Watch out Alexa because you’re going to have PETA kicking in your door in no time!

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Dancing With The Stars professional Karina Smirnoff sheds it all for PETA…she looks amazing!

LINK LOVE: Hollywood Tuna

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Didn’t know too much about Travis Toddeo prior to writing this post, but believe me I have taken notice. He is every PETA supporter’s nightmare, and he does it with perfection. The fur accessories are insane! The mix of furs, tank tops and leather pants has me in awe. I am blown away with the pieces he has prepared for the Fall.

Gallery: DESIGNER TO KNOW: Travis Toddeo

via Men’s Rag

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Apparently Pink recently got a little annoyed by Kanye’s affinity for wearing fur.  She sat near him at the Stella McCartney show in January, and noted…

Hm. Would you wear some Louis Vuitton logo-embossed Kanye skin? How overpriced would that be?  

Can’t wait for Kanye’s official blog response.

Via INO.

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PETA might not be a fan of 10 Magazine’s most recent spread, “F For Furry,” but I’m all about the natural cityscape, seemingly amateur spread shot by Marcelo Krasilcic. Model Valeria Dmitrienko is dressed to the nines in immaculate fur pieces from designers Gareth Pugh, Roberto Cavalli, Todd Lynn, Antonio Berardi, Versace and Jean Paul Gaultier. From the looks of the wet, Parisian cobblestone streets, the editorial probably saw a bit of rain (unless it was staged) but heck girl, you better not have rocked those pelts in the rain! 

GALLERY: SPREAD UM: “F For Furry” For 10 Magazine May 2009

Thanks Fashion Gone Rogue!

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Sorry PETA, you’re going to have to suck it up, because fur is on the trend list for Fall 2009! Okay, so the fur might not get as intense as floor-length fur coats, but it’s the touches of fur that are big next season. I know it’s getting increasingly warmer, but keep your eyes peeled for fur gloves, muffs, scarves, hats, vests, shrugs, gauntlets, collars and wraps! I love how just a touch of fur can make a simple outfit look like a million bucks. While fur can be pricy, don’t be opposed to digging through consignment shops and thrift stores. Sure, the pieces might need some cleaning and alterations, but it’ll cost you far less than splurging on designer furs! 

GALLERY: TRENDSPARK: Touches Of Fur

Thanks Elle!

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Another celeb bites the dust and surrenders to PETA…

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Funny short video of a PETA rep being pushed off the runway during the Dior show, model looks like Gemma Ward…

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We here at F.I. barely have any idea what fooseball is or whatever they call it, but when PETA starts actin’ a malnourished, grass eatin fool, we take notice! Everyone knows what an idiot Michael Vick made of himself when he destroyed his career by getting caught up in a dog fighting ring. However, did you know that those flyin whore monkeys over at PETA wrote every single major league football team, petitioning them not to sign him when he was released from jail? If that ain’t the cock block to end ‘em all and spoil a wet dream! I mean it’s one thing to douse a fur wearer with pigs blood, that’s just clean, wholesome fun but it’s another thing to diddle with a brotha’s paycheck? Brokeness (not an actual word) has never been fashionable.

Now I know in the past that I’ve expressed hate for PETA and the possibility of dousing them in used cooking oil from KFC and settin’ them on fire for a 4th of July light show that would kill *pun* but c’mon! They’re so full of it, they’d take out a family of 6 in a mini-van to save a rabid stray crossing the freeway, clutching a new born in it’s mouth. Those sphincter pirating slut bags! Look, I don’t like the whole dog fighting thing either and I believe he should’ve gone to jail too but he’s paid his debt to society so you people need to chill out and go eat a steak or somethin. I’m gonna line your veggie burgers with meat from an endangered species you’se whorez!

-Z’maji of HauteBlogXOXO

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Hundreds were nominated and thousands voted in the 2009 Sexiest Vegetarian Next Door contest. More than 200,000 people logged on and voted for  their top picks, which were narrowed down to 32  finalists with two lucky winners.  In the end, Amber and Monty came out on top, they are this years hottest vegetarians.

LINKAGE: Fleshbot via PETA

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 A vegetarian for about 50 years, Cloris Leachman is the latest celebrity to pose for a PETA campaign. 

She seems like a random choice, but the 82-year-old looks great in a gown made of lettuce and red cabbage.

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It’s only March, but PETA has released a new Worst-Dressed list for 2009. Madonna took top honors, with the animal rights folks warning her that “wearing fur doesn’t make you a cougar.”

Other honorees include Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kanye West, and Ekizabeth Hurley, all for consistently wearing fur.

Full list of charges and a Tim Gunn video here: PETA.

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“Wear Fur and I’ll Eat Your Fucking Head Off!!!!”

PETA just hired strippers from Rick’s Cabaret to represent their anti-fur campaign. Apparently, they know a thing or two about keeping themselves “fur-free”. That was pubic hair joke if you didn’t get it.

LINKAGE: PETA Hires Strippers for New Anti-Fur Ad Campaign

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What happens when you squelch on a promise made with PETA? First they get their creative team to design a quirky poster to point out your inhumanity. Then they send hundreds of supporters to protest with the posters. Oh, and sometimes they go as far as taking a full page ad in Variety just to make their point. 

The new “Pinocchio Armani” advertisement is not only a ploy for embarrassing payback, but a plea for those attending this year’s Oscars to avoid Armani garments. The animal rights group has even taken the liberty of writing to Oscar nominees, encouraging them to wear the fur-free designs of Stella McCartney, Tommy Hilfiger and Vivienne Westwood. 

I must admit, the advertisement made me laugh, but I guess we’ll see who’s laughing when Armani remains a red-carpet hit or PETA sticks it to the man. 

Thanks Daily News!

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Gareth Pugh Rat Jacket

If you live in New York, you hate rodents. It is simple as that. They sneak into your apartments, scamper on the subway and give your favorite restaurant a failing grade during health inspection. But seeking revenge by wearing rodent clothing and accessories isn’t clever or cute…it’s pretty disturbing. Where has the sanity gone?! From coats and broaches to finger puppets and salt-and-pepper shakers, rats and mice weaseling their way back into everyday life. Hmm…maybe a rat broach would look good with that doggy sweater you were thinking of knitting…

GALLERY: Trendspark: Rodents

Thanks Trend de la Creme! 

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PETA is so weird and grosses me out so much that I don’t know where to start. First off, this commercial is disgusting. Sweaty women rubbing raw vegetables all over themselves? No thanks, and I’m pretty sure the guys can agree with me here. Vegetarianism is a decision made for health, social, ethical reasons etc. But I wouldn’t really consider it sexy. Whatever, thank you NBC for rejecting this super awkward commercial; that leaves more ad space for the good ones.

REJECTED PETA VIDEO

Thanks to Jezebel for the video.

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Those bastards at PETA have striked again. This time they defaced Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsens star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. My guess is they are just as mad as the twins that they have to share a star and are encouraging the split.

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Donna Karen, the Bunny Butcher of Forest Hills, has decided to go fur-free for all future collections. Don’t you know this is how it starts Donna?!? You give them this and next their pushing for same sex dolphin marriages and days off for Martin Lemur King Day.

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I’ll be honest with you, I envy Mary Kate Olsen. No, I’m not bitter that the girl was world famous for saying “you got it dude,” becoming a multi-millionaire before her first birthday. I’m not jealous of the fact that she has an equally successful identical twin sister who aids Mary Kate in pissing off PETA. I could care less that she had a fling with our handsome departed Heath Ledger. What I do covet, however, is this girl’s immaculate roll out of bed, get dressed in the dark, pile on mismatched accessories style and how well she pulls it off. 

People may poke fun at her style, saying she looks like an anorexic crack-head, but I love it. For some odd reason, the girl always looks disheveled, thrown together and homeless, but stunning, fashionable and worthy of Fashion Indie’s praise. I would like to consider Mary Kate the pioneer of the bohemian, mod-vintage look, a look that seems easy to pull off, but takes mastery that only this Olsen has. There is no denying that Mary Kate looks good in whatever she wears, with or without styled hair, rips or no rips, baggy or tight fitting. If only Mary Kate still attended NYU…I could hunt her down, grovel at her feet and ask her to teach me her ways. 

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PETA is like that pushy bully back in middle school who told you that all the cool kids money from their mom’s purse. First it’s the purse, then it’s holiday bake sale and before you know it, you’re robbing the Bank of America down the street. Unfortunately for Tim Gunn, peer pressure got the best of him as he is now the new spokesman for decrying the use of rabbit fur in China. What happened to designers with a backbone? Come on people, if your thing is fur, then use fur! Really, I am astounded the PETA actually got to Donna Karan and Giorgio Armani, scaring them away from future fur use. I understand PETA’s plight is for the ethical treatment of animals, but their constant public torture is sacrificing the fashion industry. What fur using designers fail to understand that it is impossible for PETA to crush their market. Okay, so the vegan girl down the street might not buy your mink coat, but someone else will! Besides, she probably has more important things to buy…like buy all natural, organic brussel sprout puffs.

So designers, keep a stiff upper lip and don’t back down to the threats of PETA, completely ruining your reputation and aesthetic as a designer. Instead of running over the fox for your latest fur coat with a semi, lightly smack it over the head with a brick.

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What do an ex daytime television diva and a woman that used to make expensive dirtiez to Donald Trumps crotch have in common? Both of them enjoy the fuzzy dead carcasses of woodland creatures. I personally think Ivana’s coat is made out of excess comb over sheddings from The Donald. She’s a very resourceful woman. I don’t know where Star got hers from but I’m sure she strangled and skinned the poor little defenseless rats all on her own-some cuz she’s a strong black woman. Don’t mess with Star-uh cuz you’se hoes might be next!

Don’t get me wrong, I hate PETA too…….I want them dead, I paid the people to destroy them but they haven’t finished the job, darn indecisive mormon terrorists! Heavy full on fur coats, however, ain’t cute so the 80’s IS pressing charges cuz they want their merchandise back. Fur is after all murder – FABULOUS MURDER *evil*! I know I personally want a fur coat made out of Brandy and Beyonce lace front wig weavins………….that’s only if anyone was wondering what to get me for ChrismaKwanzNukkah!

-Z’maji of HauteBlogXOXO

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In attempts to salvage her reputation with PETA for wearing a fur stole in a recent Tod’s campaign, Paltrow had this to say:

“It was a daylong photo shoot on a boat near Capri, and there were all sorts of poses with all kinds of clothes — none with fur. During one set-up, a stylist came up from behind and draped a stole around my shoulder. I didn’t pay much attention to it, and when I noticed it was fur, I assumed it was fake fur, but did not ask, so it’s my fault. I know it’s not a great excuse, but I hope you and your members understand.”

Fake fur? If you’re a multi-millionaire actress, I’m almost positive you know what real fur feels like. And really, you couldn’t feel the plush stole draped around your neck? What, do you have defective nerve endings too? Nice try Paltrow, it’s time to confess to PETA that you could care less about the fox around your neck and care more about the money in the bank.

Thanks NY Mag!

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If you remember correctly, PETA threatened the Olsen twins with an anti-fur campaign, featuring the twins decked out in dead animal parts and looking rather drab. Well, the Hairless Halloween turned into the bashed book signing at the Barnes and Noble in Union Square. While the Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen contently signed their new book, Influence, PETA supporters protested outside in their Hairy-Kate and Trashley Halloween masks…just a few days early! The next time PETA gathers to protest, I think they should tell their supporters to avoid wearing fake fur (see middle)…it just isn’t getting the anti-fur message across. 

Sorry PETA, you may have started this war, but it looks like you lost your first battle. Fur is fur and fur is fashion. You’ve got other issues to worry about…like the meat purse…

Thanks NY Mag and Popgloss!

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PETA activists picketed in front of the Milan Emporio Armani boutique yesterday.

They were armed with signs depicting Giorgio Armani as Pinocchio, protesting that the designer went back on a promise to stop using fur.  In reality, Armani will still be using rabbit fur.

I have no passionate opinion on Armani, and have always disagreed with how PETA goes about communicating their messages and causes.  But that picture’s pretty creepy-funny.  Early Halloween!

Image from Towleroad.

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