The stigma once attached to fake fur — it had a reputation as being thick, matted and sticky — has mostly diminished. In fact, the material has evolved into something that looks and feels ...

IT’S THE STRANGEST THING. The popularity of fake fur has risen alongside—and perhaps as a reaction to—the newfound acceptability, in some circles, of wearing the real thing. Among designers ...

Fake fur was once coarse to the touch, flashy, and had a synthetic feel that most shoppers could detect easily. Hard-lined vegans and even staunch vegetarians could easily avoid purchasing a ...

Fashion; Real Fur vs. Fake Fur: The Latest Dilemma for Socially Conscious Consumers A marketing campaign by the fur industry claims fake fur hurts the environment, sowing doubts among shoppers ...

Almost all of the fur on the 2025 runways was fake, save for several sumptuous real-fur coats and stoles from Fendi, which was in fact founded as a fur and leather shop a century ago.

Is fake fur good for the environment? Two experts weight in on the multi-faceted fashion issue. The fashion week circuit is in full flow with industry insiders now in Paris having attended London, ...