This winter top designers seem to have forgotten the outrage fur once caused. Forgotten are the many protests and hatred towards flaunting a thick glossy coat of mink or fox down the famous fashion runways. Still, the new waves of stick thin models need something to keep them warm.
It’s not only the catwalks flaunting this obscene and disgusting trend, let me list to you a multitude of female celebrities spotted recently, wearing all kinds of animal fur.
Keira Knightly elegantly modelling the particularly horrid Astrakhan fur, taken from a lamb foetus, cut prematurely from the womb before its’ tight black curls have unfurled.
Kate Moss, one of the most highly paid and sort after models in the world, has recently been seen in her monkey and rabbit fur Mukluk boots. It seems like she now has the animal kingdom falling at her feet or should I say attached to them.
Other celebrities such as Eva Longoria, Jade Jagger, and Nicole Ritchie have all joined in with this vile fashion trend probably not even thinking twice about what their beloved fur coat was ripped from.
The sad fact is that even when celebrities do realise what ghastly things happened to the hundreds of innocent puppies or rabbits before their gorgeous garments were created, is that they ignore it or worse claim, in not so many words, that their coat is made of ‘animal friendly fur’. Take Beyonce for example. She recently refused to watch a video sent from the PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) organisation – which showed the ill-treatment of the animals on fur farms and then the singer claimed all fur that she wore is animal friendly. How that works I don’t know.

Even so called ‘fake’ fur is sometimes not what it seems. Ever thought about wearing your pet cat ‘Fluffy’ around your hood or lining your brand new coat with ‘Rover’ your beloved family dog? No. I wouldn’t have thought so. This is what you could be wearing without realising. Most big name brands are dead against using real animal fur in their products but be sure. Check, before you innocently fund this cruel and brutal trade.

Crocs.

What originally began as an idea for a shoe intended for boating and outdoor purposes has now somehow made its way onto the fashion scene with a helpful foot or two from certain celebrities.

Apart from now being branded ‘fashionable’, doctors have praised their design as they have found that patients suffering from foot problems have found this type of footwear more comfortable to wear day in, day out. This is fair enough as anything that eases the pain is a good thing but its when I glance to the floor walking down the street and see middle aged men flaunting their feet in these monsters I begin to wonder…

These ‘Crocs’ may be the comfiest shoe ever made, but so are pyjamas and you don’t see people prancing down the high street dressed in them, do you?

Crocs are designed to be odourless and are vented to allow air to flow through and keep the feet fresh and make shoeless feet more attractive, lets face it, feet aren’t that beautiful anyway. But for me walking round in bare feet is much more attractive than having two gigantic, brightly coloured rubbers attached to the end of your legs.

No matter how comfy or beneficial these ‘Crocs’ are I still despise the fact that they are said to be ‘fashionable’, I’d rather dress in a plastic bin liner than be seen in these revolting rubber shoes, but according to recent headlines, looks like Kylie beat me to it!