“Don't use leather, fur, skins, or feathers in any products and no animal-based adhesives” by Maureen Crete

BLOGSPOT 4: “Don't use leather, fur, skins, or feathers in any products and no animal-based adhesives”

In order to be sustainable, it’s very important to protect the nature and also the animal. Indeed, the production of fur and leather involve killing wolf, rabbit… More than 85% of the fur sold today comes from facilities, where mink, foxes, and other animals are cloistered throughout their lives before being killed for their skin. The living conditions that are inflicted on them leave no room for play, hunting, or simply running and jumping as they do in their natural environment. The short life of these usually curious and intelligent animals is often marked by madness. Violence, self-mutilation, and cannibalism are commonplace in fur farms. Numerous investigations into fur farming in many fur-producing countries have all revealed their atrocities: animals with infected eyes, legs injured by the metal bars of their unhealthy cage, limbs torn off and purulent, gaping wounds left untreated (sometimes so deep that their brain is apparent); little ones who share their cage with the corpse of their putrefying mother; and animals whose neurotic behavior reflects the importance of the psychological damage they suffer. The World Bank has classified the fur industry as one of the worst in the world because of the toxic metal pollution it causes. Hazardous substances used to treat fur can have disastrous consequences on sources of drinking water. They are also very harmful to the health of workers who work on fur treatment sites, resulting in skin diseases and cancers. Celebrities, supermodels, fashion designers and a large part of the French public spoke out against the fur industry. Many high-profile people have participated in landmark campaigns by PETA and our international fur affiliates. Calvin Klein, Stella McCartney, Vivienne Westwood and Tommy Hilfiger are among the many creators who no longer use fur in their collections.

About Stella McCartney, the Falabella bag is distinguished not only by its clean lines but also by its material: vegetable leather. Concerned about the environment and animals, Stella McCartney has since the beginning of her career refused to use real leather and fur. Contrary to what some bad languages say, vegetable leather is of the same quality as animal leather, robust and supple; he sometimes uses motifs like python.

Even the lining of the bag is part of the ecological approach of the designer because it is entirely made from recycled plastic bottles. Proof that it is possible to mix fashion and ethics. The Falabella bag is also recognizable by its borders and handles chromed chains, now frequently imitated in the ready-to-wear.

Maureen CRETE