I have a navy/black mink jacket, very casual style. The blue keeps it from looking too dressy and many people probably think it's faux. That's fine with me! I need to wear it more often and make it my default coat.
Does anyone else wish that fur coats would come back in style
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Normalize "preloved outfits" I guess would be a good trend for this
Good for you! and yes, you'll wear it out one day you'll see. In the meantime I'd say it's a perfectly acceptable use of the coat if you just use it in your home, you said "...I do love the look and feel of fur.." I'm assuming every now and then you wear it your room, look yourself in the mirror and maybe do different combinations..... right there it's an awesome use of your mom's coat, when you inherited I bet your mom had in mind you getting good emotions out of it which you are
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Acceptable by who???? If you love it (l do) wear it. Noname passer byes view will influence what I do.
According to my mom soon the time will come that you look back (on your life) and wish to go back and undo not what you did
but the thing that you didn’t do. Soooo, I will have a few as possible of the second ones. Enjoy what you have while you have it!!!
Good fortune, youth, beauty, love, nature, friendships, pets, fashion, sunny day, rainy day, etc.I worked hard for what I have finances included, to create a life that I enjoy To old to cave to someones opinion on what to wear or drive, eat or think.This life of mine … it’s mine.
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@limom , during the coldest days in NYC I’ve started to see fur come back for several years now. I think people are starting to realize that they should put their old furs back to work rather than buying plastic or petroleum based imitations.
The trend towards wearing vinatge helps too
Not for me. I wear fur virtually everyday in winter.
This is so true. Sustainable brands tend to have some of the largest ecological footprints… The sheer amount of greenwashing is mind boggling. Recycled plastic fabrics being washed by millions and billions of people worldwide is a recipe for disaster.@limom , during the coldest days in NYC I’ve started to see fur come back for several years now. I think people are starting to realize that they should put their old furs back to work rather than buying plastic or petroleum based imitations.
I luuuuuurve fur! My first coat was a woven raccoon coat from Gorsuch my mom bought me for Christmas one year. Very lightweight yet warm, perfect for most winter days. Still have it, still love it. Second is from my DH....he gave it to me on Valentine's day the first year we dated. It was his mother's full-length heavy-as-hell Beaver coat. She had passed away 5 years prior, and her initials are stitched in the coat and are the same as mine. THAT is the coat I wear when I have to take the dogs out to poop and it's 15 below zero. There is NOTHING as warm as that coat! 2 others are a short-ish swing mink from my grandmother (she gave it to me 10-15 years ago) which I had shortened slightly to an almost cropped length. Last is an a-line mink coat with silver fox trim which was given to me when my grandmother passed at 106. I will cherish all of these for their history and meaning, but most of all for their functionality. I purchased a cashmere with fox-trim cape a few years ago. Funny thing is, not a lot of people in my area wear fur other than for going to to dinner or "to be seen" somehwere. I wear mine everywhere in the winter....even to go shopping at TJs (since I'm usually on my way home from work). Even funnier is that's where I get the most compliments on them. Still on my wishlist is a full-length slim black mink. You just can't beat it for functionality, beauty, and durability.
Only once has anyone dared to offer a snarky comment, usually people approach me with a big compliment. Funny story about my friend who's a tailor & owns a boutique: I wanted to get the Beaver altered as it was huge on me, and after the discussion as I was on my way out the store, she yelled across the boutique for all to hear: "Wingnut I forgot to ask.....is your beaver shaved????". I didn't even know there was such a thing (for the coat)....I still lmao over that.
Only once has anyone dared to offer a snarky comment, usually people approach me with a big compliment. Funny story about my friend who's a tailor & owns a boutique: I wanted to get the Beaver altered as it was huge on me, and after the discussion as I was on my way out the store, she yelled across the boutique for all to hear: "Wingnut I forgot to ask.....is your beaver shaved????". I didn't even know there was such a thing (for the coat)....I still lmao over that.
@WingNut, I also have an old beaver coat, ITA it's the warmest fur. And heavy! It made me realize THAT'S HOW Lewis & Clark and other explorers/people in general survived vicious winters in the wilderness. You have a great fur collection!
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Thank you
And yes....Anything over 20 and blisteringly cold winds and I'm dying in that coat. Can't wear it if I'm going to end up indoors. I had a "super warm" Canada Goose town parka...I let it go, it couldn't hold a candle to the warmth of the beaver.Thank you
Absolutely agree 100%. I have a Canada Goose parka also, it's OK but nowhere near the warmth of beaver. My long heavy shearling keeps me toasty at zero, but beaver wins. I have a lighter weight shearling that's very different warmth-wise. Also have a knee length mink, completely different category than beaver. I love it but would reeeealy like a long mink.
I wear my mink jacket and lynx coat and I love them. Whether they are "in style" or not with the masses, our winter temperatures here means I get use out of them. Both are cut in modern styles and I own them so I am not going to just let them sit in cold storage; never used. To me that is a complete waste of the animal, the craft and money. I wouldn't necessarily say I am on the hunt for more furs but I certainly will not be pooh-poohed into not making use of the ones I own and love.
i was in a huge, cold thrift warehouse of an antique store, and right there, among the rusty farm tools and old metal toys, hung a beautiful silver fox jacket. It was brand new, never worn. Fur store hanger, price tag, and all. There was also a price tag for the antique store. I had nowhere to wear it, but I bought it anyway, for two hundred dollar. It's keeping me warm right now, as I suffer through week two of the cold that never ends. Later, at another antique store, I found a soft stole and it's keeping my feet warm
