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While the first Anchorage gathering took place in 1936, it wasn’t specifically called Fur Rendezvous until 1938.
Last fall, I wrote a big check at the J. Mendel sample sale and left with a new Russian sable jacket. My emotional state felt vaguely familiar: the initial attraction, the decision to commit, the p… ...
Purchasing your first fur coat doesn’t have to be daunting. We received insights from fashion lovers who acquired furs before the "mob wife aesthetic" began.
Despite its controversies, furs and fur-like materials are making their way down the runways.
In Manhattan last week, at the first fur auction of the new season, it was obvious that “Jasmine,” a new white fur, was indeed the new queen of the minks.
Fur: not your mother's coat NEW YORK -- If "luxury" is out, how come big, pouffy Russian-style fur hats and even elaborate, brightly hued fur coats are all over city streets and mall parking lots?
Indigenous communities of North America have worn animal furs and skins for centuries, and many Indigenous individuals continue to make and wear furs today. In Canada, First Nations peoples were key ...
First, identify all of your coat’s attributes: the type of fur, its brand, measurements, lining fabric, and any embroidery. Have a realistic idea of your coat’s current worth.
FURS BY ASTOR by John Upton Terrell. 490 pages. Morrow. $6.95. Folklore assumes that in the mind of the American Indian the Great White Father meant the President of the U.S. Not necessarily so, ...
With the release of last year’s Made of Rain, it was officially 29 years in the making of a follow-up for the Psychedelic Furs’ seventh studio album, 1991’s World Outside. During that time ...
Over 400 fur seal pups were found resting in an inlet at the Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge off the coast of San Francisco — and the adorable sight was caught on video.