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House of Fraser makes statement after fur controversy

Published
Nov 27, 2015

House of Fraser, the UK department store, has been forced to issue a statement after a BBC documentary revealed that it had sold a coat labeled as fake fur that, in fact, contained real fur.

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The company has a no-fur policy. As shown in the BBC programme "Fake Britain", the coat was described on the House of Fraser website as having "fake fur trim" but when tested, it was revealed that it was actually real fox fur.

High street retailer TK Maxx was also found to have sold real fur, on a pair of gloves advertised as having a "fake fur cuff" that turned out to be rabbit fur.

In a statement, House of Fraser said: "House of Fraser has a strict no fur policy and we ensure all of our suppliers and brand partners are aware of this. In this particular case, our team were notified by a concession partner, Silvian Heach, that the jacket in question was made of 100% polyester and 100% nylon which we later understood was inaccurate.

Silvian Heach was, at the time, one of the over 1,500 brands that we sell online. The brand was never available to purchase in any of our stores. House of Fraser would never knowingly mislead its customers and we were and are very disappointed by the behaviour of the brand. As a result, we terminated our relationship with Silvian Heach and all products were returned to the brand. It is no longer available to view or purchase online with House of Fraser."

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