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Rick Owens Bans Animal Fur

The news comes less than a week after the Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade staged protests outside the brand’s stores.
Rick Owens Spring/Summer 2025 Menswear
Rick Owens Spring/Summer 2025 Menswear (Spotlight/Launchmetrics)

The Paris-based luxury brand Rick Owens pledged to ban the use of animal fur in any future collections, the company confirmed on Monday.

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