Major Italian fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana announced that it will stop using animal fur in its products. The firm said it will transition to eco-friendly faux fur options.
The Italian fashion house will no longer use fur from next year, joining the list of fur-free brands.
Chanel is the latest high-end fashion label to go cruelty-free. The luxury brand announced this week that it will ban furs and animal skins, including crocodile, lizard, snake, and stingray, from its collections.
The city of Los Angeles, a leading center of the world’s fashion industry, moved on Tuesday toward becoming the largest U.S. metropolis to outlaw the sale and manufacture of most fur products within its limits.
Animal fur as a status symbol takes another blow as enlightened fashion houses trade fox for faux.
The ban will force the country’s 340 fur farms to close down by 2025.
