London fashion week vows to be fur-free
by Scarlett Conlon from on (#3Y9E9)
British Fashion Council says LFW in September will be first of big fashion weeks to ditch animal fur
London has become the first of the main fashion weeks to ditch animal fur in its shows after the British Fashion Council (BFC) said none of the designers participating on the official schedule would be using it.
The BFC made the announcement after carrying out a survey asking designers if they planned on using fur in their shows, and comes after rising numbers of anti-fur protesters demonstrating at London fashion week (LFW), from 25 in 2016 to more than 250 last September.
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