Invisible Dynamics

At New York Fashion Week, protests against wool reopened a question many in the industry thought belonged to a different category from fur and leather: Should fashion stop using wool? At first, the ethical argument appears straightforward. Wool is animal-derived; therefore, removing it should reduce animal exploitation. But systems rarely respond in straight lines. Wool represents only a small part of fashion’s overall fibre mix, yet it is renewable, biodegradable, durable an