Word: furred
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...Fur has always been a cultural luxury, but now, with the emergence of the “faux,” it has become affordable and much less controversial. These coats are much more reasonable to your purse strings than one would initially think upon hearing the word “fur;” they are available in different styles, with prices ranging from around $50 upwards...
Comfort is key this season, and warmth a necessity. What better way to achieve these two vital winter-time goals than to bundle up with a comfy, protective, yet trendy winter jacket—trimmed, of course, with a fur hood. Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue, the Bibles of the fashion sophisticate, have both featured fur in recent issues. The jackets have been seen everywhere this winter and in all shapes, colors, sizes and fur...
Whether it is a waist-length corduroy snap-up jacket with a white faux fur-trimmed hood, or a formal mid-calf black down jacket with a real fur-trimmed hood, scarves have thus been rendered unnecessary (or supplemental.) “The fox fur on my evening coat actually serves as a perfect neck-warmer so I don’t need to wear a scarf,” says Elizabeth R. Whitman ’06, “which I guess is sort of useful...
...warmth aspect is also ideal for the long, cold, windy Cambridge winter days. “I appreciate the fur because as a tiny Floridian, it keeps me warm, and in the rain, we know these animals can get wet,” says Alexa Von Tobel ’06, a convert to the fur-craze of the winter. The hood serves as a sort of retreat from the cold, with the fur as an added buffer...
...trend, however, is not so much of a trend at all, but a seasonal fashion statement with long-lasting potential. (Think: blazers or Converse sneakers). The full mink coats of the 80s probably will not be making a come-back anytime soon, but the tasteful, trendy and much toted fur-trimmed coats of this season will surely be seen again come next November...