Celebrities Caught In Fur Storms

21 November 2008

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Another day, another celebrity is pictured wearing fur and yet another outrageous scandal begins. The latest 'victim' of such controversy is Liz Hurley, who has recently been pictured wearing mink coats as part of a new campaign for Blackglama.

We announced last month that Liz was to be involved with the campaign, and this week the promotional pictures for the company have come to light. They show the actress posing in a fur shrug and little else, as a slogan runs across the picture asking 'What Becomes A Legend Most?'

Liz has been caught in something of a media storm since she became involved in the campaign, as it is a view by many that real fur should be banned. PETA in particular have very strong opinions on the subject and have already expressed their outrage at the campaign, which in the past has featured Elle Macpherson, Gisele Bundchen and Cindy Crawford.

The argument rages on as to what is acceptable in this taboo subject, as in days gone by, fur was considered the epitome of glamour and wealth with movie icons Audrey Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor championing fur coats.

Only last week Lindsay Lohan was flour bombed in Paris by activists, claiming that "There is nothing remotely 'fashionable' about the torture and death of animals killed for fur."

And Li-Lo isn't the only celebrity to have been caught up in a fur storm recently, as a number of stars have faced criticism for their continued use of real fur in campaigns, on the catwalk and in their private lives.

Gwyneth Paltrow, for example recently wore a fox fur stole in a campaign for luxury label Tod's and has since come under fire for wearing the item. Gwyneth later claimed that she assumed was fur was fake and didn't think anything of it, as it was the stylist who dressed her for the campaign.

Kate Winslet too, was also said to of been outraged to discover that the fur she posed with for a recent issue of Vanity Fair was real, as she believed it to have been fake. She also heavily insisted that if she had known, she would not have posed with the item.

The Olsen twins were also targeted in New York a few weeks ago, as they launched their style guide. Protesters hounded the twins with scary masks and criticised the girls, for supposedly wearing real fear in the past.

Mary J Blige is the most recent case to come to light, as she stepped out in a hideous full-length fur monstrosity in New York. Did she fear the wrath of PETA? Heck no!

She said earlier this year: "Those PETA people don't want to mess with me, they don't want to throw paint on my coat because it's not just going to be throwing paint. It's going to be Mary in the news the next day, you know what I mean? What gives them the right to destroy someone's coat because their opinion is that you shouldn't wear animals? Understand what I'm saying?"

Clearly she has some strong opinions about wearing fur, and I'm sure we can expect other celebrities to speak out soon enough, if this fur debate continues to make headlines worldwide.

FemaleFirst- Laura Terry