Australian Fashion Week (AFT) forbids all materials from wild animals, including fur, exotic animal skins and feathers. This announced the World Animal Protection Organization on Tuesday. The new guideline, developed by the Australian Fashion Council in collaboration with Collective Fashion Justice, is in force immediately. The current AF, which takes place from 12 to 16 May, is therefore the first edition to completely abandon wild animals on the catwalks.
The decision brings in line with a growing number of international and national fashion events that introduce animal-free guidelines. Similar measures have already been implemented at the Melbourne Fashion Week, the Melbourne Fashion Festival and international fashion weeks in Berlin, Copenhagen and London.
“This recent announcement is a memory that the fashion industry can be a positive force for wild animals and the lives of crocodiles, ostriches, mink and other animals can change,” said Suzanne Milthorpe, head of campaigns at World Animal Protection Australia. “We see a domino effect in which fashion events in Australia and all over the world reject exotic skins, springs and fur. With this new, animal-friendly guideline, the Australian Fashion Week is joining the growing list of catwalks that welcomes innovative, animal-free alternatives.”
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