmed for their fur.
That, in turn, would damp bids for raw fur as it comes to auction in January.
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Another reason for the fur boom is that companies like Saga are wooing and supporting young designers.
As for faux fur, designers say imitation is the best form of flattery.
These distant cousins of the American possum, imported last century for their fur, took an instant liking to kiwi eggs, and N.
Every four or five days Europe kills more animals for their fur than the entire annual Canadian hunt does in a year.
"A long free fall is more chance for my ears to come off or for the fur to blow in my face, " he explains.
He said that as an elder he could not wear a fake costume, but he could see a place for fake fur in the church as membership continued to swell and the prices of leopard skin seemed to be rising.
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Sure, it belongs off-Broadway, but if you don't see it now, you won't get to see Cristin Milioti, who is giving the kind of performance that in a just world would do for her what "Venus in Fur" did for Nina Arianda.
His parents were so impressed that he was spared a spanking for ruining the fur coat.
Bat for Lashes, otherwise known as Natasha Khan made it onto the list for her album Fur and Gold.
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Whatever you're wearing, the designer seemed to be saying, even if it's not a coat or a jacket, there's a spot for some luxurious fur.
The genesis of the company came from Hilgart's own desire for a stylish winter coat that wasn't "accidentally vegan" because it used substitutes for wool, fur or leather to drive down costs.
"When these pieces hit the store in June or July, depending on the part of the country, it can be 80 or 90 degrees, so we're not only looking for really wow emotional pieces for the fall season with fur and leather, but also for lighter weights" and lighter colors, says Colleen Sherin, senior women's fashion director at Saks Fifth Avenue.
For example, a fur coat, original artwork, or comic book collection are not investments.
King, a 42-year-old Texas native, worked as a couture and fur buyer for Neiman Marcus in Dallas during the early 1980s.
In 1981, he secretly entered Siberia to document a Soviet food-processing facility that was converting illegally harvested whale meat into feed for animals at a fur farm.
This is typical m.0. for PETA, especially when it comes to designers who use fur only sometimes, and then only for trim.
In around 1675, they settled here under the name huron-Wendat, and began to challenge the Innu for control of the beaver fur trade.
The result is a dark and broody palette for leather coats spliced with fur, the colors shifting from black to caramel to brown.
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In a romantic violet, Ralph Rucci sent out a coat in sable, while Alexander Wang stayed mostly with grays for big coats paired with fur hand warmers to the elbow.
For years Rebecca Brough, a Hollywood stylist, refused to use leather or fur when putting celebrities in nice clothes for public appearances and magazine shoots.
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