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Copenhagen Becomes Highest-Profile Fashion Week to Ban Exotic Skins

Brands with collections that contain virgin fur, wild animal skins or feathers will not be able to show in the Danish capital from next year.
A guest is seen wearing coat and bag with snake print outside Rodebjer during Copenhagen Fashion Week.
Copenhagen Fashion Week will ban exotic skins from next year. (Christian Vierig/Getty Images)

Copenhagen Fashion Week will ban collections containing exotic skins or feathers from its runways from next year, becoming the highest profile event on the fashion calendar to take a stance against the increasingly controversial materials.

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