I got kicked out of a bar in New York for wearing real fur – I’m vegan and I think it’s ethical because it’s vintage

An artist has won support after revealing she was refused entry to a speakeasy bar in New York because she was wearing a real fur coat.

Multimedia artist Alexandra Yvettefrom Venice Beach, California, recently told her large TikTok following, which stands at just under 2,000,000, about her ordeal in a New York bar.

In the 59 seconds clampwhich has since been viewed more than 375,000 times, the vegan content creator said: ‘I got kicked out of a bar in New York for wearing fur.

“And I feel like I didn’t get the memo that wearing fur in New York, I think, is really offensive.”

However, most people rushed to Alexandra’s defense, insisting that it is more ethical to wear real vintage fur than to throw it in the landfill or buy new faux fur items.

In another clip, artist Alexandra is seen decorating a coat that fans speculate is the real mink fur coat of the 1930s that got her rejected from an upscale New York establishment.

Saddened, the artist explained that it was a vintage mink coat from the 1930s, which seemed like the perfect choice for the speakeasy she was trying to enter.

Alexandra, who says she believes it is morally justified to wear real fur as long as it is vintage, explains: ‘I know some people disagree, but personally it has never bothered me. I would never buy a fur coat new.’

But her attitude caused problems on a night out.

She explained, “I walked into this bar, a speakeasy, and the guy said, “Is your jacket real?” and “I thought, yeah, it’s real, it’s really old, it’s from the 1930s.”

To her surprise, the doorman said, “It doesn’t matter, fur isn’t allowed here.” You have to leave’.

Stunned, the California native thought he was joking and asked, “Really?” to which he replied, “Yes, please go.”

Alexandra was shocked and confused and almost burst into tears on the spot. The artist said: ‘It was such an intense moment, I almost wanted to cry because it just felt like such a strange rejection and then I started to question my morals.

One user said, “I think vintage fur is more ethical than faux fur,” and another user said, “I had a vegan ex who wouldn’t even sit on a leather couch at a relative’s party. People go too far! Keep wearing the coat.”

Another user said: ‘I believe that buying second-hand real fur and leather is more sustainable than buying brand new vegan clothing,’ to which Alexandra replied: ‘I agree and have even changed this mentality after 10 years of anti- fur vegan haha’.

While most TikTok users encouraged Alexandra to wear the coat, some thought the bar’s dress code wasn’t unusual at all, and others thought wearing real fur was ethically fine.

Another user reassured Alexandra that she was doing nothing wrong: ‘That’s ridiculous. we have dumps of clothes, it’s okay to wear a vintage fur coat’.

A user with a similar passion wrote: ‘I’m so devastated that people don’t understand that wearing vintage fur is extremely ethical.’

One joked: ‘I love this style of activism. Solves nothing, creates zero change, actively loses them money, makes them feel superior over something that is pointless.”

However, some encouraged Alexandra to take the coat to the next level: “I wear fur. Live your best life. New or vintage, you should be able to wear whatever you want. People need to mind their own damn business.”

And another story was less sympathetic: “It’s very common for bars, clubs and speakeasies in NYC to have a dress code,” to which another replied approvingly, “It’s really not that strange of a rejection.”