- Selena Gomez is being criticized for wearing a fur vest.
- The $2,670 Coach coat is reportedly made of fur, lambskin, and shearling.
- The singer wore the fur piece while out in New York City.
- According to Farfetch.com, the coat may not be made of fur after all.
With a Vogue cover and numerous fashion deals under her belt, Selena Gomez is hailed as a fashion icon for many millennials. But her latest outfit isn't earning praise. On Wednesday, the 25-year-old singer was slammed by animal activists and fans for wearing a $2,670 Coach coat made out of fur, lambskin, and shearling.
The "Fetish" singer wore the outfit on a run to a recording studio in New York City, where she paired the mid-length patchwork fur vest with a Coach sweater and leather skinny jeans. Immediately, Gomez, who is a face and designer for Coach, was lambasted for her fashion choice by animal activists who accused her of promoting animal abuse by wearing fur, which some assume to be fox.
Considering that many designers, such as Michael Kors, Gucci, and Stella McCartney, have pledged to go fur-free in recent months, critics had no restraint for Gomez. Many accused her of being complicit with fashion's "inhumane" practice of farming fur. Others expressed their disappointment and prayed that the coat was made out of faux fur.
disappointed in selena for wearing real fur.
— annabel🖤 (@imcalledbella) January 18, 2018
Wearing real fur is disgusting. Take notes @selenagomez
— J (@biebosbitch) January 18, 2018
Please don’t promote real fur and let designers sell it anymore. There plenty of beautiful faux fur. If followed PETA you would realize how some of these animals are treated.I love fashion but believe in animals that are treated with resepect. Thx
— Christina Savary (@SavaryChristina) January 17, 2018
This better be faux fur sis cuz you don’t need anymore dragging at this point @selenagomezhttps://t.co/zLjlpRdj0O
— 🐨 (@AntiKunta) January 17, 2018
Did I make excuses tho? Firstly, it’s a relevant question. Fur is bad to wear, yes, I agree. I clearly stated my point by saying she’s gonna get dragged for it wether you think everybody deserves to be dragged, she’s the one who’s GONNA be dragged bc it’s Selena Gomez.
— Rakhir Bharat (@asiansituationx) January 17, 2018
However, according to Farfetch.com, a website that sells the Coach coat, Gomez's vest might not actually be made out of fur. Though it is not completely animal-friendly, the website reports that the coat is made out short and long hair shearling to perhaps imitate fur. Of course, there is still a huge controversy over shearling, so Gomez might not be out of the woods yet. She has yet to respond to the controversy.
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