Married At First Sight's Carina Mirabile leaves her fur coat at home after being slammed for wearing banned 'animal skins' to Australian Fashion Week
Carina Mirabile has ditched her fake fur after a clash with an animal activist.
The Married At First Sight star arrived for day four of Australian Fashion Week in Sydney on Thursday without a coat in sight.
The 31-year-old opted for a dramatic black maxi gown with a huge tulle floral design at the front.
She added a of heels but otherwise skipped the accessories to let her frock, which included a long train, do all the talking.
For makeup, Carina chose a clean look with a dark pink nude lipstick and wore her dark hair in soft curls.
It comes after Carina hit back at an animal activist after she was slammed for wearing a 'fur coat' to Australian Fashion Week on day two.
Bailey, who runs the account Warrior For Animals, shared images of the reality TV star in the ankle-length 'vintage' coat, claiming she 'defied' the event's no animal skin rule.
However, Carina, 31, has since taken to her own social media page to assure followers the shaggy brown jacket she purchased in Brooklyn is actually faux fur.
The debacle kicked off on Wednesday when Bailey shared a collage of Carina in her fur coat next to news AFW had 'banned all wildlife materials' from runways.
'Australian Fashion Week banned fur and exotic skins. Deliberately in defiance of the AFW policy, Carina Mirabile decided to wear real fur at AFW,' Bailey wrote.
'An official complaint has been made to ban Carina from AFW because of her breach of animal welfare policy.'
Bailey then went on to note the moments Carina said she was wearing fur to AFW.
The first was a selfie she shared to Instagram, which saw her sitting in a car wearing the controversial coat with the caption: 'Look two. Wearing vintage fur coat #afw.'
The second time Carina mentioned wearing fur came during an interview with Daily Mail Australia when she was asked about her outfit.
'Yes this is my own 'fit. I bought this fur coat from New York in Brooklyn and I've got SKIMS on underneath and literally pantyhose stockings,' she said.
Carina wore a nude SKIMS 'Ultimate Butt' bodysuit beneath the coat, opting for a look inspired by Kim Kardashian.
While the bride has not directly referenced Bailey's accusations, she has since shared a post to her Instagram Stories saying the coat is not real fur.
'It's not real fur FYI and my stylist uses vegan products,' she captioned an image of her look.
Carina's makeup artist Angelina Jade commented beneath saying: 'She a vegan baddie.'
The budding fashionista also made a statement to Chattr on Thursday, reiterating she was not wearing real fur.
'It's not real fur, bought from a vintage store in New York. I wouldn't wear anything that's not ethically sourced,' she says.
She went on to say it was 'worrying' to see people jump to conclusions so quickly.
Carina has since taken to her own social media page to assure followers the shaggy brown coat she purchased in Brooklyn is actually faux fur
'People are so quick to judge in this day and age and it's worrying and detrimental on people's lives,'
'We are not robots. If people have nothing nice to say, they shouldn't say anything at all.
'There is already enough cruelty in the world, people shouldn't add to it, but try and make it a better peaceful place.'
Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Carina for further comment, as well as the Australian Fashion Council to verify any complaints made.
AFW banned all wildlife-derived materials, including fur, exotic animal skins and feathers, from being used on runways this year and in the future.
The new policy came into immediate effect, making the ongoing AFW, held from 12 to 16 May, the first edition to fully exclude wildlife materials from its runways.
The Australian Fashion Council's new policy was developed alongside Collective Fashion Justice and World Animal Protection.
It comes following years of activism calling for cruel materials to be excluded from the show.
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