March 2018 • We Are Fur

China’s First Step to Push Out GOOD4FUR Certified Farm

March 23, 2018

Introduction: the first GOOD4FUR certification was launched in Beijing, China. It marks that fur economic animals farming enters a new era with standardisation, process, normalisation and modernisation. On January 16th, 2018, GOOD4FUR Certified Farm press meeting was held in China National Convention Center, jointly by China Leather Industry Association (CLIA, for short) and IFF. Five farms were awarded with honor of “GOOD4FUR Certified Farm”, namely Dalian Mingwei Marten Farm Co., Ltd, Huitai Mink Farm, Goldtime Farming (Harbin) Co., Ltd, Harbin Hualong Blue Fox Breeding Co.,...

Fur Futures Profile – Chloe Corrillon

March 21, 2018

Fur Futures member Chloe Corrillon is a recent graduate from Haute Ecole Francisco Ferrer in Brussels, Belgium. After graduating, Chloe attended a fur workshop program in Centria University, Finland where she learnt new crafting skills and enhanced her interest in fur. Chloe therefore joined our Fur Futures program in which we granted her the chance to learn first hand skills at furrier Rebecca Bradley London for a short internship. Below Chloe talks about her time at the London furrier. During my study I had the opportunity...

International Fur Federation ‘Disappointed’ in Versace No Fur Stance

March 15, 2018

ANIMAL INSTINCTS: The International Fur Federation doesn’t waste a minute. Shortly after 1843, The Economist’s lifestyle magazine, published an interview online with Donatella Versace saying she was renouncing fur, the lobby sprang into action. In the story, which will come out in print on Friday, Versace said fur will no longer be used in her collections. “Fur? I am out of that. I don’t want to kill animals to make fashion. It doesn’t feel right,” she told the magazine. Reached Wednesday, a Versace spokesman said...

AW18 Fashion Week Review

March 13, 2018

The AW18 catwalks shows were a blockbuster of big colours and statements from all four major fashion weeks in New York, London, Milan and Paris. Fur was of course present at these weeks and we have crafted up our review on the fashion weeks and the best fur pieces on display during the past couple months. New York: A city that is fit to kick off the official fashion month, New York offered an eclectic and varied range of inspirations and certainly no...

Fur Futures Profile – ALEXQUISITE

March 7, 2018

ALEXQUISITE, is the creative brand and brainchild of Greek designer and Fur Future member Alexandros Kotoulas. Alex applied for a bursary to help fund and explore new tryouts on fur accessories. Here, Alex explains the skill required to complete his new fur creations funded by the Fur Futures programme ALEXQUISITE fur bags encapsulate the highest in craftsmanship, quality and design, all made in Greece by artisanal independent workshops. resulting in a piece that you will never stop caressing! As you can see in...