Read more leather stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/11396/leather.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:46:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70948/fashion-people-heartless-stella-mccartney.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne of fashion’s most famous vegetarians, Stella McCartney talks—a little bit about her rise from “nervous” young designer to successful businesswoman, but mostly about the fashion industry’s lack of eco-consciousness—to the Guardian on the heels of her Paris show. “I think people in fashion are pretty heartless,” she...http://www.newser.com/story/70948/fashion-people-heartless-stella-mccartney.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 10:59:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61322/hermes-breeds-crocs-to-skin-for-handbags.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFashion mainstay Hermes is now maintaining its own crocodile farms in Australia to provide skins for its handbags, Reuters reports. “The world is not full of crocodiles, except the stock exchange!” the French company’s CEO joked, feebly. Hermes’ leather-accessory line, which accounts for 40% of company business, has been the...http://www.newser.com/story/61322/hermes-breeds-crocs-to-skin-for-handbags.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Jun 2009 16:33:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51584/peta-president-wills-body-to-group.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe president of PETA has written a will donating her body to the organization along with suggestions about how best to use various body parts, TreeHugger reports. First on the list is the request that her “meat” be used as “human barbecue,” to remind the world “that flesh foods are...http://www.newser.com/story/51584/peta-president-wills-body-to-group.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Feb 2009 15:35:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19600/peta-bristles-at-cruel-aretha.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Queen of Soul's fondness for fur means she isn't getting any R-E-S-P-E-C-T from PETA, Access Hollywood reports. Aretha Franklin has topped the animal rights organization's latest worst-dressed list after wearing a fur coat to the Grammys. "Music lovers may think of you as a 'queen,' but to animal...http://www.newser.com/story/19600/peta-bristles-at-cruel-aretha.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 21 Feb 2008 8:11:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/6840/chrissie-hynde-fuming-over-leather-bag-namesake.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRocker Chrissie Hynde is furiously threatening to sue an Italian fashion house after it named a red leather handbag after her. The Pretenders star, whose commitment to animal rights has resulted in her arrest in the past, says she's livid that the designers are putting brass in pocket off a...http://www.newser.com/story/6840/chrissie-hynde-fuming-over-leather-bag-namesake.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Sep 2007 10:34:37 CDT