Fur Trade is Booming: Innovative Designers Have Helped Save Canada's Oldest Industry
Submitted on Dec 22, 2008 (Original item from September 2000)
Wildlife and Exotics | Fur or Fur Trim | Hunting or Trapping | International Research
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Short Description:
This article reports on the popularity of fur in the fashion industry as of September 2000. It covers anti-fur protests by animal rights activists and motion picture stars in the 1980s, including continued protests by Courtney Love and Pamela Anderson Lee, and popular trends in fur from Canadian designers Zuki and Paula Lishman.
Abstract:
Published in 2000, this article summarizes the rise in consumer demand for fur garments, culminating in sales by U.S. fur retailers of $1.4 billion in 1999 (U.S. dollars), the highest level noted in a decade.
In the 1980s, celebrity disapproval of fur was more prevalent. However, two popular trends have revived fur in 2000. Designer Zuki uses dyed pieces of sheared beaver sewn together to form designs, and designer Paula Lishman invented a fur knitting process that is being copied due to expiration of her patent.
The articles claims that demand and public acceptability of fur may increase due to the approval of Canadian trapping methods by the European Community and focus by animal rights activists on other issues including biotechnology and animal testing for pharmaceuticals.
Spot Check Number:
926
Sponsor:
The Report Newsmagazine
Animal Type:
Wildlife
Record Type:
Journal Article
Research Method:
Unknown or Not Applicable
Geographic Region:
International
Year Conducted:
September 2000
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