Social media users appeared to mistake the Schiaparelli mane for a real piece of taxidermy, but not all animal activists were disturbed
Russian model Irina Shayk walks the runway in the lion dress.Some of the backlash was more nuanced. One comment on Schiaperelli’s Instagram post, which has attracted more than 600 likes, said: “We have to stop showing animals as luxury ‘products’. They may be made from foam but these are endangered species that have historically been killed for their pelts to be turned into garments.”
Not all animal rights activists were disturbed by the lion, with the Peta president Ingrid Newkirk praising the look.
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