Andrew Marc, the New York leather and outerwear label founded in 1982, became embroiled in a fur-labeling scandal after investigations by the Humane Society of the United States in 2007. Coats sold as containing faux fur were alleged to have been trimmed with real fur from Chinese domestic dogs, while other garments reportedly used raccoon dog fur but labeled it as raccoon, fox, or rabbit. The controversy exposed the murky supply chains behind luxury outerwear, where consumers could be led to believe that a garment was synthetic—or made from a different animal—than it actually was. In 2008, the Humane Society filed suit against the company, turning what might have been a niche labeling dispute into a public challenge to Andrew Marc’s sourcing and disclosure practices.
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The Fake-Fur Scandal That Put Andrew Marc’s Chinese Dog Fur Labels on Trial
Andrew Marc / 2000s
Andrew Marc, the New York leather and outerwear label founded in 1982, became embroiled in a fur-labeling scandal after investigations by the Humane Society of the United States in 2007. Coats sold as containing faux fur were alleged to have been trimmed with real fur from Chinese domestic dogs, while other garments reportedly used raccoon dog fur but labeled it as raccoon, fox, or rabbit. The controversy exposed the murky supply chains behind luxury outerwear, where consumers could be led to believe that a garment was synthetic—or made from a different animal—than it actually was. In 2008, the Humane Society filed suit against the company, turning what might have been a niche labeling dispute into a public challenge to Andrew Marc’s sourcing and disclosure practices.
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