Comments on: It’s Not Your Mother’s Fur: Part One

By: Tiendas Mujer

Tiendas Mujer — Wed, 15 May 2024 15:13:36 +0000

As someone who appreciates fashion, I find this article very relevant and timely. Fashion is a form of expression and, as such, it must evolve with the times and reflect our beliefs and values. The trend towards eliminating real furs in fashion is a reflection of a growing awareness of animal rights and sustainability.

By: Marilyn Kirschner

Marilyn Kirschner — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 20:59:20 +0000

yes, she certainly is

By: Ernest

Ernest — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 19:59:00 +0000

In reply to Daniel Storto. Great story!

By: Daniel Storto

Daniel Storto — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 19:46:31 +0000

Saturday night at the Lowell Hotel in Manhattan a woman walked in wearing a maxi dark ranch mink coat. She sat next to me at the bar [Jacques, my hangout] silently draped the fur over her lap. Underneath it all she was wearing a black turtle neck with a string of pearls and grey flannel slim fit trousers cut like a pair of jeans. What I loved about her is that she treated her fur in a casual manner. No big deal. The way it should be. All played down. Oh…and she was 80.

By: Ellen Arthur

Ellen Arthur — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 18:24:53 +0000

Fabulous article AnnDee most talented

By: Marilyn Kirschner

Marilyn Kirschner — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 15:32:55 +0000

thank you and so very well said Sandy!

By: Sandy Schreier

Sandy Schreier — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 03:37:20 +0000

Hi Marilyn

I’m a furrier’s daughter and proud of it! My dad was the protege of David Nemerov, Father of photographer Diane Arbus and owner of that grand old store, Russeks in New York and the branch in Detroit. Daddy learned how to be what he called “a master cutter.” He argued with me about whether being a furrier was a fashion occupation or a craft. He said the latter. But, he said, he was a man of God:
That in the Bible, ch 3, verse 22, it says “and the Lord God made coats of animal skins and gave them to Adam and Eve for warmth.”
Daddy also insisted that minks were bread for their skins, not to inhabit the earth but to keep humans warm! Daddy would have found today’s anti fur climate shocking, to say the least.