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NEWS ABOUT: leather

leather stories: 5 news summaries
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 Fashion People 
 'Heartless': 
 Stella McCartney 

Designer wonders why the rest of the industry is still using fur and leather

Oct 5, 09 10:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - One of fashion’s most famous vegetarians, Stella McCartney talks—a little bit about her rise from “nervous” young designer to successful businesswoman, but mostly about the fashion industry’s lack of eco-consciousness—to the Guardian on the heels of her Paris show. “I think people in... More »

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Paul McCartney • fashion • fur • vegetarianism • leather • Fashion Week • fashion designer • fashion industry • Jay-ZTV • designer fashion • Stella McCartney

(Newser) - Fashion mainstay Hermes is now maintaining its own crocodile farms in Australia to provide skins for its handbags, Reuters reports. “The world is not full of crocodiles, except the stock exchange!” the French company’s CEO joked, feebly. Hermes’ leather-accessory line, which accounts for 40% of company business,... More »

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Australia • France • crocodile • leather • Hermes • handbag • designer fashion • skin • Patrick Thomas

PETA President
Wills Body
to Group

Newkirk suggests her flesh be barbecued,
skin made into purse

Feb 23, 09 3:35 PM CST
(Newser) - The president of PETA has written a will donating her body to the organization along with suggestions about how best to use various body parts, TreeHugger reports. First on the list is the request that her “meat” be used as “human barbecue,” to remind the world “... More »

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food • foie gras • meat • animal rights • PETA • circus • leather • barbecue

PETA Bristles at 'Cruel' Aretha

Queen of Soul joins Eva Longoria, Lindsay Lohan on group's worst-dressed list

Feb 21, 08 8:11 AM CST
(Newser) - The Queen of Soul's fondness for fur means she isn't getting any R-E-S-P-E-C-T from PETA, Access Hollywood reports. Aretha Franklin has topped the animal rights organization's latest worst-dressed list after wearing a fur coat to the Grammys. "Music lovers may think of you as a 'queen,' but to... More »

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fashion • Lindsay Lohan • Eva Longoria • fur • celebrity • animal rights • PETA • Kate Moss • Aretha Franklin • leather • Marilyn Manson • Kylie Minogue

Chrissie Hynde Fuming Over Leather Bag Namesake

Pretenders frontwoman a passionate vegetarian

Sep 3, 07 10:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rocker Chrissie Hynde is furiously threatening to sue an Italian fashion house after it named a red leather handbag after her. The Pretenders star, whose commitment to animal rights has resulted in her arrest in the past, says she's livid that the designers are putting brass in pocket off a... More »

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fur • animal rights • PETA • Burberry • activist • Chrissie Hynde • Pretenders • vegetarianism • leather • Hogan • Moby • boycott

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