28/01/2018
Gucci smoochi. We can knock off his s**tty fake fur designs in real fur and we make the money! ha ha Gucci.
Today, somewhat ironically, most of Hong Kong’s furriers have moved their factories to China in the face of higher production costs and stricter environmental regulations in Hong Kong. “Mainland fur garment production increased by 41.3 per cent from 2011 to 2016,” reveals Jonathan Huang, a senior representative from China Leather. “The output value nearly doubled from 57.9 billion yuan (US$8.7 billion) to 96.9 billion yuan.”
Oaten, who was in China this summer to discuss reducing the luxury goods tariff, adds: “The anti-corruption issue appears to have slowed down economic growth, and in the last 18 months there has been a slowdown in [fur] sales. But early signs for this season show promise and there could be a return to a strong market.”
In the wake of Italian fashion leader's decision to stop using fur from 2018, we take a closer look at the thriving fur industry in Hong Kong and China, and the alternatives offered by designers