Relax guys, it’s a fake.
While Kylie Jenner’s wild look for Monday’s Schiaparelli haute couture show — a black velvet dress with a huge, lifelike lion’s head — seemed at first glance to be PETA’s worst nightmare, the animal rights organization is wholeheartedly on board.
In a statement shared with Page Six Style, PETA President Ingrid Newkirk praised the Schiaparelli collection’s “three-dimensional animal heads,” none of which contained real fur or leather, as “fabulously innovative.”
“Kylie, Naomi and Irina’s looks celebrate the beauty of wild animals and could be a statement against trophy hunting, where lions and wolves are torn apart to gratify human selfishness,” Newkirk said.
Kylie Jenner took a walk on the wild side at the Schiaparelli Haute Couture show on Monday. Instagram/ Kylie Jenner Kylie Jenner went wild at the Schiaparelli haute couture show on Monday. Instagram/ Kylie Jenner
Also read: PETA defends Kylie Jenner’s lion headdress as ‘fabulously innovative’ after it caused an online uproar
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In addition to a version of Jenner’s lion-inspired look, Schiaparelli’s Spring 2023 couture collection also included outfits with realistic leopard and wolf heads sculpted by Shalom Harlow and Naomi Campbell, respectively – a nod to the three beasts in Dante’s “Inferno.”
“We encourage everyone to adhere to 100% cruelty-free designs that demonstrate human ingenuity and prevent animal suffering,” Newkirk concluded, urging Jenner and her co-stars to “extend that creativity to exclude sheep that have been sheared bloody for wool, and silkworm cocoons cooked alive.”
Schiaparelli’s Spring 2023 couture show featured three looks featuring lifelike animal heads sculpted by Irina Shayk, Naomi Campbell and Shalom Harlow. The Getty Images Schiaparelli spring 2023 couture show featured three looks featuring lifelike animal heads modeled by Irina Shayk, Naomi Campbell and Shalom Harlow. Getty Images
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Schiaparelli’s Spring 2023 couture show featured three looks featuring lifelike animal heads sculpted by Irina Shayk, Naomi Campbell and Shalom Harlow. Getty Images
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While 25-year-old Jenner was careful in her Instagram post that the lion’s head was “fake” and “artificial,” that didn’t stop commenters from mass-criticizing the couture creation.
“Animals are not trophies,” one wrote, while another added, “As an African I am extremely offended. The implication is quite disturbing.”
Others described the ensemble as “a frightening sight”, “terrible”, “ridiculous” and “wrong wrong wrong”.
Schiaparelli said the animal heads were made from “hand-molded foam.” [and] Faux wool and silk, and hand-painted to look as lifelike as possible and to celebrate the glory of nature.” WireImage Schiaparelli said the animal heads were made from “hand-molded foam.” [and] Faux wool and silk and hand-painted to look as lifelike as possible and to celebrate the glory of nature.” AP
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Schiaparelli said the animal heads were made from “hand-molded foam.” [and] Faux wool and silk and hand-painted to look as lifelike as possible and to celebrate the glory of nature.” Getty Images
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In two Instagram posts on the fashion house’s account, Schiaparelli defended his designs amid the uproar, noting that the animal heads featured in the show were made from “hand-molded foam.” [and] Faux wool and silk and hand-painted to look as lifelike as possible and to celebrate the glory of nature.”
Both captions ended with the same disclaimer in all caps: “NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED IN THE CREATION OF THIS LOOKS.”
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