Fur is out of favour but stays in fashion through stealth and wealth

As mink comes under the spotlight, many stars wouldn't be seen dead in fur - but it remains a feature of certain luxury brandsDenmark announces cull of 15 million mink over Covid mutation fearsFur has never been less fashionable. In recent years a raft of designer labels - Gucci, Chanel, Versace, Armani, Coach and Prada, to name a few - have gone fur-free. In 2018, London fashion week banned fur from its catwalks.Celebrities have given up fur too, from the queen of social media, Kim Kardashian West, who announced that she had "remade" all of her fur coats in fake fur in 2019, to the Queen of the UK, Elizabeth II, who renounced fur in "any new outfits" the same year. Continue reading...