Designer Macdonald Slams Anti-Fur Anderson

British designer Julien Macdonald has hit back at high-profile anti-fur campaigner Pamela Anderson, telling her she can "piss off."

Macdonald invited the former "Baywatch" star to attend his London Fashion Week show earlier this week but was rebuffed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals spokesperson Anderson for his use of fur in fashion.

Anderson replied to Macdonald's invitation: "I truly appreciate (it).

"I'm hoping you can extend your kindness to include animals. If you stop using fur; I'd be thrilled to attend a show yours in the future."

Wednesday Macdonald responded to Anderson's rejection, saying, "People who don't like fur can piss off. I love fur. It's a beautiful, natural product from animals."

PETA has blamed flamboyant Macdonald for perpetuating cruelty to animals, but it praises a wealth of designers for refusing to work with animal pelts.

A spokesperson for the organization says, "This animal cruelty will only stop when people stop buying Julien's designs and let him know that in the 21st century the killing of animals for their fur is unacceptable.

"The truly talented visionaries, like Stella McCartney, Ralph Lauren and Vivienne Westwood, are able to design beautiful, fashionable, popular clothing without getting blood on their hands."

Fashion week ushers in good news for designers

The Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week started on an encouraging note for the fashion fraternity with the announcement of a fashion district in Dwarka, and concluded with some more good news as textile company orient craft announced Rs 2,000 crore investment to set up a fashion village near Manesar. Orient craft is in talks with the Fashion Design Council of India to work on a blueprint for the fashion village, that would be spread across 600 acres. "We want to set up a fashion village that would serve as an enclave, encompassing a design school, textile museum, residences, manufacturing units and showrooms, to enable the fashion and textile sectors to work at a single platform," Orient Craft Chairman and Managing Director Sudhir Dhingra told a news agency today. The first phase would see construction of about 300 acres, for which formal notification is awaited. The company envisages an initial investment of about Rs 500 crore. However, once the project is complete the total investment, including that by promoters and co-promoters, would be about Rs 2,000 crore, Dhingra said. Initially, Orient Craft Infrastructure Ltd, a standalone company, would be the strategic investor and promoter, but Dhingra said the company is inviting interested co-promoters for the project. Dhingra said he expects the entire project to be operational within a period of two years. Urban infrastructure would be in place in the next 60 days, while spaces at the complex would be offered in the next six months. "We would then be able to demarcate where would facilities like design studios and manufacturing units come up," he added. The company is talking to the FDCI and chalking out plans for the project in detail. Bureau Report