Pet Cemetery: Jean Paul Gaultier’s fur fashions

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How many animals does it take to create a fall collection? Ask designer Jean Paul Gaultier, who marched enough fur down the runway at Paris Fashion Week to upholster a fleet of minivans. There were even fox heads still attached to looks to punctuate the point: death becomes her. Gaultier had howling wolves crooning on the show’s soundtrack too. The Rage can be cruel, but this is insane. Fur is unnecessary and quite frankly, any designer who relies on animal skins may as well hang up his coonskin cap. Of course, it’s easy to make fur look beautiful on the runway because it is inherently gorgeous. [Ed note: Meaning, it is beautiful on an animal.] Let’s see you eke such sartorial glory out of wool and silk and chiffon--now, that’s a real challenge. Want to know which designers are anti-fur? Calvin Klein, Duckie Brown, Benjamin Cho and Stella McCartney are just a few of the industry’s darlings who refuse to resort to animal behavior. To see a full roster, check out this list from the Humane Society.

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