Fashion capital New York considers banning sale of fur.
twitterA burgeoning movement to outlaw fur is seeking to make its biggest statement yet in the fashion mecca ofLawmakers are pushing a measure that would ban the sale of all new fur products in the city where such garments were once common and style-setters including Marilyn Monroe, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Joe Namath and Sean Diddy Combs have all rocked furs over the years.
Cruelty should not be confused with economic development, said state Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, a Democrat from Manhattan, who is sponsoring the state legislation. Fur relies on violence to innocentThe fate of the proposals could be decided in the coming months, though supporters acknowledge New York Citys measure has a better chance of passage than the state legislation.
If passed, New York would become the third major American city with such a ban, following San Francisco, where a ban takes effect this year, and Los Angeles, where a ban passed this year will take effect in 2021. Everyone is watching this, said Nancy Daigneault, vice president at the International Fur Federation, an industry group based in London. If it starts here with fur, its going to go to wool, to leather, to meat.Pologeorgis father, who emigrated from Greece, started the fur design and sales business in the citys Fur District nearly 60 years ago.
They also argue that fur retailers and manufacturers represent just a small fraction of an estimated 180,000 people who work in the citys fashion industry and that their skills can readily be transferred.
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