Fake fur, second hand fur and leather goods

Aasta sai väga tempoka alguse nii uute projektide kui apsakate mõttes! Haha! Gotte give your best with what youve got! ;) Tänases postituses on teemaks kunst-karusnahk - second hand loomulikult - ja 3 viimast pilti tehtud telefoniga, sest et ikkagi: GOTTA GIVE YOUR BEST WITH WHAT YOUVE GOT!! Loodan järgmise nädala postituseks igatahes fotoka taas töökorda saada! Ning siis räägin juba sellest, mida teha nendel päevadel, kui ei ole kohe üldse tuju välimuse, riiete kombineerimise jms. peale mõelda. 

An all time favourite second hand fake fur bought more then 10 years ago! Still as good as new and I have worn it a lot!

And perhaps a littlebit of that attitude too! Haha! Ive always got a ROAR for cruelty free fashion! ;)

Kui Eestis on viimase aasta jooksul kujunenud karusnahast tõsine debati küsimus - poolt ja vastu - siis minu jaoks sellist debatti ei eksisteeri. Ma austan elu. Ja arvan, et elusolendi elu võrdsustamine uue mantli, kinagpaari, käekoti, karvakraega vms. esemega on lihtsalt üleolev - ja näitab austuse puudumist elu vastu. Just sellepärast olen loobunud igasuguste nahast (käekotid, tagid, jalanõud, käevõrud, kindad jpm.) ja karusnahast (ka nt. jope kapuutsi karvane ääristus) esemete ostmisest uuel kujul või ka näiteks kirbuturgudel, kus kasu eseme müümisest saaks omanik, kes sellise asja uuel kujul ostnud.

Kuid debatt, mis minu jaoks eksisteerib, on kokkuvõetav kahe küsimusega: 

1. Kas karusnahast, nahast eseme ostmine kaltsukast (kui selle esialgne omanik enam müügist mingit kasu ei saa!) on eetiline või mitte? 

• Second hand karusnaha ja nahast toodete kasutamise poolt: Need esemed on juba toodetud ning ülejääk - ehk ei toimu julmuse toetamist ning uue eseme asemel ostan kasutatud asja ehk vähendan ka ühsikondlikku prügi tootmist.
• Second hand karusnaha ja nahast toodete kasutamise vastu: Selliste esemete kandmisega tegelen potentsiaalselt nende (ja ka julma suhtumise) propageerimisega - paratamatult mõjutame end ümbritsevat kogu aeg.

2. Kas kunstkarusnahast esemete kandmine on siiski karusnaha propageerimine? 

• Ideaalses ühiskonnas, kus enam elusolenditest moeesemeid üldse ei valmistata, ei oleks see isegi küsimus - imitatsioon ei oleks kuidagi millegi julma propageerimine ja kõik teaksid, et tegu on kunstmaterjaliga. Paraku aga ei ela me ideaalses ühiskonnas ning isegi kunstkarusnaha kandmine võib näida selle propageerimisena - kunstkarusnaha kvaliteet on juba niivõrd hea, et mõnda eset originaalist eristada on tõeline kunst. Ka ei tea tänavapildis möödujad, kas ostsin selle julma tööstust toetades või hoopis müntide eest mõnest heategevuslikust kaltsukast.

On moms birthday at 2014. I was clearly surprised to learn that by last year I still hadnt learned how to hold a clutch bag!

ENG: During last year fur has become a real debating issue in Estonia - either for or against - however, not for me. I respect life. And I think it would be simply arrogant to equal a creatures life with a new coat, pair of shoes, purse, neckpiece or any other item - it shows utter lack of respect towards life. For this reason I have stopped (for forever) buying all sorts of leather (handbags, jackets, shoes, gloves, bracelets etc.) and fur (including fur trim on coats, jackets) goods from shops and on flee markets from persons who originally made such a purchase.

However, the debate that exists in in my head can be summarized with two questions:

1. Is buying a fur or a leather item from second hand shop (when its original buyer wont gain any profit from it anymore) ethical or not?

• For purchasing second hand leather and fur goods: These items have are already produced and a leftover - the purchase wont support any cruel practices and at the same time Im reducing the amount of garbage in the society, because of not buying a new item instead.
• Against purchasing second hand leather and fur goods: By wearing those items Im still potentially promoting them (and those cruel attitudes) - we simply can not live our lives without influencing the world around us.

2. Is wearing fake fur garments still promoting fur?

• In an ideal society, where there would be no fashion items produced from living beings, it wouldnt even be a question - imitation wouldnt by no means signify promoting cruelness of any sort and everyone would know that it is a fake material. However, we dont live in an ideal society and even wearing fake fur can be seen as promoting the real thing - the quality of fake fur is already so good that it can be a mission impossible task to distinguish it from the original. And the passersby on the streets wouldnt have any idea if I have purchased the item for coins from second hand or from the cruelty industry.

My most recent second hand fake fur purchase from Kurtna kirbukas. Absolutely new still! 

Ja pean tunnistama, et minu garderoobi on tulnud viimastel aastatel mitu second hand nahast käekotti, jalanõupaari, kahed saapad ka karusnahast servaga - ja iga ese tõesti vaid müntide eest. Juhuse teel jõudis minuni ka üks päris kasukas, kuid seda ma tõesti lihtsalt ei suutnud kandma hakata! Olen vältinud ka sellistest sekkaritest ostmist, kus nahast ja karusnahast asju parema valikuna reklaamitakse!

ENG: And I do have to admit that during last few years I have purchased from second hand shops several leather handbags, shoes and even two pairs of boots with real fur trim - however, they really did cost just coins. By leap of faith even a real fur coat found its way to me, but I really couldnt start wearing this one! (Imagining tens of animals dying for one coat) And I have avoided buying from second hand shops which advertise their leather and fur goods as being a better choice for purchasing.

Karvane ja karvasem. Fake vs the real thing!

CRUELTY FREE BEAUTIFUL MINDS TO ALL OF US! KEEP ON ROARING! :)