Winter Fashion Trend: Fur

December 19th, 2008 by crystal

My husband and I are on a long road trip, headed west to visit my family for the holidays. We’ve stopped in Santa Fe, NM for a few days. It’s so much colder here than it is in Austin! And, the weather definitely affects fashion. I’ve seen tons of snow boots, parkas, scarves and hats. It’s fun to see how the fashion forward make their bundled up looks trendy. I’ve seen a lot more fur than I did in Austin. I actually doubted that fur was a noteworthy trend until I got here. So, I decided now’s a great time to post on this Winter fashion trend.
Fur is back and better than ever! Yeah, I know…I feel weird about wearing fur too. The thing is, most of what’s popular and in the stores is faux. Even many designers used faux fur in their runway shows.
Of course, Rachel Zoe and Anna Wintour are wearing the real thing. But, that doesn’t mean you have to.
Fur styles for this winter are over the top. Luxurious shrugs, coats and wraps are the most prevalent. And, they come in all styles and patterns. Fur is also used as an accent around the neck, the cuffs or the hem.
Read more for runway and celebrity inspiration as well as some amazing finds.

Runway Inspiration

Here are just a few photos from the Fall 2008 Runway shows. There are literally over 500 images of fur focused outfits from the shows. As you can tell from these images, fur was used in a variety of ways; around the neck, at the hem, for the whole coat, etc. Louis Vuitton even showed a fur handbag. Fur was everywhere!
(All images from Style.com)

Celebrity Inspiration

Fur is everywhere. It’s pretty amazing how many celebrities are wearing fur considering the possible backlash they could experience. Mary Kate has been wearing fur for years even though PETA has protested her projects and has pleaded with her to stop. On doing just a bit of research, it’s amazing how much there is in favor of wearing fur. There’s almost as much as not. Interesting…

Faux Finds

Shown: Fur Cropped Jacket ($32.99), Fur Swing Coat ($32.99), Puffer Jacket ($38.99), Melodie Cropped Jacket ($69.50), Fur Trimmed Jacket ($30.00), Fur Trimmed Parka ($99.00), Laundry Faux Mink Coat ($278.00)

Fur Finds

Shown: Peter Mark Chevron Fur Coat ($450.00), Peter Mark Chevron Mink Coat ($1995.00)

Your Thoughts?

How do you feel about fur? Do you think it’s okay to wear faux fur, or does it perpetuate the fur trade?

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4 Responses

Julia Allison Says:
February 24th, 2009 at 4:42 am
 I totally agree with wearing faux. Here is what 99% of people do not know including Mr Lagrfeld who is wrong to lump the fur industry in the same category as the meat industry because fur is never the byproduct of the meat industry (nor is leather). 90% of all fur imports around the world now come from China where the fur is produced more cheaply. You need to ask why it is cheaper and here is the reality: About 200 animals every minute, foxes, dogs, cats (strays or abducted from owners) and raccoon dogs (who are dogs) (not that the species matters!) are bashed against the ground to break their necks to be made immobile. They are fully conscious while they are skinned alive with skinning done with knife at the belly. It can take six hours. The animals scream and struggle. The workers step on their heads to hold them down of bash them. Why do they do this? Apparently it is easier to skin a live animal than one who is dead with rigour mortis. The entire skin is pulled from the animal even from its head and then the animal body is thrown on a pile of other bodies without fur. The animals continue to blink and their hearts beat for a further 10 seconds. All exploitation of animals is cruel. But this surely is unacceptable altogether. So, start taking this issue seriously and stop buying fur. It is the only way to stop this vile trade. If you think I am making this up go and read the report and watch the undercover videos at the Swiss Animal Protection site and see for yourselves:http://www.animal-protection.net/furtrade/report_fur_china.pdf. I love fashion and I like Lagerfeld- but this kind of cruelty has no justification. There are wonderful faux fur alternatives.
Fur IS Dead « Autonomie Project’s Blog Says:
April 16th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
[...] find it a display of their wealth to wear tortured and dead animals on their backs. 2009 has been dubbed by many fashion experts as out with the faux fur and in with the real thing. Fashion trends are all [...]
Furrier Says:
August 18th, 2009 at 8:52 am
Those are some wonderful photographs of some of the latest in fur fashion. Fur, faux or not, is a fantastic addition to anyone’s wardrobe, though it is indeed understandable why someone would prefer the former instead of the latter type of fur.
crystal Says:
August 21st, 2009 at 11:09 am

Faux fur is also a nice option for this Fall/Winter. It was all over the runways!