Q: What are Nutria?
A: Beavers with
a Cajun accent.
What does Righteous Fur do?
Righteous Fur Design Collective
Nearly two dozen emerging designers from Louisiana, New York, Connecticut and California are working with Righteous Fur. One-of-a-kind pieces by these designers are auctioned off at Righteous Fur fashion events, and will soon be available at the Righteous Fur website, with a portion of proceeds going to wetlands preservation.
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Righteous Fur Jewelry Collection
Handcrafted from Balinese silver and nutria teeth harvested from the Louisiana wetlands, this elegant tribal jewelry is designed by Righteous Fur founder Cree McCree. Nutria teeth earrings and pendants sell briskly at Louisiana art markets and will soon be available at the Righteous Fur website, with a portion of proceeds going to wetlands preservation.
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"Nutria-polooza!": Righteous Fur Fashion Events
In 2010, Righteous Fur produced three multimedia fashion shows at the Marigny Theatre and the prestigious Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans. All sold out, and garnered lots of favorable press for our signature Nutria-palooza! event, which makes "environmental issues sexy," as one reviewer put it. But what really put Righteous Fur on the map was taking the show to New York.
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Righteous Fur Fashion Line
An official Righteous Fur fashion line for women and men is currently in development. Prototypes of our nutria fur designs are showcased at Righteous Fur shows, and include several styles of hats, vests, collars and cuffs, messenger and iPad bags, purses and clutches, and small accessories like hairclips and keychains.
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Wholesale Nutria Pelts
Harvested from the Coastwide Nutria Control Program, Righteous Fur pelts are processed in Galliano, Louisiana, by the Pitre Fur Company, one of the last traditional family-owned fur businesses in the state. Tab Pitre, son of company founder Louis Pitre, buys the animals from trappers and hunters during the height of nutria season (November-March), when their pelts are the thickest and most lustrous.
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