A Paris show by Schiaparelli has been
accused of glorifying big game hunters by models including Naomi
Campbell, Kylie Jenner and Italian influencer Chiara Ferragni
posing with fake heads of lions, leopards and wolves.
The runway show by creative director Daniel Roseberry was
inspired by the animals mentioned in Dante's Inferno, the
Italian fashion house said, stressing all the heads were fake.
But social media critics said it "hails violence against animals
and illegal (big game) hunting".
Ferragni, who will wear Schiaparelli and Dior in her upcoming
stint as Sanremo song festival presenter, posted a photo on
Instagram of herself holding a lion's head, a very realistic
furry creation that led many people to think it was real.
"It's just like those criminal hunters posing with their illegal
trophies," said another social-media critic.
Campbell also wore clothes topped with animal heads and Jenner
sported a lion's catsuit.
Schiaparelli reiterated the theme was taken from Dante's
masterpiece and was not intended in any way to magnify the
dubious exploits of African animal hunters.
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