Monday, March 24th, 2008

Beauty is Only Skin Deep

I often wondered what PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) group of people thought about animal print. What I’m talking about is, synthetics or fabrics made to “look like” a leopard, cheetah, tiger’s skin or fur. For example, I got a sneak peek at a new Rioni Collection. Rioni will soon be releasing a new collection named the Rosette Collection; it’s a metallic leopard skin print collection. Even though it isn’t really made of leopard skin, it may remind others how beautiful leopard skin is. Carrying around something like the Rosette handbag would eventually lead to someone wanting the real thing. Clearly I understand it is against PETA belief to carry any actual animal skins. But the grey area of carrying around a synthetic or fabric one is like advertising for someone to get the real one isn’t it? If anyone knows the answer to this question please let me know.