Italian designer Giorgio Armani has stated that he will stop using fur in his products from the date of his autumn/winter 2016 collection. The move comes in response to lobbying by animal rights activists. Armani joins Hugo Boss, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger and Ralph Lauren in switching to synthetic alternatives, while British designer Stella McCartney has long followed a “vegetarian” philosophy, shunning fur, leather and feathers. Stella McCartney , Calvin Klein , Hugo Boss and Hugo Boss have all switched to synthetic alternatives to fur. Italian designer Tommy Hilfiger is well-known for her refusal to use fur, leather or feathers.
Italian designer Giorgio Armani has stated that he will stop using fur in his products from the date of his autumn/winter 2016 collection. The move comes in response to lobbying by animal rights activists. Stella McCartney , Calvin Klein , Hugo Boss and Hugo Boss have all switched to synthetic alternatives to fur. Italian designer Tommy Hilfiger is well-known for her refusal to use fur, leather or feathers.