Most of the time when I hear about celebrity swag I turn green with envy. Especially if it has anything to do with boots. However the Olsen twins recently got the kind of swag that I would immediately burry in the back yard and have a memorial service for. Yep, they got a bunch of fur coats. Tired of all the PETA activity surrounding the girls, an Alaskan furrier sent them an assortment of fur – on the house – to encourage them to keep wearing animal hides.
PETA has hit the headlines several times in the last month due to their protests against fur-fashionistas the Olsen twins. But it looks as though their campaign to combat the wearing of animal furs may have had a counter effect.
After Tarts wrote about the protest outside Westwood Borders last week while the former “Full House” gals were promoting their new coffee-table tome “Influence,” Pop Tarts received word from a leading Alaskan Fur Company that they were so weary of the Animal Rights activists and their antics that they launched their own bid to actually keep the Olsen’s in animal-skin clothes by sending them a supply of furs.
“The Fur Industry is highly regulated and no endangered species are taken. It is a renewable and recyclable resource,” argued Elaine Eads, owner of Whitestone Furs Alaska. Eads added that just this week the company sent the twins some native accessories as an “encouragement from the people of Alaska to continue wearing beautiful furs”.
[From Fox News’ Pop Tarts]
Last week I accidentally bought something that was fur. I needed earmuffs, and they were so inexpensive it never even occurred to me that they were real. There is so much fake fur out there, and somehow I assumed real would be kept in a special vault or something, not next to the fleece. If nothing else there should have been a warning label, like on a potentially offensive CD. When I got home and saw that my new earmuffs’ label read, “Made from rabbit,” they promptly went back into the bag to be returned to the store.
In other Olsen news, Mary-Kate has gained about 20 pounds according to the Enquirer. A lot of people are speculating that she’s pregnant, even though she’s recently said she doesn’t want to have children.
Mary-Kate Olsen has packed on weight recently, leaving her friends wondering if there’s a secret she’s hiding about the reason for her new, curvier figure.
The 22-year-old has packed on more than 20 pounds in the last few months, bringing her weight from a skeletal 80 pounds to a more robust 102, say insiders. She also has been partying a lot less now that she’s spending more time with boyfriend Nate Lowman – leading those close to her to wonder… is she or isn’t she?
“The buzz is that Mary-Kate has put on the weight so suddenly that she’s either gone on an eating binge or it’s something more joyous,” said a friend of the actress. “Her face is noticeably fuller and she’s been wearing loose-fitting clothing.”
[From the National Enquirer, Dec. 1, 2008, print ed.]
I’m guessing she put on some weight because she was waif thin. Mary-Kate definitely looks better now. And I’ll point out that an 80 pound feather of a woman adding some weight is also a “joyous” occasion. Her face would be noticeably fuller just from regular old weight gain. So I’m going to knock the Olsens some official points for the fur, but give Mary-Kate a few back for the pounds.
Here’s Mary-Kate and Ashley at the launching of the new Atlantis Hotel on the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai last night, along with some of their PETA protesters at a book signing a few weeks ago. Images thanks to WENN.
She looks so healthy, it’s absolutely amazing. I hope that it’s not a pregnancy, but a realization that she is much more beautiful when she’s eating more and partying less.
Oh, come on — have an open mind. My mum has some fur pieces from Canada and they’re gorgeous. First Nations people trap the animals and make the garments by hand.
It sure beats making non-biodegradable plastic “faux” fur from petrochemicals, at least in my book.
And how is this any different from watch companies or lines of sunglasses giving stuff away for stars to “be seen” in? Sounds to me like the fur people are getting smart. And PETA doesn’t like it.
Oh please! Fur is beautiful, wear it and enjoy it.
“…to a more robust 102lbs…”
Bwahahahahaha!
I know they are only about 3ft tall – but 102 is hardly robust no matter how you package it!!!
Whatever keeps people warm, whether fur or synthetic, is fine with me. I didn’t climb to the top of the food chain so I could freeze to death.
As for the humanity aspect, quick and painless, like nitrogen asphyxiation.
As I have said before, I don’t wear fur, however I don’t care who does or doesn’t. If people want to be walking parriah’s, then it is their prerogative. I hate PETA and I also hate people who have no regard for the lives of innocent animals. I am somewhat of a hyprocrite because I do eat meat, wear leather and I have a fur in storage that belonged to my grandmother. I do not wear the fur, but my grandmother and I were close and it belonged to her so sue me. I think it is ridiculous for a furrier to stir the pot by giving these two furs. I know that there is a program ( i am too lazy to look up the name) that encourages people to donate their fur coats and they in turn make them into beds for animals who have lost their mothers. It is intended to give the baby animal the idea of their mothers fur. I have thought about doing that with my Grandmother’s coat. She would approve.
Jeez, PETA, Get a clue. They shouldn’t be in the least bit surprised at this latest example of how counter-productive their tactics are.
I eat rabbit and I have a couple of beautiful rabbit fur scarves, one from my grandmother and one, a gift, from the same source my rabbit comes from. As a general rule, if I eat it, I wear it. There really needs to be a distinction made between fur-wearing and animal cruelty.
@Geronimo: “As a general rule, if I eat it, I wear it.” That works for me too. Besides, I’ve always wanted a lamb coat…
I’ve never had rabbit but it’s a food animal so I would wear it.
A caveat to people buying rabbit fur to be careful and note where the garment is from. Chinese garment makers will label cat fur as rabbit.
@Baho- Thank god I don’t live in China, my poor babies would be in fear for their little furry lives!
@ devilgirl
agreed w/everything you said on ur first post, well said!
*Bites his lip* Not diving into this topic again- sorry.
I’m vegan, but PETA makes me stabby! Leather alternatives don’t always involve petrochemicals.
M-K looks great. They are possibly negative-attention seekers b/c they HATE PUBLICITY, yet continue to wear fur.
I needed earmuffs, and they were so inexpensive it never even occurred to me that they were real
Aaahhhhh, I did the same thing about three years ago. White scarf, hat, and gloves. Never even thought for a second it would be “real” stuff because I worked at the store I bought it from (NY&Co) and all of our other “fur trimmed” sweaters wear faux-fur. Plus, it didn’t look like fur, just looked like all the acrylic stuff. I didn’t realize it was real stuff until after I’d already worn the set for a couple weeks and then went to cut the tag out of the hat.
Other than the fact that it was rabbit and I’m a vegetarian so I felt icky about wearing it, it made me itchy and shed all over my dark coat.
Also if it’s a concern for you, make sure to check boots and gloves, too, for leather. Even Wal-Mart carries “real” leather stuff, so don’t assume it’s fake because it’s cheap.
Yes! Let’s all be assholes and wear fur! Who cares if there are natural alternatives? I want to be a greedy bitch and destroy the planet AND look like a total douche in a fur jacket! Hooray!
What I eat and what I wear is my business and nobody else’s.
rabbit fur, don’t necessary mean they kill the bunny. i remember watching a program about it, they have a special comb that combs off the loose bunny hair and they make yarn, cloth out of it.
I saw something on the Discvery channel that said NOTHING, read NOTHING is superior OR equivalent to [some type of deerish animal that Eskimos wear] fur. Something about the hollow fur strands. They put it through a wind tunnel and did some other expiriments. So, yeah, at the very least Eskimos can and should continue to wear whatever type of fur that is.
To continue with the “if you eat it, you wear it” line, I know that much more meat is consumed across the world than fur is worn, especially with these PeTA tactics. So basically, all these pelts are going to waste. At least with the American Indian, they made sure NO PART of the animal went to waste. I think that is much more respectable than tossing out a meat animal’s pelt because using the rest of it is a social taboo.
PeTA is the Scientology of “activist” groups.
My friends and I have spent a good deal of time in Korea where dogs (like German Shepards) are held in cages outside of restaurants. They are killed, cooked, and sold for people to eat, and the dog pelts are then used for “fake fur.” I never once saw a PETA activist outside those restaurants.
PETA needs to focus on the ETHICAL treatment of animals…not on the harassment of people (regular people and celebrities alike).
Also, one of the heads of PETA is insulin dependent and has been for many years. She was asked why, if she truly believed that animals should not be killed for anything, would she take a drug that was tested heavily on animals. She replied that if she didn’t have these drugs, then she wouldn’t be able to help the animals.
The head of a group that is against animal testing uses drugs that are available on the market due to animal testing. Hmmmm.
Mary Kate was hotter when she was thinner.