Mar27
Disruption at Alexander McQueen Fashion Show
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"McQueen's macabre designs might be intended to titillate, but they simply nauseate. There is nothing remotely 'fashionable' about the torture and death of animals killed for something that a caveperson would wear."
Hopefully this will serve as a message to McQueen and others who condone the torture of animals for their designs that compassionate people will not continue to indulge their cruel fetishes, and that their archaic sense of what’s “fashionable” will soon be little more than an ugly footnote in the history books. That, or they’ll obliviously keep it up until some legislator has the good sense to ban fur farming for good and put them out of business. Whichever comes sooner is fine with me.
I’ll update this entry with more info as this story develops.
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ugh.. I love fashion but it makes me wanna gag when people were real fur. I mean what the point of killing defensles animals when we have fake fur, =[ its really sad.
and i though marylin manson was a good guy, i guess i was wrong
Posted by: Kenady | March 27, 2008 09:58 AM
Alexander McQueen has no vision.
No one notices his empty designs, so he desperately tries to replace creativity with notoriety.
It is time for the younger generations to take over fashion and give it life again!!
Posted by: kelly | March 27, 2008 10:45 AM
I can't understand why top designers STILL use fur in their designs when fake fur can be used. I don't know, maybe it's supposed to be a status symbol, or something, but it's just cruel and wrong-headed to take a life for such a frivolous and stupid reason. If people just wouldn't buy their products, these designers would stop quickly enough!
Posted by: Susannah Sulzman | March 27, 2008 11:24 AM
I've never heard of Alexander McQueen.
Fox heads and bird skulls??????
Posted by: Jaclyn | March 27, 2008 11:38 AM
Wonderful! Congratulations to those who did it!
Not to be picky, but I hope the websites were printed big and clear on the signs - remember, that's the most effective thing.
Have you ever considered signs with big photos of animals on fur farms or in traps? The signs at Ringling demos have huge photos, and they show up well in photos and videos of the signs.
What about slogans with very brief facts about the treatment of animals? I've always wondered why that isn't done, because most people don't know that the animals suffer on the "raches," so the other slogans have little meaning.
Does anyone know why PETA doesn't have slogans about the treatment of animals at things like runway takeovers?
Posted by: Mark | March 27, 2008 11:48 AM
He's obviously a no-talent loser who relies on shock value to mask the fact that he has no real creativity.
Posted by: Mike Quinoa | March 27, 2008 11:59 AM
VERY nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: John Carmody | March 27, 2008 12:40 PM
Does anyone know where a video of this is?
Posted by: Wes | March 27, 2008 04:27 PM
This just makes me so angry. The real fur owners are brutally killed and this designer and his models flaunt their indifference to their suffering.
Posted by: lynda downie | March 28, 2008 01:49 AM
BIRD SKULLS???
WTF can you do with a bird skull that is "fashionable"???
Seriously...
Posted by: Tamara | March 28, 2008 05:46 AM
THE BARBARIC HUMAN RACE AT WORK.
WONDER WHY THEY CALL THIS HELL
CAUSE IT IS
FUR IS BARBARIC AND ID LIKE TO SEE THE SAME DONE TO THE "HUMANS" WHO DO THIS....POETIC JUSTICE WOULD NOT EVEN MAKE A DENT....
SUFFER LIKE THE ANIMALS YOU SLAUGHTERED....
ANYLESS THAN THAT WOULD NOT BE JUSTICE
Posted by: outrages | March 28, 2008 12:32 PM
okay i love fashion alot but real fur is pathetic and thats disgusting ug
Posted by: Lauren | March 28, 2008 11:32 PM
Does anyone knows the email of Alexander McQueen or how can i contact with him? Bloody hell i am so angry!
Posted by: Achilleas Papakyriacou | March 29, 2008 01:36 PM
I agree with PETA president Ingrid having made strike at its gateway are using fur in their design, should shame them should know that these animals feel pain and suffering must be put in place to see if they would like to use their skin to make clothes. I will not buy their designs and I will run on my voice in my country you should stop using fur.
Frances Peña 16 years
Puerto Rico
Posted by: Frances Peña | March 29, 2008 06:54 PM
I still want to know wtf you can do with a bird skull that is "fashionable"??
Posted by: Tamara | March 30, 2008 01:12 AM
I love you nicole!!!
Posted by: tyler | March 30, 2008 02:30 AM
Ok I am in the fashion industry and I love McQueen. I think how they get fur is awful. But I think doing that during a fashion show is a little kind of crazy. I know I am going to get a lot of hate from this but its just what I think. And just because a designer uses fur does not make them a bad designer. McQueen is a great designer and has some very nice pieces. I may not like that he uses real fur but I am not going to go ruin his show during fashion week because of it.
Posted by: Kate | March 30, 2008 08:46 AM
That MF...ER I TRULY WISH HE WAS SKINED ALIVE AND SOMEONE MADE A FILTHY RUG OUT OF HIS STINKY FLESH.AND THOSE MODELS WHO WOULD LITERALY WEAR FECES .HOW PATHETIC KNOWING WERE THIS FUR COMES FROM HOW HORRIBLE POOR LITTLE ANIMALS THIS IS SO UNFAIR !IS JUST SUCKS..
Posted by: Rose Corletto. | March 31, 2008 12:33 AM
come on!! they needa stop using fur!!
Posted by: Amber Falobas | March 31, 2008 09:11 AM
Alexander McQueen and his staff and associates need to
get to a fur farm and witness
the nightmarish horror fear and barbaric terror these helpless, voiceless, precious animals endure; it is what is
there daily existence. If McQueen is not affected by what he sees' and still wants
to profit from this living hell; he can only be described
as a monster, who will ALWAYS
have blood on his hands.
Posted by: Pamela L. | March 31, 2008 01:52 PM
Kate, there's no hate here. Maybe Alexander just doesn't understand what fur animals go through. If he does, and he continues to use fur, his lack of compassion would negate any artistic skill he has, in my opinion.
As far as his show being ruined, being anally electrocuted sort of takes the glow off your day too.
Posted by: Mike Quinoa | March 31, 2008 04:45 PM
Ohhh my God!!! I went to this animal murderer site and I saw his winter collection. How many poor foxes were anally electrocuted because of his 100% fur collection.
Alexander McQueen is incapable of creating fashion without fox fur, leather or silk.
That's not innovation at all.
Posted by: Marestela | March 31, 2008 11:13 PM
MARC BY MARC JACOBS COLLECTION FTW. AT LEAST I SEE NO FUR IN THE CLOTHING COLLECTION!!!!!
Posted by: Mistii | April 11, 2008 07:47 PM
Saying Alexander McQueen has no creative talent is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. He is widely regarded as the best designer there is. I think you need to know your enemy if you really want to change the industry. If you use language that is so polarised of course designers will ignore you. I know it is an emotional subject but saying Alexander McQueen is a crap designer isn't the way to go. Of course he will become more rebellious if that is all he hears from the anti-fur lobby, not forgetting a lot of hate. Actually this designer likes birdwatching.
btw, I don't think designers should use real fur.
Posted by: Ellen E. | July 10, 2008 10:53 AM
Alexander McQueen is the most genius fashion designer in the buisiness.
you people neglect to see the real animal haters.
MCQUEEN IS A SMALL TIME DESIGNER
he is progressing from edgy to classy, and is using less fur than ever.
if you want to make a difference dont go after this obscure genius.
go after the soul-less corporate ones such as Dolce and Gabbana, who use far more fur in their shows AND will sell more product and in return kill more animals.
or maybe you just didnt want to see the real truth.
Posted by: Beau | August 22, 2008 02:17 AM
just buy Stella McCartney.
Posted by: Christiane Savard | August 29, 2008 03:00 PM
I don't get why people keep saying its ok to use fake fur, cause its not!!! Its the same concept as using real fur and its very harmful to the environment to make. Why can't people just not use fur??? People who use any type of fur are weak and insecure, they obviously don’t feel comfortable with who they are. And the “real truth” is that no excuses can be made for those who know how animals are killed, when they are skinned, but promote it anyway. Why do we have to be so materialistic as a race?? Where the hell have all the morals gone??? Using fur is unacceptable, and for those who use it, I wouldn’t piss on them if they were on fire.
Posted by: Katrina | May 12, 2009 06:02 PM