Paris Fashion Week 2023 : Fake Lion Head , Wolf And Panther By Schiaparelli Sparsks Outrage On The Internet

Kylie Jenner, Naomi Campbell and Irina Shayk all wore dresses with sculpted animal heads during the Schiaparelli show, held this Monday, January 23 in Paris.

Paris Fashion Week 2023 : Fake Lion Head , Wolf And Panther By  Schiaparelli Sparsks Outrage On  The Internet

Irina Shayk wears a lion-headed dress at the Schiaparelli show. (Paris, January 23, 2023.)
Irina Shayk wears a lion-headed dress at the Schiaparelli show. (Paris, January 23, 2023.) Getty Images

Kylie Jenner, Naomi Campbell and Irina Shayk all wore dresses with sculpted animal heads during the Schiaparelli show, held this Monday, January 23 in Paris.

Kylie Jenner and a dress with a (fake) lion's head: it didn't take more for the Schiaparelli show, organized this Monday, January 23 at the Petit Palais, as part of Haute Couture Week, to make the buzz on social media.

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The outfit wore by  the businesswoman, which is part of the whimsical and surreal spirit of the fashion house, was signed by  the head of the Schiaparelli house for four years, the Texan designer has imposed a creative paw that oscillates between sophistication and performance (threp the eye, spectacular volumes, fun details - we remember Bella Hadid's lung dress).

Here, the black sheath dress, embellished with a sculpted feline head, was also worn by Irina Shayk on the podium. For her part, Naomi Campbell wore a faux fur trench coat from which a wolf's head emerged. The top Shalom Harlow was, for his part, dressed in a strapless dress with the effigy of a panther.

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The birth of these exceptional pieces was unveiled via a video on the brand's Instagram account, explaining the manufacture of animal heads in "hand-sculpted foam, resin, wool and faux silk fur, hand-painted to look as realistic as possible". With the mention: "No animal was injured to make this look." For his part, Daniel Roseberry explained on the social network that these three animal heads, carved and embroidered by hand, were intended to celebrate "the glory of nature" and to protect "the woman who wears them". The head of leopard, lion and wolf, respectively symbolize lust, pride and greed. This collection, imagined by Schiaparelli's artistic director and entitled "Inferno", is also inspired by Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. It represents what Daniel Roseberry discovered by rereading the poem: an allegory of doubt, according to the Instagram account stylenotcom.

A poorly perceived parade?

The only downside, some Internet users did not immediately understand the meaning of this parade. One of them felt that the show was sending the "bad message".

"The fashion house plays on all the boards," tweeted Muriel Fusi, co-president of the Animalist Party. Hoping to satisfy animal defenders by using fake, and exploiters by appearing a hunting trophy, she could well put everyone on her back."

An opinion shared by Sophie Maffre-Baugé, president of an anti-corrida association. "Incenment to the animal object, ornament, accessory, incentive to wear fur, incitement to the violent domination of man over the animal, ode to hunting, trophies, safaris... in short incitement to exploitation and animal suffering," she wrote.

The reaction of the PETA

The People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) also reacted by saying that the fashion house had "menti". "Although art, including fashion, can be subjective, Schiaparelli's assertion that "no animal was injured" during the manufacture of this collection is objectively false," reads the statement. Indeed, silkworms were scalded alive and sheep were exploited for their toes to obtain the silk and wool used in the manufacture of these clothes."

"Whoever fears that these dresses will glorify the trophy hunt - a perverse practice of a minority group that is not strongly involved in the world of haute couture - should have a thought for the animals that have really suffered for this look and for the countless sensitive beings who are confined, mutilated, abused and killed for fashion," continues the official message.

The association also called for "opting for vegan clothes - and made with compassion - that are fortunately more and more available nowadays". However, the collection signed by Daniel Roseberry was unanimous during its presentation, welcomed, at the end of the parade, by a standing ovation.

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