From One Icon to Another: Nana Mouskouri Receives Luxe Faux Fur From Stella McCartney and PETA on 90th Birthday

10.10.2024

Global Music Legend Urged to Swear Off Fur and Choose Compassionate Fashion

London – A special birthday gift is on its way to one of the best-selling female recording artists of all time, Nana Mouskouri – who is turning 90 on 13 October – from longtime PETA supporter Stella McCartney: a luxurious, cruelty-free faux-fur coat, created by the designer.

Photo credit: Stella McCartney

“The fur trade is far too violent and ugly for someone as iconic as Mouskouri,” says PETA Vice President Mimi Bekhechi. “We hope this gorgeous gift will inspire her to embrace compassionate fashion and choose only garments that are kind to animals and the planet – the only items worthy of her.”

Investigations into the fur industry have found that animals are confined to cramped wire cages with no access to anything resembling their natural habitats, like grass or water to swim in. Many are severely injured, and the stress of captivity drives some to self-mutilate. At the end of their miserable life, they’re commonly killed by being gassed, poisoned, electrocuted, or drowned.

PETA and McCartney hope to inspire Mouskouri to follow the lead of other icons who rejected fur, such as Carla Bruni, Michelle Obama, and the late Queen Elizabeth II. When Mouskouri rose to fame in the early 1960s, fur was still erroneously seen as a status symbol, but over the course of her illustrious career (during which she has sold over 350 million albums, including a collection of Beatles covers), the most influential names in fashion – including Armani, Chanel, Prada, Versace, Gucci, and Burberry – have all sworn off fur. Countries where Mouskouri has enjoyed huge success, including France to Germany, have banned fur farming. In her native Greece, the industry is in collapse.

PETA – whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to wear” – opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org.uk or follow the group on Facebook, X, TikTok, or Instagram.

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Sascha Camilli +44 20 7923 6244; [email protected]

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