Apparel Design

As I came home from school today I heard on the news a story about the usage of dog fur on winter coats. I jumped online and did a search on this subject and found an article at http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=dogfur24&date=20070224&query=dog++fur
The article talks about how the Humane Society purchased coats from Nordstrom from upscale designer labels such as the Andrew Marc’s New York line and Tommy Hilfiger. These coats were tested and the Humane Society reported: “Of 25 coats tested, 24 were mislabeled or misadvertised, the society said (Hunt). Both coats, Tommy and Andrew Marc contained fur from domesticated dogs and others tested used fur from raccoon dogs. The article mentions that most of the fur came from China and since the investigation Tommy pulled the garments off the market and confirmed that they would look into this matter.
After reading this, I am shocked and I cannot believe dog fur is being used as garments or as fashion accessories such as trimming. I understand that real animal fur has been a hot topic of discussion in the fashion industry for years now and many boycott the usage of animal fur as clothing or trim on clothing, but I have never heard of using dog fur, I mean this is man’s best friend we are talking about here! I am curious to see what you guys think about this because I am in awe that such reputable companies like Tommy Hilfiger would not take the necessary steps to make sure their products are labeled correctly.

Posted by Alexa at 03:07 PM |