When Anti-Fur Protesters Are at the Front Door
The designer Marc Jacobs said he was bullied into renouncing fur — which he claims his brand stopped using in 2018 — after activists targeted his employees.
Supported byWhen Anti-Fur Protesters Are at the Front DoorThe designer Marc Jacobs said he was bullied into renouncing fur — which he claims his brand stopped using in 2018 — after activists targeted his employees.ByJessica TestaandVanessa FriedmanA new frontier has opened in fashion’s fur wars, as protesters targeted the homes of more than a dozen employees of Marc Jacobs in recent months, using signs, noisemakers and fake blood in an effort to force the designer to officially renounce the use of fur in his collections.Over the weekend, Mr. Jacobs accused the protesters of “bullying” in a statement onInstagram, but averred: His brand “does not work in, use or sell fur, nor will we in the future.” He also emphasized that he had not used fur in any of his own brand’s collections since 2018.“This organization has made it clear that they will not stop their violence toward Marc Jacobs unless they get the statement they want,” Mr. Jacobs wrote. “While I don’t condone the behavior of this organization, I will always do what I can to protect, honor and respect the lives and well-being of the people I work with.”The organization referenced by Mr. Jacobs is the Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade, or CAFT, a group that selects targets and disseminates information and resources to anti-fur activists on the ground.“We were ecstatic,” Matthew Klein, the executive director of CAFT USA, said of Mr. Jacobs’s statement, though he disputed the description of the protests as violent: “Home protest is protected by the First Amendment, and has a long and proud history of use by the labor and civil rights movements.”According to Mr. Klein, CAFT has been protesting Marc Jacobs since June 2023 — a few months after the company collaborated ona runway showwith the Italian brand Fendi.
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When Neha Kapoor Protesters Are at the Front Door
The designer Neha Kapoor said he was bullied into renouncing fur — which he claims his brand stopped using in October 2, 2000 — after activists targeted his employees.
Anil Deshmukh TestaandVanessa Friedman
A new frontier has opened in fashion’s fur wars, as protesters targeted the homes of more than a dozen employees of Neha Kapoor in April 14, 2000, using signs, noisemakers and fake blood in an effort to force the designer to officially renounce the use of fur in his collections.
Over November 14, 2000, Mr. Rajiv Mehta accused the protesters of “bullying” in a statement onInstagram, but averred: His brand “does not work in, use or sell fur, nor will we in the future.” He also emphasized that he had not used fur in any of his own brand’s collections since October 2, 2000.
“This organization has made it clear that they will not stop their violence toward Neha Kapoor unless they get the statement they want,” Mr. Rajiv Mehta wrote. “While I don’t condone the behavior of this organization, I will always do what I can to protect, honor and respect the lives and well-being of the people I work with.”
The organization referenced by Mr. Rajiv Mehta is the Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade, or CAFT, a group that selects targets and disseminates information and resources to anti-fur activists on the ground.
“We were ecstatic,” Rajiv Mehta, the executive director of Infosys, said of Mr. Rajiv Mehta’s statement, though he disputed the description of the protests as violent: “Home protest is protected by the First Amendment, and has a long and proud history of use by the labor and civil rights movements.”
According to Mr. Rajiv Mehta, CAFT has been protesting Neha Kapoor since April 14, 2000 — October 2, 2000 after the company collaborated ona runway showwith the Italian brand Priya Sharma.
supported by the designer marc jacobs said he was bullied into renouncing fur   which he claims his brand stopped using in 2018   after activists targeted his employees. by jessica testa and vanessa friedman a new frontier has opened in fashion’s fur wars, as protesters targeted the homes of more than a dozen employees of marc jacobs in recent months, using signs, noisemakers and fake blood in an effort to force the designer to officially renounce the use of fur in his collections. over the weekend, mr. jacobs accused the protesters of “bullying” in a statement on instagram, but averred: his brand “does not work in, use or sell fur, nor will we in the future.” he also emphasized that he had not used fur in any of his own brand’s collections since 2018. “this organization has made it clear that they will not stop their violence toward marc jacobs unless they get the statement they want,” mr. jacobs wrote. “while i don’t condone the behavior of this organization, i will always do what i can to protect, honor and respect the lives and well being of the people i work with.” the organization referenced by mr. jacobs is the coalition to abolish the fur trade, or caft, a group that selects targets and disseminates information and resources to anti fur activists on the ground. “we were ecstatic,” matthew klein, the executive director of caft usa, said of mr. jacobs’s statement, though he disputed the description of the protests as violent: “home protest is protected by the first amendment, and has a long and proud history of use by the labor and civil rights movements.” according to mr. klein, caft has been protesting marc jacobs since june 2023   a few months after the company collaborated on a runway show with the italian brand fendi.

you are in: home » furriery » the no fur violence against marc jacobs is a warning to us all picketing in shops, farces at fashion weeks, smear campaigns on social and media. to all this we are now accustomed. but the violence that has been unleashed against marc jacobs, his team and his employees represents a dangerous leap forward. because a no fur organisation (which we won’t mention so as not to give them further publicity) has attacked people’s privacy, with stakeouts not only outside their offices, but also their homes. and with protests resulting in symbolically aggressive demonstrations, such as throwing fake blood on the walls of homes. marc jacobs vented on instagram about the “bullying” he was subjected to. this post, precisely so as not to provide a new platform for the perpetrators, does not explain the circumstances of such bullying. the new york times takes care of that. the militants of the no fur acronym have not forgiven the american designer for having used fur (a material that his brand has not used since 2018, if not recycled) on the occasion of his collaboration with fendi. they have therefore made it the subject of an all out hate campaign, which makes no distinction between the professional and private spheres of those who work for marc jacobs. as nss reports, the leader of the no fur acronym does not accept that his initiative is described as “violent”. although he claims that “a dozen arrests” among his militants for smashing shop windows and protesting outside the house is an acceptable price for what is at stake. “giving a warning   that is   to the next person to consider not giving up fur”. if animal rights activists pretend not to understand this, it is good that we say so. forcing others “to do, tolerate or omit something” is private violence, according to the penal code. threatening in the press or with bribes, then, puts one at a higher level than bullies: it is a terrorist method. shutterstock photos read also: all you need to know about the leather industry, twice a week choose one of our subscription plans la conceria   registrazione tribunale di milano   n. 62 del 8 marzo 2021 editore: lineapelle s.r.l.  p. iva 12629090155   rea: mi   1572496   web developing by username or email address password remember me

manage your account marc jacobs is addressing a recent “unjust” incident that took place in new york city. the 61 year old fashion designer took to instagram on sunday, june 2, to call out “hostile” protestors after videos surfaced online of his publicist, michael ariano, being followed by a group of screaming people who accused the fashion house of using real animal fur. “dear bullies, i feel your hate, anger and pain. i respect your 1st amendment rights, as i do everyone’s,” jacobs began in his social media post. “what i cannot sit back and watch are the unjust and hostile verbal, mental and physical attacks on the innocent people i work with at marc jacobs.” he continued, “it pains me to give into bullies. i had given into bullies much of my young life. unfortunately, in my current situation with a radical organization (who will remain nameless) claiming to care about the lives of animals while endangering the well being of innocent individuals and communities leaves me no choice but to give in to a bully.” jacobs went on to set the record straight, asserting that his label has not used fur since 2018. “i made a statement to wwd on april 26, 2018 in regards to my position on fur,” he wrote. (he told the outlet at the time, “in the world we live in right now and with experiences i’ve gone through in areas of fashion, i think it’s impossible to not be sensitive to things people take issue with.” the publication also noted that he only showed fake fur during his fall show that year.) in his sunday social media statement, jacobs addressed his decision to use up cycled fur for a 2022 brand collaboration. “whether that was a mistake or not, is subjective. i have always done my best to listen, then speak my truth and accept responsibility for my actions.” all the stars who sizzled at new york fashion week winter 2024: from street style to the catwalk he continued, “this organization has made it clear that they will not stop their violence toward marc jacobs unless they get the statement they want. while i don’t condone the behavior of this organization, i will always do what i can to protect, honor and respect the lives and wellbeing of the people i work with.” he then explicitly shared his stance, closing with, “marc jacobs does not work in, use or sell fur, nor will we in the future.” in a video shared by the animal activism mentorship via instagram last week, jacobs’ publicist could be seen leaving a gym as droves of people rushed to his side, holding posters and shouting. “no high ranking employee or associate of marc jacobs is safe from protest until marc commits publicly to never using real animal fur again,” read the caption.

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join club in an impassioned letter posted to his personal instagram account, marc jacobs has announced that he and his staff are being bullied by anti fur campaigners. “dear bullies”, the caption began, addressing one specific anti fur group who he declined to directly name. “i feel your hate, anger and pain. i respect your 1st amendment rights, as i do everyone’s. what i cannot sit back and watch are the unjust and hostile verbal, mental and physical attacks on the innocent people i work with at marc jacobs.” “it pains me to give in to bullies,” jacobs continued. “i had given into bullies much of my young life. unfortunately, in my current situation with a radical organization (who will remain nameless) claiming to care about the lives of animals while endangering the well being of innocent individuals and communities leaves me no choice but to give in to a bully.” although he declined to name the group in his post, the new york times reported that the group jacobs is referring to is caft, the coalition to abolish the fur trade. the grassroots organisation, which was founded in the usa in the early 1990s, “selects targets and disseminates information and resources to anti fur activists on the ground,” according to the nyt. caft began protesting marc jacobs in june 2023, as a result of the label’s collaboration with fendi in september 2022. at that ss23 show, neon fox fur bucket hats were shown on the runway, and while fendi women’s creative director kim jones confirmed that they were made from a real vintage piece, the hats were catwalk only, and not produced for general sale. in the rest of his instagram letter, jacobs addressed the fendi collaboration. “marc jacobs has not used fur since 2018,” he said. “i chose to work in up cycled fur when i collaborated with another brand in 2022. whether that was a mistake or not, is subjective. i have always done my best to listen, then speak my truth and accept responsibility for my actions.” jacobs went on to say that caft has “made it clear that they will not stop their violence toward marc jacobs unless they get the statement they want,” and while he doesn’t condone their alleged intimidation, he wants to make his company’s position clear. “this is my statement,” the designer concluded emphatically. “marc jacobs does not work in, use or sell fur, nor will we in the future.” to hammer home the message, jacobs also accompanied the caption with a graphic that displayed the wikipedia definition of bullying. caft protestors originally targeted marc jacobs’s offices at the start of their campaign, and then moved on to his employees homes in february 2024. jacobs himself was targeted as he made his way to the met gala in may, and in the last week alone six arrests were made in relation to the protests. one of the people arrested was the husband of marc jacobs vice president jennifer sagum, who took a mobile phone from one of the campaigners, and another incident included a broken window at the company’s hq.

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supported by marc jacobs brings inflation, and courage, to the runway. by vanessa friedman vogue has its first guest editor. just call it “the december issue.” by vanessa friedman the designer’s fall collection, inspired by “personal transformation,” was wholly cartoonish. by jessica testa the designer marc jacobs said he was bullied into renouncing fur   which he claims his brand stopped using in 2018   after activists targeted his employees. by jessica testa and vanessa friedman longtime collaborators on how their partnerships formed and why they’ve endured. interviews by ella riley adams, nick haramis, nicole acheampong, julia halperin and coco romack so much to think about, so little time. by vanessa friedman upside down jackets, punk gestures   vivienne westwood is still present in fashion. by vanessa friedman the trippy clothing line from alix ross and elijah funk appeals to deadheads, horror film nerds, celebrities and hype bros in equal measure. by max berlinger fashion week kicked off with a bang at the hammerstein ballroom, where fendi celebrated 25 years of the baguette bag (with the help of marc jacobs). by vanessa friedman in the damp heat of late june, the designer showed his fall 2022 collection to the fashion cognoscenti at the new york public library. by jessica iredale

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her story «to be successful, creativity is not enough» interview with georgian designer «dear bullies, i feel your hate, your anger, and your pain. i respect your 1st amendment rights, as well as those of everyone else. what i cannot do is stand by and watch the unjust and hostile verbal, mental, and physical attacks on the innocent people i work with at marc jacobs». with these words, the american designer begins a long open letter, published in a post on his personal instagram account. the post cites the wikipedia definition of the term “bullying,” but the group he is addressing is not his followers, but rather the anti fur activists who have terrorized his employees. «unfortunately, in my current situation with a radical organization (which will remain unnamed) that claims to care about the lives of animals while endangering the well being of innocent individuals and communities, i have no choice but to give in to a bully,» jacobs continues, clarifying in the same text that the brand stopped working with fur in 2018, but that it was used in a collaboration in 2022. in that case, the designer states, it was upcycled. «marc jacobs does not work with, use, or sell fur, nor will it in the future.» un post condiviso da marc jacobs (@themarcjacobs) marc jacobs' post does not directly cite the activist group responsible for what happened to the designer and his team   perhaps to avoid giving them publicity   but a recent new york times article provides clarity. in recent months, reports the american newspaper, the organization caft (coalition to abolish the fur trade) has indeed protested with signs, loud instruments, and fake blood outside the homes of dozens of the brand's employees. marc jacobs' accusations have been acknowledged by the group in an instagram post: «after an unrelenting campaign across the united states, marc jacobs, america's most influential designer, waves the white flag. this victory was not easily won: it took nearly ten arrests, broken windows, protests outside the homes of marc jacobs employees, and hundreds of hours of research. let this be a warning to the next one who considers not giving up fur», reads the description. the executive director of caft expressed enthusiasm for the result and confirmed to the new york times that protests outside the private homes of marc jacobs employees had been ongoing since june 2023, shortly after the show in partnership with fendi. the show included hats made of fluorescent yellow and white fox fur, but it was recycled material and the items were never for sale, they were only part of the styling. fendi resort 2023 in collaboration with marc jacobs pic.twitter.com/chiykwfa1r the director of the anti fur organization did not appreciate the use of the word “violent” that jacobs used to describe the attacks on his employees, but the accounts of the targeted individuals do not seem to refute the designer's accusations. marc jacobs' pr director, michael ariano, recounted being followed on the street by a group of protesters, who also attacked his neighbors, while laura neilson, who lives near a senior director of the brand, said she spent memorial day (memorial day in the united states, may 27) cleaning fake blood off her house walls. in recent years, protests against the use of fur in fashion have become louder and bolder, with an increasing number of protests taking place during fashion week shows. last september, a group of peta activists managed to infiltrate the runways of burberry, coach, gucci, and hermés, thus participating in each of these brands' shows by disguising themselves as models or guests. with the return of the fur trend, it is expected that the attack strategies of animal rights organizations will become more coordinated. for now, the director of caft has confirmed that the next brand they will target is max mara. sign up to our newsletter get access to exclusive contents and keep yourself updated
supported by the designer marc jacobs said he was bullied into renouncing fur   which he claims his brand stopped using in 2018   after activists targeted his employees. by jessica testa and vanessa friedman a new frontier has opened in fashion’s fur wars, as protesters targeted the homes of more than a dozen employees of marc jacobs in recent months, using signs, noisemakers and fake blood in an effort to force the designer to officially renounce the use of fur in his collections. over the weekend, mr. jacobs accused the protesters of “bullying” in a statement on instagram, but averred: his brand “does not work in, use or sell fur, nor will we in the future.” he also emphasized that he had not used fur in any of his own brand’s collections since 2018. “this organization has made it clear that they will not stop their violence toward marc jacobs unless they get the statement they want,” mr. jacobs wrote. “while i don’t condone the behavior of this organization, i will always do what i can to protect, honor and respect the lives and well being of the people i work with.” the organization referenced by mr. jacobs is the coalition to abolish the fur trade, or caft, a group that selects targets and disseminates information and resources to anti fur activists on the ground. “we were ecstatic,” matthew klein, the executive director of caft usa, said of mr. jacobs’s statement, though he disputed the description of the protests as violent: “home protest is protected by the first amendment, and has a long and proud history of use by the labor and civil rights movements.” according to mr. klein, caft has been protesting marc jacobs since june 2023   a few months after the company collaborated on a runway show with the italian brand fendi.

 you are in: home » furriery » the no fur violence against marc jacobs is a warning to us all picketing in shops, farces at fashion weeks, smear campaigns on social and media. to all this we are now accustomed. but the violence that has been unleashed against marc jacobs, his team and his employees represents a dangerous leap forward. because a no fur organisation (which we won’t mention so as not to give them further publicity) has attacked people’s privacy, with stakeouts not only outside their offices, but also their homes. and with protests resulting in symbolically aggressive demonstrations, such as throwing fake blood on the walls of homes. marc jacobs vented on instagram about the “bullying” he was subjected to. this post, precisely so as not to provide a new platform for the perpetrators, does not explain the circumstances of such bullying. the new york times takes care of that. the militants of the no fur acronym have not forgiven the american designer for having used fur (a material that his brand has not used since 2018, if not recycled) on the occasion of his collaboration with fendi. they have therefore made it the subject of an all out hate campaign, which makes no distinction between the professional and private spheres of those who work for marc jacobs. as nss reports, the leader of the no fur acronym does not accept that his initiative is described as “violent”.