The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), which owns and organizes the fashion calendar for New York Fashion Week (NYFW), has announced that it will no longer promote animal fur at any official NYFW schedule events, including on its fashion calendar, social media channel and website. As a continuation of past program collaboration, the announcement follows years of engagement with Humane World for Animals and Collective Fashion Justice.

Beginning with September 2026 New York Fashion Week, the CFDA will no longer permit animal fur in collections on the official NYFW schedule. This timeline gives designers space to adjust their materials and show plans.

Farmed or trapped fur from animals killed specifically for their pelts - including but not limited to mink, fox, rabbit, karakul lamb, chinchilla, coyote, and raccoon dog - is not allowed.

An exemption applies only to animal fur obtained by Indigenous communities through traditional subsistence hunting practices.

The CFDA will support designers through this transition and continue to provide resources on alternatives.

For more information, visit cfda.com.