Some of this season’s “faux” fur apparel is very realistic. That’s because, according to the Humane Society of the United States, it’s not “faux” at all, but real fur being purposely mislabeled, in violation of federal law.
The group says the mislabeled fur garments are being sold at six major retailers: Bloomingdale’s, Neiman Marcus, Lord & Taylor, Dillard’s, Saks Fifth Avenue and Yoox.com.
Certain jackets sold by these companies, under the brand names Burberry, Andrew Marc, Marc New York, Preston & York, Aqua, Ramosport and Adam & Eve, were found to be falsely advertised or mislabeled as faux fur or “ecological” fur when in fact they are trimmed with real animal fur, the Human Society said in a statement.
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