Tuesday, February 26, 2008

COLE HAAN TRIMS THE FUR

mark parker, ceo of nike, had some good news for peta. also, total sidebar: isn't this an amazing corporate head shot? i love the colors and composition. (nikebiz.com)

new york - just as fur has been making a strong showing in the trends for, cole haan is announcing that it will no longer incorporate it in future collections. in am email to peta, the animal rights group, nike ceo mark parker (nike owns cole haan) wrote, " for both business and sustainability reasons we (worked) with our suppliers and vendors to discontinue (fur) in our product line, effective fall 2008." that means the upcoming collection from cole haan will be free from the rabitt fur and mink, which they usually use to trim coats and line gloves, respectively.

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