PETA vs. Armani: The Gloves (and Clothes) Come Off

Written by PETA

Posted 08-26-2009

22 Comments

Recently, members of PETA Asia-Pacific and Animosa stripped down to their daisies and took to their coffins outside the Giorgio Armani store in Taipei.

In 2007, Armani vowed to stop using fur, but several months later, his collection was full of rabbit fur.

PETA Asia-Pacific wanted to remind the designer that the pelts, ripped from the bodies of rabbits who kick and scream before they are hung upside down and decapitated, are indeed fur—and that fur is dead.

Written by Karin Bennett

Tags:

vegan, fur, rabbits, Carey Hart, Dennis Rodman, Leonard Cohen, The Exorcist, Kristoff St. John, Jamie Barber, bare arms, Giorgio Armani, flip-flopper

Recent Comments

Mediattack! commented:

5-17-2011 1:36 AM

If youre going to use fur, make sure its a dead dog in the road or an animal that killed it for food. trapping and raising animals for fur is the Absolut worst. Andy Warhol said, no more.
Kelsey commented:

8-30-2009 10:59 PM

What a great demo!
cecil commented:

8-30-2009 7:16 PM

GOOD ARMANI YOU HAVE MY FAMILY RESPECT WHEN YOU SAID YOU WILL NOT USE FUR AGAIN.NOW IS ALL THE RESPECT GONE... TO THE TOILET I HAVE NEWS X YOU GIORGIO. ITALY IS BEAUTIFUL JUST LIKE YOU BUT DIFFERENT IN SOME THINGS. PEOPLE THERE STAND X HIS WORD AND YOU YOU YOU FLASHED TO THE TOILET WELL DONE!!!!!!!!!!ARMANI BRAVO.
Scruffy commented:

8-30-2009 4:38 PM

I'm never buying rabbit fur again. Ever.
Bishan N. Shukla commented:

8-28-2009 1:43 PM

Armani I did not know you as a liar who could not keep his words and used fur in your dresses. With furs those beautiful dresses looked bloodstained to me. Please clean up your wardrobe and send the models for a bath.
Da-eh commented:

8-28-2009 12:45 PM

Theravada Buddhist's seem to have animal rights down albeit with more taste and tact. Also I agree with Edward.
Edward commented:

8-27-2009 7:40 PM

It's the idea that people can shout things like "I shall never buy Armani!" one day and the next day "OMG I love this Armani stuff!" that gets under my skin.
Michelle commented:

8-27-2009 5:52 PM

This is sickening. I am really disappointed with Armani.. I have a blouse from them and I honestly dont even want to look at it right now
Mike Quinoa commented:

8-27-2009 3:09 PM

Yeah Edward that's the way it works. You patronize and support ethical companies and keep your money far away from the bastards. Just basic psychology that works very well with big companies if we all stick together.
Edward commented:

8-27-2009 2:05 PM

You people would all be buying everything Armani if they became a "vegan company" and held out on its promise. It's like one minute "ARMANI IS SUBHUMAN!" and then the next minute "OMG Armani is the shizzle." Even if they stopped using fur instead of being vegan you people would still be saying "Yay! Armani is cool!" While the day before it would be "ARMANI IS THE ZODIAC KILLER!" Just sayin' Oh Edward what have you gotten yourself into?

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