Summary

FURS ARE FLYING OUT OF THE CLOSET AND INTO THE STREETS THIS YEAR AS PUBLIC OPINION POLLS AND SALES FIGURES SHOW AMERICANS ARE ONCE AGAIN WEARING FURS AND FEELING GOOD ABOUT IT. A NATIONWIDE POLL SHOWS NEARLY 90-PERCENT OF AMERICAN WOMEN BELIEVE THEY SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO WEAR FUR IF THEY WANT TO. THE POLL ALSO FOUND 96-PERCENT OF AMERICANS DO NOT APPROVE OF THE TACTICS OF ANIMAL ACTIVIST GROUPS THAT TRY TO DISCOURAGE SHOPPERS FROM BUYING FUR COATS AND LEATHER PRODUCTS, OR EATING MEAT. SOME OF THESE GROUPS HAVE DUBBED NOVEMBER 24 AS "FUR-FREE FRIDAY." THIS SEASON OVER 20 FASHION DESIGNERS SAY THAT FUR IS O.K. AND ARE FEATURING FUR IN THEIR NEW LINES. THE FUR INFORMATION COUNCIL SAYS SALES FIGURES FOR FUR ARE ALREADY UP 10-PERCENT THIS SEASON.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 51207
Story Slug FUR BUYING VNR (11/24/1995)
Location NEW YORK, NY
Format VO/SOT
Date 11/24/1995
Archive Time 43:12
TRT 1:25
Supers NEW YORK, NY MOS MARC JACOBS, AMERICAN FUR DESIGNER D'ARCY MOSES, CANADIAN FUR DESIGNER GORDON BATCHELLER, WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST
Video Description SOTS. SHOOPERS WITH FURS IN STORES. BEAVER IN NATURAL MARSH HABITAT. MODELS ON RUNWAYS WEARING FURS.
Description FURS ARE FLYING OUT OF THE CLOSET AND INTO THE STREETS THIS YEAR AS PUBLIC OPINION POLLS AND SALES FIGURES SHOW AMERICANS ARE ONCE AGAIN WEARING FURS AND FEELING GOOD ABOUT IT. A NATIONWIDE POLL SHOWS NEARLY 90-PERCENT OF AMERICAN WOMEN BELIEVE THEY SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO WEAR FUR IF THEY WANT TO. THE POLL ALSO FOUND 96-PERCENT OF AMERICANS DO NOT APPROVE OF THE TACTICS OF ANIMAL ACTIVIST GROUPS THAT TRY TO DISCOURAGE SHOPPERS FROM BUYING FUR COATS AND LEATHER PRODUCTS, OR EATING MEAT. SOME OF THESE GROUPS HAVE DUBBED NOVEMBER 24 AS "FUR-FREE FRIDAY." THIS SEASON OVER 20 FASHION DESIGNERS SAY THAT FUR IS O.K. AND ARE FEATURING FUR IN THEIR NEW LINES. THE FUR INFORMATION COUNCIL SAYS SALES FIGURES FOR FUR ARE ALREADY UP 10-PERCENT THIS SEASON.
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