Fashion Forward
Art Institute students take challenge to design animal cruelty-free clothing
Emily Murray
|
Each year, 40 million animals are slaughtered so their fur can be used for clothing.
For Pierre Grzybowski, with the Humane Society of the
“It’s important for these students going into the fashion industry to know the cruelty of using fur,” Grzybowski said. “This way they can avoid supporting live skinning.”
As part of its third annual Cool vs. Cruel contest, HSUS partnered with the Art Institutes of the
Each contestant will design the garment each step of the way with the goal of creating a runway ready outfit. The winner receives an all-expenses paid week-long trip to
Humane Society representatives, like Grzybowski, who oversees the contest, travel to many of the design schools across the country to present information on the fur industry and emphasize the importance of cutting it out of fashion altogether. During this presentation a graphic five minute video is played that shows animals being trapped and killed for their coats.
Current law only requires 1 in 7 garments sold in
Attempts to reach the Fur Information Council of America, the industry’s chief lobbying group, for comment were unsuccessful.
Last year, three grand prize winners were chosen by a panel of judges including actress Elizabeth Berkley, fur-free designer Marc Bouwer and Paper Magazine’s Mickey Boardman.
“Animals are suffering and dying for an unnecessary product,” Grzybowski says. And that’s what this contest hopes to bring one step closer to an end.
Spring Break



Viewing Comments 1 - 9 of 9
Erica
posted 9/14/07 @ 2:39 PM MST
It's amazing companies can get away with not labelling the fur on their products. I'd never buy anything with fur. There's just no need to. Other styles just look so much better. (Continued…)
Jenaee Johnson
posted 7/21/08 @ 4:11 PM MST
must we kill to look good? I don't think so.
John White
posted 8/26/08 @ 11:01 PM MST
Emily, thank you for shining a light on these companies\' practices!
naina
posted 9/26/08 @ 12:51 AM MST
Hi,
Effective content is the key of website to be success and back links are back bone for getting visitors day by day.Our program is designed for best of your online business and targeting customers from all over the world We would like to offer you SEO packaged services for best of your online business and targeting customers from allover the world. (Continued…)
tshirts
posted 1/26/09 @ 7:32 AM MST
I hope I'll see their creations in stores world-wide.
Rachel Whitney
posted 3/16/09 @ 2:35 AM MST
Thanks to author! I like articles like this about , very interesting.
Paula Todhunter
posted 3/19/09 @ 3:50 AM MST
A think this new storie have some mistakes.
Wigs
posted 3/22/09 @ 8:34 AM MST
The story has no mistakes in it. They really kill animals so they can make fur coats. There are severla endangered species that are almost extinct because of this. (Continued…)
Rusian Single Women
posted 3/24/09 @ 4:16 AM MST
What an awesome article! You must have spent a lot of time and effort on it-needless to say, awesome job!
Post a Comment