Every Single Luxury Brand, Retailer and Magazine That Has Gone Fur-Free — So Far
A look from Gucci's Fall 2018 collection. In October, the fashion house announced its plans to ban fur beginning with its Spring 2018 collection. Photo: Estrop/Getty Images
In October, Gucci President and CEO Marco Bizzarri announced at the annual Kering Talk that the Italian house led by Alessandro Michele was taking a stand against animal fur; in fact, the brand had already gone fur-free for its Spring 2018 collection, shown a month prior. And while Gucci certainly wasn't the first major fashion institution to ban the long-controversial practice, it did kickstart a movement that has seen many of Michele's contemporaries following suit and making fur-free commitments of their own.
These recent developments, along with the labels that have been fur-free for years and years (looking at you, Stella McCartney), as well as the varying policies of retailers and magazines, can understandably get confusing — especially for consumers looking to vote with their dollar, so to speak, by supporting companies that support animal rights. As the fair and ethical treatment of animals becomes more and more of priority for brands and shoppers alike, we've compiled the following running list: a comprehensive guide to every single fashion house, retailer and magazine that has ditched fur, which we'll update each time a new brand goes fur-free.
Luxury Brands
Chanel, exotic skins banned beginning November 2018
Jean Paul Gaultier, fur-free since November 2018
Coach, fur-free beginning beginning from the Fall 2019 collection
Burberry, fur-free beginning from the 2019 collections
St. John, fur-free and exotics skins banned beginning from the Pre-Fall 2019 collection
Diane von Furstenberg, mohair banned beginning July 2018; will also fully ban exotic skins, angora and fur starting in 2019
Versace, fur-free beginning from the 2019 collections
John Galliano, fur-free beginning from the 2019 collections
Furla, fur-free beginning from the Cruise 2019 collection
Donna Karan and DKNY, fur-free beginning from the Fall 2019 collections
3.1 Phillip Lim, fur-free and exotic skins banned beginning from the Fall 2019 collection
Michael Kors, fur-free by December 2018 (along with Jimmy Choo, which Michael Kors acquired in July 2017)
Gucci, fur-free since the Spring 2018 collection; angora-free since June 2018
The Kooples, fur-free since September 2016
Giorgio Armani, fur-free since March 2016
Hugo Boss, fur-free since July 2015
Lacoste, angora-free since December 2014
Vivienne Westwood, fur-free since October 2007
Ralph Lauren, fur-free since April 2007; mohair-free since July 2018
Tommy Hilfiger, fur-free since March 2007
J.Crew, fur-free since January 2005
Calvin Klein, fur-free since February 1994; angora-free since December 2013
Stella McCartney, always fur-free
Kate Spade New York, always fur-free
Alexachung, always fur-free
Victoria Beckham, always fur-free; exotic skins banned beginning from the Fall 2019 collection
Honorable mention: Tom Ford, who has "limited" fur in recent collections (and whose Fall 2018 collections included no fur at all)
Retailers
Farfetch, fur-free since May 2018
Asos, mohair, silk, cashmere and feather sales banned beginning June 2018
Yoox Net-a-Porter Group, fur-free since June 2017
Selfridges, fur-free since 2004
Magazines
InStyle, fur-free since Editor-in-Chief Laura Brown started in August 2016
Honorable mention: Vogue Paris, which dedicated its August 2017 issue to animal protection for which it only featured faux fur
Cities/Countries
Los Angeles, city council first proposed to ban fur sales in September 2018
San Francisco, fur sales banned beginning January 2019
West Hollywood, fur sales banned in September 2013
United Kingdom, fur farming banned in 2000
Austria, fur farming banned in 2004
Netherlands, fur farming ban passed in 2012
Croatia, fur farming ban passed in 2007
Czech Republic, fur farming ban passed in 2017
Bosnia and Herzegovina, fur farming ban passed in 2017
Republic of Macedonia, fur farming ban passed in 2017
Events
London Fashion Week, fur-free beginning from the Spring 2019 season
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