Word: minke
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...jaded front-row fashionistas leaned forward for a closer look at the swaths of excess. On Chanel's runway, there were tweeds that on closer inspection proved to be feather-light embroidery on tulle; at Dior, there was a flight jacket, loosely inspired by The Aviator, in ruby-red mink trimmed with crocodile, and a trench coat mixing the same exotic materials. "Will we sell the crocodile?" asks Sydney Toledano, Dior's CEO. "Of course. If you are competing based on production and cost, it's tough. If you go with a more unique position, then you can lead...
...also in snake or eel, the first to sell will be the most expensive," says Stefano Gabbana, whose idea of casual is jeans trimmed with Astrakhan fur. "But our customer is also practical," says Domenico Dolce. He points to the new Dolce & Gabbana fur coat that is made of mink blossoms hand-stitched onto chiffon. "She wants it to be light," he explains. On the back of such pragmatism, Dolce & Gabbana revenue is up 20% this year, to about $936 million...
...jaded front-row fashionistas leaned forward for a closer look at the swathes of excess. On Chanel's runway, there were tweeds that on closer inspection proved to be feather-light embroidery on tulle; at Dior, loose inspiration from The Aviator resulted in a flight jacket in ruby-red mink trimmed with crocodile, and a trench coat mixing the exotic materials. "Will we sell the crocodile?" asks Sydney Toledano, Dior's CEO. "Of course. If you are competing based on production and cost, it's tough. If you go with a more unique position, then you can lead. You need...
After decades of guilting the rich out of their mink coats and fox stoles, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is taking furs turned in to the group and donating them to the homeless in several U.S. cities, as well as in Iraq and Afghanistan...
This 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...