PETA Vs. Anna Wintour

I love fashion, and possibly one of the most influential women in fashion is Anna Wintour. From a young age I have spent hours reading Vogue magazine and have been inspired by it. Today, It would be nothing without the powerful American editor-in-chief, with signature paperboy bob and large sunglasses. Even though I do look up to her in some ways, in other ways I strongly disagree with her, and even dislike her. Why? Well, she has often been criticized for her promotion of fur. She has used fur in many spreads in Vogue, has written pro-fur editorials, and even ran recipes for frying french fries in horse lard! For me, fashion has gone too far.


People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), with over 2 million members, is the largest animal rights group in the world. As an animal lover myself, and a vegetarian, I hope to join PETA one day. They have campaigned many times against "Cruella" Wintour, one member even threw pie over her outside a Chanel fashion show. Vice-President of PETA, Dan Matthews, is known for dressing up in costumes and crashing events. Like in one fashion show, where he cleverly dressed as a priest, holding a banner saying "Thou shalt not kill". Matthews even has some celebrity help, such as Morrisey, Pamela Anderson, Pink and Paul McCartney.


But back to the topic of Wintour. What do you think of her use of fur? Would you kill for fashion?