Now that is more like it!

The Humane Society of the United States and Parson The New School for Design (you might know them from Project Runway) have announced a partnership and it’s a pretty awesome thing.  The HSUS will work with Parsons’ fashion design and fashion marketing students on issues surrounding apparel that uses animal fur (including cruelty!!), advertising and even environmental imapcts.

Seriously awesome.

The thought is that, by providing the students with local and global perspectives of the issues within the animal fur trade (and I assume the loss of life), they will be able to make better decisions about using the animal products in their designs.

Did I mention awesome??

Simon Collins, Dean of Fashion for Parsons has this to say:

“We encourage our students to consider the global impact of the apparel industry and with this we have an obligation to educate them on the treatment of animals…  By partnering with The Humane Society of the United States, we are providing our students with the tools to make thoughtful decisions about the materials they use during their career.”

The HSUS is currently promoting more than 140 fur-free retailers and designers online at humanesociety.org/furfreeshopping.

Now, about leather, wool and silk……