When you were trying to figure out what to buy for the environmentalist on your holiday list, fur probably didn't cross your mind. Some ecologists and fashion enthusiasts are trying to rekindle a ...

Spun from plant-based fibers and priced under $500, they’re the most accessible, sustainable, and mood-enhancing faux furs you’ll find this winter. Skip to main content Search ...

Perhaps they also realize the imitator, like lab-grown and “plant-based” meat, is worse than the original. ... Let’s make real fur - and trapping - great again. Tags: ENVIRONMENT.

Plastic-free fake fur made from nettle, hemp and flax fibres envelops these special edition bags that Danish fashion brand Ganni has unveiled as part of an exhibition at Copenhagen Fashion Week.

Among the new-generation alternatives to fossil-fuel-made fur and real animal skin is Savian, a 100% plant-based fur made from nettle, flax and hemp sourced from Europe and produced in Italy.

Unlike real fur — which will eventually biodegrade, per Refinery29 — faux fur fibres could take hundreds of years to break down. In the meantime, it's likely to take up space on landfill sites.

TREATING nutria as a kind of “guilt free” fur is tough when you’re cutting the pelt and fur gets caught in your eyes. That’s what Micha Michelle Melancon, a fashion designer in New Orleans ...

In the 1930s, Louisiana fur farms imported these animals from Argentina for their supple pelts. Unfortunately, some nutria got loose and made Louisiana’s marshes their new home. As the demand for ...

For example, the fur of the European mole has been a valuable commodity. Also found were three fragments of plant fibres, which are preserved particularly poorly in the acidic Finnish soil. The fibres ...