PETA is ripping fashion designer duo Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen for using animal pelts to create their latest backpack, which retails for around $17,000. That’s not a typo. “What the Olsens lack in creativity, they try to make up for with shock value,” the animal rights group said in a statement regarding the pricey accessory. PETA protesters (seen here in 2008) have gone after the Olsen Twins for years . The backpack is a patchwork design made of various animal furs, a fact that has PETA livid with the twosome to the point of bitter name-calling. “If it looks like a troll and acts like a troll, it’s probably a Trollsen Twin – or somebody wearing one of their new totes,” the group continues. PETA calls on consumers not to purchase the products “which are made from the fur and skins of innocent animals” or anything by the Olsens. Ashley Olsen and Mary Kate Olsen, who jointly run The Row, captured the Womenswear Designer of the Year honors at the CFDA Fashion Awards in June. They should probably be on the lookout for paint can assaults. [Photo: WENN.com]
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PETA Rips Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen Over $17K Fur Backpacks
