Alternatives to fur

Fur for fashion is needless and unjust, especially with a range of ethical and less environmentally impactful alternatives available.

While even conventional faux fur has been found to be more sustainable than animal fur, ‘more’ and ‘genuinely’ sustainable are not synonymous. Fortunately, innovation has produced lower impact solutions.

If you're looking for material innovations still in development, explore our page on fur alternative innovation at CIRCUMFAUNA.

Bio-based fur

KOBA fur is a partly bio-based fur made not from petroleum oil, but oil from vegetable crops. Some furs are made from a coconut oil base.

Being 37% plant-based, the material impact has 30% less energy use and 63% less production emissions compared to conventional faux fur.

Recycled denim fur

Made from frayed, repurposed denim, this fur may not have the exact likeness of animal fur, but it is chic and edgy.

Originally created by Tiziano Guardini and Ksenia Shnaider, this creation went viral as a sustainable, waste-reducing alternative to animal fur.

Recycled faux fur

Making use of what we already have while reducing landfill and pollution is critical to an environmentally-friendly future.

Recycled faux fur is made from plastic, including ocean retrieved plastic. Garment to garment recycled products would be most beneficial.

GACHA

GACHA is a step up from existing partly bio-based faux fur like KOBA, being uniquely 100% biodegradable.

GACHA can be commercially composted, completely decomposing in 180 days when it becomes nutritious compost.