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Vogue Editor Anna Wintour was faced with animal rights activists when she attended Marc Jacob’s New York Fashion Week show on Wednesday evening.
Wintour – who is often derided as a ‘fur hag’ – is well known for her penchant for wearing animal skins.
Activists from ALF New York chanted ‘shame on you’, as she made her way from her car into the building.
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The editor-in-chief, who is also artistic director for Condé Nast, famously loves wearing fur – and has been criticized for it for decades.
A letter sent to Wintour from a legion of celebrities made headlines as far back as 1997.
The missive, signed by stars including Kim Basinger, Sarah Bernhard, and Woody Harrelson, said: “We believe there’s nothing fashionable about killing animals for a luxury product. For their fur, animals are gassed, electrocuted, drowned and strangled.
“We ask that Vogue become more animal- friendly by agreeing to end its insensitive promotion of fur.”
