The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), which organizes New York Fashion Week (NYFW), announced on December 3 that it will no longer promote animal fur at any official NYFW Program event, social media channel and website, starting with the upcoming 2026 NYFW.
“There is already little to no fur shown at NYFW, but by taking this stand, the CFDA hopes to inspire American designers to think more deeply about the fashion industry's impact on animals. Consumers are turning away from products associated with animal abuse, and we want to position American fashion as a leader on these fronts while promoting innovation in materials," said Steven Kolb, CFDA CEO and President.
The announcement comes after years of collaboration with the organizations Humane World for Animals and Collective Fashion Justice, which focus on the protection and welfare of animals. The policy also follows in the footsteps of London Fashion Week, which ended the promotion of fur in 2023.
From September 2026, real fur is banned from any designer collections presented at the official New York Fashion Week.
Earlier this year, Condé Nast, the media group that owns Vogue, Vanity Fair and Glamour, also banned the use of animal fur in its content and advertising. Similar policies were soon adopted by other fashion magazines such as ELLE and InStyle.
