Source: www.fibre2fashion.com
The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), which owns and organises the fashion calendar for New York Fashion Week (NYFW), has announced that it will no longer promote animal fur at any Official NYFW Schedule events, including on its fashion calendar, social media channel and website. As a continuation of past programme collaboration, the announcement follows years of engagement with Humane World for Animals and Collective Fashion Justice.
Beginning with September 2026 New York Fashion Week, the CFDA will no longer permit animal fur in collections on the Official NYFW Schedule. This timeline gives designers space to adjust their materials and show plans.
Farmed or trapped fur from animals killed specifically for their pelts, including but not limited to mink, fox, rabbit, karakul lamb, chinchilla, coyote, and raccoon dog, is not allowed. An exemption applies only to animal fur obtained by indigenous communities through traditional subsistence hunting practices, the CFDA said in a press release.
The CFDA will support designers through this transition and continue to provide resources on alternatives. While the CFDA encourages each designer to make decisions for their own business needs, to help align NYFW designers with this position, the CFDA is committed to offering educational materials and a material library so they can explore more innovative and sustainable materials.
This position aligns with London Fashion Week, which ended its promotion of fur in 2023, as well as fashion weeks in Copenhagen, Berlin, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Helsinki and Melbourne.
