Hailey Bieber, Rihanna and even Chloë Sevigny have worn various looks in faux fur, as well as real shearling, increasing the desire of some of the general public for the animal skin look, despite it being linked to so much animal suffering. This is the side disadvantage of the Mob Wife trend, as real mafia networks also revolve around poaching and fur…
If you hang out on TikTok, you’ve probably come across the Mob Wife trend. You get it: the mobster’s wife. She features the look of a film noir villain, with key pieces including a pair of sunglasses and a large, dramatic coat made of wool, vinyl, leather, shearling (i.e. fur-lined leather, also called skin wool ) or even fur. .
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Fake fur, real shearling: the great hypocrisy behind the mafia wife trend?
Luckily, the fashion industry has made great strides when it comes to faux fur. However, as the desire grows, so does the demand, both for imitations whose production is very polluting and generally short-lived, and for real fur. Better to choose the latter very vintage, so as not to keep new productions on this market full of animal suffering. But unfortunately we can expect that the real fur market will also benefit from this Mob Wife trend. After all, since it literally means “mafioso’s wife”, there is nothing more logical than reviving the market for animal skins that are part of many mafia networks.
Celebrities such as Hailey Bieber, Chloë Sevigny and Rihanna, in fact, wear fake fur as well as real shearling, taking advantage of the relative greater moral acceptability of the latter compared to real fur in the eyes of the unaware general public. However, shearling is nothing more than shearling with the sheep’s fur still clearly visible. If we are talking about sheep whose meat is nevertheless intended for consumption, which reassures many from an ethical point of view, there is still the question of whether this could contribute to trivializing the use of animal skins, and to the suffering that generally goes with it.
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Chloë Sevigny effortlessly masters winter dressing, showing off the perfect mix of style and warmth. pic.twitter.com/eABeiwShqc
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