Fur Designs Back In Fashion's Spotlight
October 20, 2004 | Levent OZLER
Fur is no longer a status symbol that only the rich and famous can afford, and faux fur is no longer an ugly alternative worn only by social protesters.
Both are part of a larger trend: fur — real or fake — as fashion.
Designers, manufacturers and retailers have embraced fur in all its forms this season, offering it in more shapes, styles and price points than one might have thought imaginable.
On the runway, established furrier and up-and-coming couturier J. Mendel used sheared mink on chiffon to create bolero jackets and capelets while Ann Taylor has a belted rabbit fur jacket and a fur felt fedora. Benjamin Cho, whose spring 2005 catwalk show was sponsored by the U.S. Humane Society, is experimenting with faux fur trench coats, and Kate Spade's faux Persian lamb purse has the same luxe look as the real thing.
You want color? Helen Yarmak dyes fox bright red and Kenneth Cole has pink rabbit handbags; Behnaz Sarafpour decorated a delicate lilac dress with fox trim and the most memorable piece from Michael Kors' fall collection was the purple knitted poncho in saga mink.
"Fur has come to mean much more than a mink coat, and, to that end, something to scrimp and save for and to be worn only on the most special occasion. Today, it is regarded as a new textile or fabric, and that's why it has become a standard part
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