Kylie Jenner, Naomi Campbell, and Irina Shayk sported animal head-embossed dresses at the Schiaparelli fashion show on Monday (January 23) in Paris.
Kylie Jenner and a (fake) lion head dress. the Schiaparelli fashion show organized this Monday, January 23, at the Petit Palais as part of Haute Couture Week, was enough to cause a stir on social networks. The business woman’s outfit, which corresponds to the whimsical and surreal spirit of the fashion house, is designed by Daniel Rosebery. For four years at the helm of the house of Schiaparelli, the Texan designer has imposed a creative touch that oscillates between sophistication and performance (trompe-l’oeil, impressive volumes, playful details: we recall Bella Hadid’s lung dress). Here, Irina Shayk also wore the black dress decorated with the sculpted head of a cat on the catwalk. Naomi Campbell, for her part, wore a faux fur trench with a wolf’s head protruding from it. Shalom Harlow’s shirt, for her part, wore a sleeveless dress with a panther print.
In the video, Kylie Jenner caused a sensation at the Haute Couture Schiaparelli show in a strapless dress adorned with a fake lion head.
The genesis of these exclusive pieces was revealed via a video posted on the brand’s Instagram, explaining the creation of the animal heads from “hand-sculpted foam, resin, wool and faux-silk fur, hand-dyed to look as realistic as possible.” With the caption “No animals were harmed in the creation of this look.” For his part, Daniel Rosebery explained on social media that these three animal heads, sculpted and hand-embroidered, were meant to celebrate “the glory of nature” and protect “the woman who wears them.” The head of a leopard, a lion and a wolf symbolize lust, pride and greed respectively. Envisioned by Schiaparelli’s artistic director and entitled “Inferno”, this collection is also inspired by: Divine Comedy By Dante Alighieri. It represents what Daniel Rosebery discovered when rereading the poem: an allegory of doubt, according to stylenotcom on Instagram.
Badly perceived parade.
The only downside is that some netizens did not immediately understand the meaning of this parade. One of them felt that the show was sending the “wrong message”.
“The fashion house is playing on all fronts,” Muriel Fussy, co-chair of the Animalist Party, tweeted. Hoping to please animal advocates by using fakes and exploiters by finding a hunting trophy, he could alienate them all.
An opinion shared by Sophie Maffre-Baughey, president of the anti-corrida association. “Promoting an animal object, jewelry, accessory, inducing the wearing of fur, inducing violent human dominance over an animal, hunting sounds, trophies, safaris… in short, inducing exploitation and animal suffering,” he wrote. .
PETA’s response
The organization People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) also reacted, saying that the fashion house “sneezed”. “While art, including fashion, can be subjective, Schiaparelli’s claim that ‘no animals were harmed’ in the creation of this collection is objectively false,” the statement said. Indeed, silkworms were burned alive and sheep were exploited for their wool in order to obtain the silk and wool used to make these garments.”
“Anyone who worries that these dresses glorify trophy hunting, a perverse practice by a minority group not heavily involved in the world of high fashion, should spare a thought for the animals who have truly suffered for this look and the countless sentient beings , which are limited. , crippled, abused and killed for fashion,” continues the official message.
The association also called for “choosing vegan clothes that are made with compassion, which thankfully are increasingly available these days.” Daniel Rosebery’s signature collection received a standing ovation when it was introduced and a standing ovation at the end of the show.
In the video: Kylie Jenner, the youngest billionaire in history
Source: Le Figaro
