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Fur has been considered to be one of the oldest forms of clothing in the world. It only made sense that early people used materials readily available around them to supply what they needed to survive. Fur was worn in ancient times to keep warm, and worn as a symbol of royalty and wealth by kings in early ages. Fur coats have been used in fashion since the early 1600's, and for centuries as a status symbol of pronouncing prosperity as well. It has long since been valued for protection from the elements and as decoration. Demand and desire for ...

Vintage furs from the 20’s and 30’s

The decades following the turn of the last century were heady days for fashion designers. Fresh from the Victorian and the Edwardian eras designers were keen to prove a point with the fun-loving generation that made up the Roaring 20's. Furriers in France, Canada and the U.S. opened shops in every major city to supply the in crowd with luxurious outerwear to compliment the styles of the times. The elegant gentleman of the 20's might wear his full length raccoon coat while his date wore her lynx or mink for a night on the town. It ...

Vintage furs from the 40’s and 50’s

Nothing in popular culture has conveyed the glamour of fur coats more than the old 1940's Hollywood movie stars and their full length fur coats. Although, there was a drawback of popularity in fur coats, especially in the United States in the early 1940’s due mostly to the beginning of World War II and materials shortages. The elite socialites of the era remained wearing their decadent fur fashions. The glamorous movie actresses also helped to keep the desire for fur common. The fur coats that were still worn in the 1940’s were long, mostly three quarter length, and often times ...

Vintage furs from the 60’s and 70’s

The 1960’s were defined by social and political change and a modern new look in everything, including fashion trends, and fur coats of the swingin' 60's came right along for the ride. Patterns were inventive and artistic with the ragingly popular British “mod” look that still has a modern appeal to it today. Fur coats had previously been a common fashion tool of the older social elite, but in the 1960’s, younger people became an important part of the fashion scene. This led to the immergence of fur coats being a trend with the younger, hip crowd of the era. ...

Vintage furs from the 80’s and 90’s

The prosperity of the 1980's brought the attitude that excess is good, and what better way to convey wealth and prosperity than to don an elegant fur coat. The fur bomber jacket made it to the height of popularity in the 1980's with the younger crowd. They wanted a fur coat that could be worn everyday. Puffy sleeves and shoulder pads were in every fashionable piece of clothing in the 80's. This same fate didn't escape fur coats. Trench coats made of fur became an 80's fashion staple. Many fur coats rode out a couple of decades in the back ...