The Second Coming: Fur in the 21st Century

Paris Vogue: Is Carine Roitfeld Trying To Tell Us Something?

When the runway reports for the Fall 2008 collections hit the internet, I remember being surprised at the amount of fur on offer from a number of luxury houses that had previously caved to animal rights protesters and ditched the use of fur in their collections.

This would seem to be another sign that Western sensibilities are no longer a priority in a market that's increasingly focused on selling to the Asian consumer. I doubt that PETA has much cache in India, China or Russia.

Below are a few links to articles regarding the resurgent popularity of fur:

Pangs of Guilt Are Gone : Fur Comes Back In a Brashy Way

Back in Style: The Fur Trade

Fighting the return of fur