Animals at the fashion shows

[Amelia]

Thanks, Lena . In my opinion it's better for animals when they're ALIVE at shows. I hate this pics from Dior. Awful!

 

[Lena]

very poor taste, just for the shock effect
this Dior show was a disgrace and strangely enough, i feel that this show was when Galliano's downfall started, like a bad karma coincidence...

 

[As You Like It]

heatherette fall 2005

When Paris was in the Heatherette show, she toted her Chihuahua along, but hers wasn't as cute as this one, I don't think. This girl's Chi is a lot more what like the breed was originally like...square body, proportional head. Those "apple headed" chihuahuas like Tinkerbelle and Bit-Bit look so weird to me...like some kind of alien!

Also, I agree that that Dior show is appalling.

I don't really agree with dogs being used in fashion shows, because it kind of objectifies them. Dogs are not fashion accesories and it really pisses me off when they are treated as such. Especially all the poor little toy breeds being used as purse-padding these days. In a way, I kind of feel like featuring these dogs on runways may lead to further emulation, and the last thing that an Afghan hound or an Irish Wolfhound needs is to be treated as a mobile objet d' art. These are large, active hunting dogs who would do terribly in a trendy socialite's exquisite condo.

 

[fashionist]

I love the idea at McQueen and D&G but I think that Dior collection would have been much better without the animals, I mean IMO the clothes are gorgeous enough to speak for themselves without the shock of dead animals. Slightly off topic but I this season's Valentino ads with the zebra, especially the one with the gold dress

 

[metal-on-metal]

the dior pics are so mean!!

The WILD: Fashion Untamed exhibit at the Met a couple months ago featured this gown from Dior's fall 2000 couture show. It was extremely frightening in person, not to mention downright ugly.

I am by no means a PETA supporter but I think this went too far.

Apologies for being off topic as I assume this thread is about living animals on the catwalk. I just thought it was too horrid not to share.

 

[metal-on-metal]

italians would do anything to put some buzz to their boring catwalk.. cheap trick, i so pity the poor animals

I agree, Lena. So gimmicky and boring to me. But those awful Cavalli looks certainly needed some sort of jolt. So vulgar and vile.

 

[brian]

When Paris was in the Heatherette show, she toted her Chihuahua along, but hers wasn't as cute as this one, I don't think. This girl's Chi is a lot more what like the breed was originally like...square body, proportional head. Those "apple headed" chihuahuas like Tinkerbelle and Bit-Bit look so weird to me...like some kind of alien!

my chi's look like the one in the pic

ones like bit-bit and tinkerbell totally do look freakish....

 

[AlexN]

Oh my...Galliano should be beaten for the one metal-on-metal posted.

 

[brian]

Oh my...Galliano should be beaten for the one metal-on-metal posted.

nope....

 

[metal-on-metal]

nope....

I don't think he should be beaten. But I think designers need to sometimes own up to the implications of their supposedly untamed creative process. A black girl. In shredded crocodile and chiffon. With ivory jewelry and an alligator head cap. I think the code here is clear. If you take it at a little more than surface value, it's not only the crocodile's permanent headache you begin to feel pity for.

 

[brian]

^ i agree with you, chick ... but i really don't think that's an actual crocodile head. nor are those "tusks" real ivory

 

[meme527]

...A black girl. In shredded crocodile and chiffon. With ivory jewelry and an alligator head cap. I think the code here is clear...

thank you! i'm glad i'm not the only one here who saw that. when i first saw the photo i wondered how much they paid her to walk onstage looking like that, or if she had any conscience about it at all.... (nightmare shadow of josephine baker, btw).

i won't even talk about the psychology of a designer who does some s*** like this, i don't care WHO faints upon meeting him.

back to my coffee,

meme

 

[Lena]

^ i agree with you, chick ... but i really don't think that's an actual crocodile head. nor are those "tusks" real ivory

of course thats true, still, Galliano has such poor taste

 

[metal-on-metal]

i really don't think that's an actual crocodile head

I saw it in person at the Met. It looked very real to me. Galliano routinely uses fox heads. Why not croc heads, too?

 

[snowqueen]

I woudlnt have thought this was not aloud as animals arent allowed in advertising any more. The tiger from shell was sacked, the chimps from pg tips etc.. Isnt catwalk a bit like advertising in a way. So maybe it will get banned too. Remember how much stick britney got for the python thing ?? its like that again.

 

[Eline]

at trend les copains spring 2005

 

[Amelia]

at trend les copains spring 2005

Poor animal... but I saw Leticia (is it her?) backstage with this dog and it was pretty nice. Models are usually good for them. So it's ok.

 

[Amelia]

Ha! Lovely pic- it's a strike in front of Dolce&Gabbana shop in London.

 

[Lena]

kick animal abusers where it hurts

 

[screenage]

they stick an electric probe into the animal's anus and a metal bit into its mouth to kill it without damaging the fur (basically cooking the animal alive from the inside). it's called anal electrocution.

and that's just the *end* of its life.

meme

and the beginning of some great clothing.

xxx