What would you say in response to Karl Lagerfeld when he defends the use of animals by saying they are also exploited for consumption?

I doubt very much that Karl Lagerfeld eats much mink or fox or chinchilla. It is important not to mix things up; each battle must be waged in its own right. The farming of animals for their fur is absolutely dreadful.

Have you met Lagerfeld and worn his designs, and what do you think of him?

I live the life of a farmer. I don’t see how I could wear Lagerfeld’s designs while feeding my goats. I have respect for Lagerfeld as a man, but I would have so much more for him if he, in turn, respected animals. We do not live in the same world.

Despite the work done by such organisations as Peta and your foundation, fur is still popular in the fashion world. Why do you think this is?

Pride, stupidity or just plain ignorance have allowed this trend built on the lethal exploitation of animals to flourish once again. This is a war that we had won, or at least that we believed we had won, in the 1990s, since fewer people in Europe and in the US dared to wear real fur.

via Brigitte Bardot: ‘I couldn’t wear Lagerfeld while feeding my goats’ | Fashion | The Guardian.