Thursday, July 21, 2011

Why I Love European Brands -- Fur

I understand hangups with wearing fur, but here are a few selling points: beyond soft, incredibly light, quite sturdy, and very warm. Mankind's great competitor? Fleece? Shudder.

In an effort to play friendly with the environment and animal rights groups, I usually buy vintage. (Find me a happy 50-year-old lamb in the pasture, and I'll show you a blissed out black Persian lamb jacket from the '60s. Immortality has its moments.) 

However, sometimes vintage starts with new and ages gracefully in your closet. For this? Trust the Europeans. Totally refreshing to see MiuMiu emblazon "FUR" as a category on their RTW webpage.  

Hello, fall. Can't wait to accessorize you with this:


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