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John Galliano Lampooned in Anti-Fur Ad
PETA has had no luck in its attempts to convince John Galliano
to stop designing with fur by showing him hideous images of animals
struggling in traps, so the animal rights group is hoping to get his
attention with a hideous image of … himself.
Coinciding with Paris Fashion Week, PETA will launch a new international
ad campaign featuring the most unflattering picture of Galliano that
the group could find with the slogan “Fur Is Worn by Beautiful
Animals and Ugly People.” The ad will be unveiled outside of
Galliano’s Dior fashion show on Tuesday, October 5.
 “We
scoured photo agencies for the picture that most accurately reflects
Galliano’s selfish, cruel attitude toward animals, and although
there were many candidates, this one summed it up best,” said
PETA’s vice president of campaigns, Dan Mathews.
Galliano is a top PETA target because of his relentless use of fur.
Many designers, including Calvin Klein, Betsey
Johnson, Marc Bouwer, and Stella
McCartney, refuse to use fur. PETA’s Galliano ad is
the third in the “ugly” series that began last year with
American Vogue editor Anna Wintour, who
promotes fur and refuses to run even paid anti-fur ads. PETA unveiled
a similar Donatella Versace “ugly” ad
in Milan last fall.
PETA will tell Dior show attendees that for each fur coat or cuff,
animals are trapped, drowned, or beaten to death in the wild or gassed,
strangled, or electrocuted on fur farms. For more information, please
visit FurIsDead.com.
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