Fake animal heads as a fashion accessory: “It’s not fashion, it promotes animal cruelty”

One outfit is currently causing a roar: the lion’s head pinned to Kylie Jenner’s dress.

The youngest member of the Kardashian-Jenner clan wore the eye-catcher on her shoulder on Monday during Paris Fashion Week 2023.

While Jenner was getting comfortable in the audience with her oversized stuffed animal, probably due to a sore muscle on one side, Russian model Irina Shayk sauntered down the runway with the lion on her shoulder.

The striking dress was designed by Italian avant-garde fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli. To make it clear that it is not a real animal, the designer writes in capital letters on Instagram:

The design piece is made of faux fur, foam, wool and silk and is hand-painted to make it look as real as possible.

The lion’s head isn’t the only animal spotted at Paris Fashion Week. Canadian model Shalom Harlow is tucked away in a leopard print dress:

Are the animal heads just for attention – or is there more to it? In an Instagram video, Schiaparelli explains that the robes (not the animals) are a reminder that one cannot exist without others.

Peta, one of the largest animal rights organizations in the world, welcomed the action. Ingrid Newkirk, the president, told TMZ:

Other animal rights activists find the collection problematic. An Instagram user writes under the photo of Kylie Jenner: “This is not fashion, it promotes animal cruelty.”

The other reactions are similar:

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