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
3.1 Phillip Lim, fur-free and exotic skins banned beginning from the Fall 2019 collection
Alexachung, always fur-free
Alexander McQueen, fur-free beginning in 2021
Balenciaga, fur-free beginning in 2021
Bottega Veneta, fur-free since 2001
Burberry, fur-free beginning from the 2019 collections
Calvin Klein, fur-free since February 1994; angora-free since December 2013
Chanel, exotic skins banned beginning November 2018
Claudie Pierlot, fur-free beginning from the Spring 2020 collection
Coach, fur-free beginning beginning from the Fall 2019 collection
Diane von Furstenberg, mohair banned beginning July 2018; will also fully ban exotic skins, angora and fur starting in 2019
Donna Karan and DKNY, fur-free beginning from the Fall 2019 collections
Furla, fur-free beginning from the Cruise 2019 collection
Giorgio Armani, fur-free since March 2016
Gucci, fur-free since the Spring 2018 collection; angora-free since June 2018
Hugo Boss, fur-free since July 2015
J.Crew, fur-free since January 2005
Jean Paul Gaultier, fur-free since November 2018
John Galliano, fur-free beginning from the 2019 collections
Karl Lagerfeld, fur-free since late 2019
Kate Spade New York, always fur-free
Lacoste, angora-free since December 2014
Maje, fur-free beginning from the Fall 2019 collection
Michael Kors, fur-free by December 2018 (along with Jimmy Choo, which Michael Kors acquired in July 2017)
Miu Miu, fur-free beginning from the Spring 2020 women's collections
Prada, fur-free beginning from the Spring 2020 women's collections
Ralph Lauren, fur-free since April 2007; mohair-free since July 2018
Rebecca Minkoff, fur-free since November 2019
Sandro, fur-free beginning from the Fall 2018 collection
St. John, fur-free and exotics skins banned beginning from the Pre-Fall 2019 collection
Stella McCartney, always fur-free
The Kooples, fur-free since September 2016
Tommy Hilfiger, fur-free since March 2007
Valentino, fur-free beginning in 2022
Versace, fur-free beginning from the 2019 collections
Victoria Beckham, always fur-free; exotic skins banned beginning from the Fall 2019 collection
Vivienne Westwood, fur-free since October 2007
Honorable mention: Tom Ford, who has "limited" fur in recent collections (and whose Fall 2018 collections included no fur at all)
Retailers
Asos, mohair, silk, cashmere and feather sales banned beginning June 2018
Farfetch, fur-free since May 2018
Macy's Inc., announced in October 2019 that both Macy's and Bloomgindale's would stop selling fur by the end of fiscal year 2020
Nordstrom, fur-free by end of 2021
Saks Fifth Avenue, fur-free by the end of fiscal 2022
Selfridges, fur-free since 2004
Yoox Net-a-Porter Group, fur-free since June 2017
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
Austria, fur farming banned in 2004
Bosnia and Herzegovina, fur farming ban passed in 2017
Croatia, fur farming ban passed in 2007
Czech Republic, fur farming ban passed in 2017
Los Angeles, city council first proposed to ban fur sales in September 2018
Netherlands, fur farming ban passed in 2012
Republic of Macedonia, fur farming ban passed in 2017
San Francisco, fur sales banned beginning January 2019
United Kingdom, fur farming banned in 2000
West Hollywood, fur sales banned in September 2013
Events
London Fashion Week, fur-free beginning from the Spring 2019 season
Stockholm Fashion Week, fur-free beginning from the Spring 2021 season
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