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Well, at least someone might be benefiting from the economic downturn: all those animals who are just a glimmer in a mink farmer's eye. Anti-fur designer Marc Bouwer expressed the hope at last night's “Cool vs. Cruel” benefit at New York's Bowery Hotel that this was one "stupid luxury" that wouldn't survive the recession. Calvin Klein, Urban Outfitters and Overstock.com were also feted for their anti-fur stances, while Agyness Deyn and Albert Hammond, Jr. for some reason DJ'd. [WSJ] More »
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Designer Jean-Paul Gaultier is one of the highlights of Paris Fashion Week: Love him or loathe him, he always gives the fashion folk something to talk about. But, following last night's Fall 2008 presentation, many in attendance had little to say: Gaultier's audience, in fact, was rendered speechless by his gratuitous, almost pornographic use of fur. Fur appeared in nearly every look sent down the runway, and frequently, the heads and tails of the mammals themselves were still attached to the pelts. "I cannot recall the last time I saw so much fur on a runway," wrote the Washington Post's Robin Givhan on her blog this morning. "I couldn't decide if leaving the head on a stole is a form of brutal honesty or just plain creepy. In all truth, I generally like fur as long as it doesn't come from endangered species. But this was fur overload." Said the Telegraph's Hilary Alexander: "[H]eaps of fox-skins dangled from heads and waists and bags, croc-skins were turned into jackets and mink into scarves. At times, there was so much fur on the catwalk it seemed Gaultier was throwing down a deliberate challenge to PETA." More »
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• The facts speak for themselves: Heidi Klum is designing a capsule collection for Jordache, for which she has been modeling over the past year. Think she'll offer hair extensions to cover nipples as well? [WWD, sub req'd]

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