 Dennis
Rodman Naked in Fashion Week Blitz: ‘Think Ink, Not Mink,’
Says Tattooed Sports Icon in PETA Campaign
Dennis Rodman is coming to NYC for Fashion Week—not to sit in
the front row at a show, but to unveil his provocative new PETA ad
in the very tents where designers are pushing fur. In PETA’s
ad, Rodman appears nude—except for his tattoos—alongside
the caption, “Think Ink, Not Mink,” and urges: “Be
comfortable in your own skin and let animals keep theirs.”
Rodman is the first man—and the first sports star—to pose
for PETA’s “Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” series,
which has featured Pamela Anderson, Kim Basinger, and Christy Turlington.
When the 6’8” basketball legend, whose own “Dennis
Rodman Foundation” helps the homeless, heard about PETA’s
program that donates thousands of castoff fur coats to homeless shelters
across the country, he instantly agreed to pose for the cause, explaining
that furriers have pushed free furs on him over the years and he’s
always refused to take them—he only wears fake fur.
Rodman watched Pamela
Anderson's three-minute video showing how animals live and die
before being made into fur coats. “If you actually look at
[the video] firsthand, it gives you a different perspective on animals
and how they’re treated. … It’s heart-wrenching
to see what they go through,” he said.
Check out the exclusive behind-the-scenes
footage of Rodman’s PETA photo shoot with fashion photographer
Ian Brooks at L.A.’s famed Smashbox Studios. Rodman’s
makeup was done by Autumn Moultrie, his hair by Tanya Stine.
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