Kim and Kanye Need to Find Fur Elsewhere After Armani Ditches Pelts
- Garments from Italian fashion label will be fur-free by August
- Decision bucks trend toward more fur from Fendi and others
A model walks the runway during the Emporio Armani show as part of Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Autumn/Winter 2014 on February 21, 2014 in Milan, Italy.
Photographer: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty ImagesThe animal kingdom has one less fashion designer to worry about.
Giorgio Armani, whose designs have been worn by celebrities from John Travolta to Kim Kardashian, has pledged to cease using animal fur. Starting from the fall-winter 2016 season, which hits stores in August, all of the garments in Armani’s collections will be fur-free, the Milan-based company said Tuesday in a statement.