Joanna Lumley Quotes

I think I had a fur coat that someone bought me from Portobello Market back in the 1960s, but I think as soon as you think about it, what it is you're wearing, make that connection, then you realise it's just not right. I don't lecture people about it, but it's not something I'd ever wear.

Technology is now available that means you don't need to use fur. The alternatives are luxurious. There is just no need.

Saving animals is as simple as choosing synthetic alternatives instead of real fur.

Up until recently, I've always been a vintage store guy. I get a lot of my clothes second hand. I really enjoy being able to look through different styles you can find and how eclectic the vintage store vibe is.

I do try and wear stuff by unknown designers, and I make sure I pay because if nothing else I have money.

I don't regard clothing as disposable, which is probably why I have so much of it!

They make really great synthetic fur - you really don't need real fur. And it's cheaper, so why spend the money?

When I became aware of how inhumane it is to test on animals, I made a commitment not to buy anything that was.

Goose down is super-unethical, and it's unnecessary. There are a lot of alternatives that are sustainable and just as warm.

I don't do the vintage thing so much, just because it's not me. There are some vintage designers I'll buy things from, but mostly not.

In a meat-eating world, wearing leather for shoes and clothes and even handbags, the discussion of fur is childish.

You can get fake fur, which, if that's what you want - if you want that fur look - it looks just the same. It's really unnecessary to skin an animal when you can get something that looks just the same without hurting anything.

I do try to shop online and support people who hand-make their stuff, and because you can find stuff that nobody else has.

Put me in a vintage shop, and I am like a child with sweeties. I find it a million times easier to find a vintage dress than trawl the shops for a pair of jeans, so I am either dressed in really nice vintage, or I am in a pair of tracksuit bottoms looking like a scruffbag.

I've got scarves and boots from' 1970 that I still wear.

I am very sad that some designers are still using real fur when the fake alternatives are so effective and so easily obtainable.

Best, I'd advise, to give up all animal products obtained by cruel methods. There are some fine companies nowadays offering leather substitutes.

I don't buy trends, because the pieces don't last and I wind up never wearing them. That's why I like to shop with my children; they'll always tell me the truth.

Since we can't count on the meat, egg, and dairy industries to protect animals from the most egregious forms of cruelty, what can we, as consumers, do? Opting out of paying someone to allow animals to die in a barn fire or at the slaughterhouse seems pretty reasonable.

I could be a vegan in sackcloth and flip-flops, but I find fabulous boots with periwinkle cuffs a far preferable option.

It's just really important I think for fashion to be affordable, because everyone should have the opportunity to wear cute things and be happy and comfortable in what they are wearing. That's definitely how I like to shop and how I like to think about clothes and fashion.

I've had my run-ins with department stores, like Harrods, which stopped selling fur coats, but I found some there with fur trim, which is just as disgusting. Foie gras production is appalling - there's no excuse for selling it.

I do like shopping high street, but I do consider the long-term value of a specific piece and, also, one day giving it up for somebody else to love and enjoy.

Whenever I'm in sync with the trends, it's always an accident. I still love wearing clothes I've had for ten years. I think understated luxury is the chicest thing.

I try to apply the organic concept to my clothes and bedding as well. There's nothing like swimming in organic cotton sheets.