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Op-Ed | Fashion’s Fur Debate Has Never Been a Clean Fight

Last week, Marc Jacobs officially declared his brand fur-free following ‘bullying’ by aggressive activists. But on the other side of the equation, quiet pressure from his brand’s parent company LVMH is largely responsible for keeping fur in fashion, argues the Humane Society’s PJ Smith.
Anti-fur protestors outside a Marc Jacobs store.
Anti-fur protestors outside a Marc Jacobs store. (CAFT USA)
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  • PJ Smith

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