As we've been developing this line of wholesale clothing, we've learned quite a lot about the apparel industry.
I've learned that the government requires you to go through so much red tape and licensing procedures that it's enough to make you say "To Hell With This" and give up.
Fortunately, my sister Erin, who is 1/3 partner in this venture, is IN LOVE with paperwork and red tape. She also likes math and compiling databases. The freak.
Anyway, back to the government: They have rules and regulations about everything. We had to buy a license in order to pay another company to sew the mass-produced garments.
Ahem. Okay.
They also offer a handy-dandy little informational write-up covering all the labeling laws for the apparel industry. This nifty little guide is only FIFTY-FOUR PAGES LONG. I didn't think even the government could amass 54 pages about required clothing labels. I guess you learn something new every day.
So, today Erin was going through the handy-dandy government-issued booklet novel, reading over the "fur" rules (even though we won't be using any real furs) and she called me and left the following message on my voicemail:
(erin's note -- guess it depends on your definition of "used." I would think that most animals have "used" their fur before we took it off their bodies, wouldn't you?)
(erin's note: GILLS?!?!?! Do a lot of furs really have GILLS?!?!?)
(erin's note -- OK, so in 1999 you could legally use DOG and CAT fur?!?!?)
(erin's note... hmmmm)"