Gucci pledges to ban angora wool

Gucci has pledged to ban angora wool from its future collections after
being contacted by PETA, a representative of the animal rights organization
told FashionUnited via email. Several fashion companies have done the same
some two years ago, following PETA’s accusations of animal cruelty on
angora farms.

“Gucci has taken an important step towards eliminating
cruelty from its designs by banning angora wool,” said PETA US Executive
Vice President Tracy Reiman.

Angora wool has already been banned by
Inditex, Esprit, H&M, and Gap Inc, among others. These brands have also
pledged to ban mohair, after another exposé by PETA denounced the

Gucci’s ban comes one and a half years after Gucci
announced it would be going fur-free. Its Spring/Summer 2018 collection was
the first one to not feature any fur in the garments.