Tag: Fur

  • Ad Claiming That it's Eco-Friendly to Wear Fur is Banned in UK

    An ad by the European Fur Breeders' Association will not be allowed to run again after the advertising watchdog, ASA, ruled it to be misleading.

  • Designer's "Roadkill Couture" Is All About Zero-Waste, Sustainable Fur (Photos)

    One British designer's fashionable collection of hats, coats and jewelry is made using all parts of animals that have died naturally or accidentally on the road.

  • Spin Yarn From Cat Hair

    One woman shows us how easy it is to make useful yarn from her cat's long fur.

  • Norway Becomes First Country to Ban Fur from Fashion Week

    It is now 2011 which means Fashion Week in New York is just around the corner. Making news abroad, Norway has banned fur from the biannual Oslo Fashion Week, Ecouterre reports (via Huffington Post) making them the first country to

  • Recycle Old Furs Into Bedding for Injured Animals

    With a slew of fur-free celebrities and PETA's racy anti-fur campaigns, sporting a fur coat is controversial. For reasons that range from the philosophical to the stylistic, Planet Green notes, thousands of old fur coats are sitting

  • Roadkill Goes From the Highway to the Runway

    For most people, there's something particularly sad and gory about seeing wildlife killed on the side of the road--but for one British clothing designer, such critter-carnage is fodder for fashion. In an upcoming fashion show,

  • 7 Gorgeous Eco Celebrities We Can't Believe are Single

    They're hot, they're celebrities, and they believe in saving the Earth. But what's better is that they all have one thing in common (besides the environment) -- they're single! We've listed some of our favorite eco-hotties below

  • Righteous Fur: Can Fur Fashions Save Wetlands? (Slideshow)

    Fashion designer and Planet Green contributor Cree McCree has found a source for pelts to use in her fashions that is arguably one of the most sustainable - nutria, a large invasive rodent. The animals are killed by hunters and

  • Naomi Campbell's Fur Flip, Daryl Hannah's Coal Case, and More

    Photo via Daily Mail Model Naomi Campbell may have once been a major part of PETA's "I'd rather go naked than wear fur" campaign, but in the years since the ads she's distanced herself from the organization--and now it looks like she's landed squarely

  • Heath Ledger's Green Music VIdeo, Lady Gaga's No-Fur Policy, and More

    The Heath Ledger-directed Modest Mouse video for "King Rat," released Tuesday, follows the animated adventures of a ship helmed by whales on the hunt for humans--harpoons and all.Ledger developed the video to draw attention to

  • Celebrate Earth Day with Leonardo DiCaprio via eBay

    Photo by squarehippies If you've ever tried to figure out how to support important projects like green schools while combating climate change AND meet a movie star all while shopping online, wonder no more. eBay and Global Green USA is holding an

  • Five Scary Fall New York Fashion Week Faux Pas

    We usually don't like to point out the negative aspects of things here on TreeHugger, but when it comes to New York's just ended Fall Fashion Week, I am forced to ask, "Wha' happened?"

  • Holiday Gift Guide: For the Fashion Buff

    Looking for that perfect something for the fashion buff in your life? Some are easy to buy for: They'll take any random piece of clothing--from a vintage fringed dress to a Stella McCartney coat--and make it look fashionable

  • How to Tell Real Fur From Faux Fur

    After reports last year of "raccoon dog" fur being used and labeled as faux fur, the Humane Society came out with a few quick tests you can use to test whether any animals were hurt in production. First, look at the

  • Outdoors Clothing Made in USA from Natural and Recycled Materials

    The Greatest Outdoor Gear How do you make the greatest outdoor gear? We went to Empire Canvas Works' Kevin Kinney to find out. If the quality of Kevin's work is any indication, the recipe is clear. Start with a passion seeded by stitching together a

  • Maybe There's No Eco-Fur So How About Green Suede

    TreeHuggers, being a discerning lot, when recently polled came down in a clear majority against the concept of "eco-fur" when we wrote first about a chinchilla/polyester jacket from designer Chie Imai, and then about an expensive line of pillows and

  • TH Blog Love - Our Favourite Greens Of The Week

    Ecorazzi: French Vogue Peta

  • Survey: Can Fur Be Green?

    In her post yesterday, April wrote "fur is one of those slightly grey areas that is increasingly trying to get green cred." A Japanese designer mixes it with recycled polyester and calls it "eco-fur." The Canadian Fur Council devotes a website to the

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