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January 7, 2011
Fur-ocious at Work
 Long before Hollywood starlets graced the silver screen with luxurious fox and soft mink stoles, fur indicated status and class. But the '60s animal rights movement pushed fur out of fashion favor. Nowadays, more and more designers are showing fur is back.
"Whether you're for or against fur, you have options," says Robanne Schulman, fashion guru, celebrity stylist and founder of Plaid Monkey. "The key to wearing the trend is to remember to go lightly with fur – a little goes a long way."
Designer Dominic Bellissimo is well known for his elegant fur jackets and accessories. If, like PETA, you'd rather go naked than wear real fur, designers like BB Dakota and Rebecca Taylor have a large selection of faux furs in their winter collections.
"It's all about mixing fabrics," says Schulman. If you’re looking for a transitional outfit that's great for a client lunch or after-work drinks, try pairing some dressy cigarette pants with a cashmere sweater and a chic fur vest.
For the minimalist, we like this fur-trimmed cardigan from Jones New York.
Bonus PINK Link: Now that you've got the fur trend down, check out other ways you can stay warm and chic in the winter.
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By Artesia Peluso
"Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but
she did it backwards and in high heels." Faith Whittlesey
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Comments
Fur-ocious at Work
My bad...I spelled "wear" incorrectly on my last comment. I have something else to add to this subject..who is it that says wearing a dead animal on your body is "status and class"? Anyone willing to wear a dead animal has zero class and is disgusting; it’s a murdered animal for heaven’s sake! I do not wear any animal products and I have a lot of class and my mom was the classiest woman I have ever known and she never wore fur. In fact my mother and oldest brother had a saying, "if you could convince me that the animal committed suicide then I may consider purchasing the fur". That obviously never happened.
Rhonda
Fur-ocious at Work
In this day are you really promoting fur, really? I am totally against the killing of animals foir the purpose of fashion. Back in the old days when they didn't have an alternative it was one thing but to purposely raise and kill animals for human VANITY and STATUS in the 21st century is ridiculous. Please stop, there are already enough (b)ad influences out there trying to tell us how we should look and what we should were in order to be acceptable, please stop.
Thank you for allowing me to comment on this subject.
Rhonda
Fur-ocious at work
Killing an animal for its fur is never an "option". I am thoroughly disgusted with Pink magazine for producing this article. Thanks for the link to Dominic Bellissimo, the barbaric person that kills animals in order to make a dollar. The site actually expects us to believe they are doing something good because they have the "green sustainablity" and icon on the site. Just for fun I clicked on it. They kill animals, use chemicals in the tanning process, and then have a water processing plant that cleans the water.
Fur is not in fashion
You don't have to be an animal rights activist to see that fur is not fashionable or pretty, and really classy women don't wear real or faux fur. We're not cavemen wearing animal skins around our necks to show our hunting prowess. We are women that take pride in our appearance, professionalism and compassion. Don't believe the faux fashion hype!
Fashion is extension of your own beliefs
Whether it's fur or faux fur, the trend is not for everyone. However, just like the right of speech, you have the right to wear whatever you want. The article merely states that wearing fur use to be a status symbol and because of animal rights many designers have made decisions to design faux furs to embody the glamour and style real fur use to represent. This article isn't condoning or rejecting the idea of wearing real fur nor is it saying wearing faux fur is better. It's simply providing those who choose to wear the trend the information to make the decision real or faux. The goal in journalism, whether it's fashion or finance, is to be objective people and this article has not one ounce of bias in it.
-TJ