Undercover’s Jun Takahashi apologizes for using live butterflies, Nanette Lepore opens a pop-up for her new brand, “Stranger Things” bows at Iguatemi.
’s Jun Takahashi has had a change of heart about butterflies in fashion and he relayed that message in great detail to animal rights supporters.runway last month during Paris Fashion Week, the designer has vowed not to use them again. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals appealed to the founder and creative director to do so on Oct. 10, and he replied nine days later with “a heartfelt letter,” according to a PETA representative, who shared a copy with WWD.
Regretful that that he had trapped butterflies that could fly freely in the sky, the Undercover founder promised that he would never use butterflies or other living animals in his creations again. The New York-based designer will be showing her fall collection including long satin dresses in rich colors like deep crimson, chocolate brown and cobalt. A fitted suit, a lace top and corset top are among the offering in the 15-piece collection that is sold direct-to-consumer with retail prices between $175 and $750.
As was the case when she started out, Lepore has turned to her father to invest in her new label. A few years into the Robespierre business, he loaned her $50,000, which she paid him back shortly afterward. At one point during her first run in business, he mortgaged his house to loan her $100,000 for the business and she “lost all the money the following season” but later repaid him. “I’m trying to avoid that this time around,” she said. “He is the main investor right now besides myself.
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