Fur coats

How to choose a fur coat?

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What is better: a fur coat or sheepskin coat?
How to choose the size and style?
Which fur to choose?
Determine the color
How to choose a quality fur coat?
How to distinguish the original from a fake?
Tips

Luxury should be comfortable, otherwise it is not a luxury. Coco Chanel

What is better: a fur coat or sheepskin coat?

Today outerwear made of natural fur is represented mainly by fur coats and sheepskin coats. Therefore, before you go to the store for a fur product, you need to decide what you need.

The main difference between a fur coat and a sheepskin coat is the location of the fur. So, the sheepskin coat has an upper layer in the form of leather, the pile is turned inside, which makes it a little warmer than a fur coat. This is due to the layer of warm air, which is kept between the fur hairs.

Since the fur coat assumes the facial arrangement of the fur, then, accordingly, it will be a little cooler in it. But this does not mean that it is cold in winter. Even living in the northern latitudes or in Siberia, a fur coat made of natural fur can warm and hold warm air inside the product.

In addition to the heating function, women's outerwear should delight and decorate its owner. In this matter, the undoubted leader will, of course, be the fur coat. Her luxurious iridescent nap will demonstrate the chic and taste of the girl, as well as her wealth.

The ability to select the fur under the color type of appearance helps to create the most harmonious and stylish images, in which there will be no place for everyday life and boredom.

How to choose the size and style?

Almost every girl who gets a fur coat, expects to wear it for more than one season. On average, one product can serve faithfully its owner from 5 to 10 years. Therefore, it is important to very carefully approach the choice of exactly “your” style, so that it will delight you throughout several winters and be relevant and fashionable all this time.

In order not to be mistaken with the size, it is important to pay attention to the following points when buying:

Do not buy a fur coat if it is small or tight. Some girls, hoping to lose a few extra pounds, get things a little smaller.

If fashionable jeans from the latest collection can still be used as an incentive to adjust the figure, then you should not carry out such experiments with a fur coat, since there is a high risk of not coping with the task and remaining without your favorite skin.

Remember that too fitting things, or put on butt, do not slim, as many believe, but only emphasize the shortcomings of the figure.

If you can not decide between two sizes, choose a larger one. Do not forget that a fur coat is a winter piece of clothing, so an additional warm sweater under it will never hurt. Unless, of course, you are moving exclusively by car. Although even in this case, practical ladies will get a thing with a “spare wheel” in the form of half the size.

When trying on a fur coat, you should feel comfortable in it and literally fall in love with this fur. If, seeing yourself in the mirror in a fur coat, you are not satisfied with some minor detail, then most likely, this is not your model. And if you are hampered by the details of the cut or inconveniently located seams, then such a thing is 100% needed to be put aside and try to pick up something else.

Particular attention should be paid to the style, because with it you can hide the flaws and emphasize the advantages of your figure. So, for full ladies, it is recommended to select styles that hide body size and volume.Such an ideal option would be a slightly flared model, A-line fur coat or a trapeze. Length - from mid-thigh to mid-calf. If you purchase a longer product, it will add heaviness to the image, and a short one will not hide problem hips and buttocks.

Fat girls should choose fur coats with short fur, using the decoration in the form of a chic fox hood or a silver fox collar as decoration.

Big breasted slender girls can afford straight coats with a belt that will emphasize the waistline and focus on the chest. And if on the contrary, you need to divert views from a small breast, then you should choose a fur coat on a yoke - for example, a combined model with transverse skins on top of the chest and longitudinal along the rest of the product's length.

If your horse is long legs, but at the same time there are imperceptible buttocks, then we recommend choosing a balloon-type model shortened to the middle of the thigh with a drawstring at the bottom of the fur coat. Such an element is able to draw the attention of others to your legs, and a drawstring with lacing will create a visual volume in the priests area.

Having decided to buy a fur coat with a transverse arrangement of the skins, you need to look at yourself in the mirror very critically. Such a model is not suitable for large and overweight women, as it will give their silhouette an even greater visual volume. If you have a pleasant fullness, but at the same time have ideal proportions, then the “cross-section” can take place in your wardrobe, provided that you choose a fur with a short nap. Pay attention to the shorn mink, muton, chinchilla, astrakhan.

Slender women can choose a transverse cut in any style and fur designs, since such a fur coat will look on them exceptionally harmonious and elegant.

If you can not decide on the location of the skins on your future fur coat, keep in mind that the "cross", in contrast to the classics:

has an original look;
looks more stylish and modern;
able to hide the flaws of the figure, adding the missing volume in the right places;
helps your owner look a little younger;
looks much more luxurious;
makes visible all the best qualities of fur.

Which fur to choose?

Among the range of fur products presented today to an inexperienced consumer it is very easy to get confused, because when choosing a fur coat, you really want to buy the warmest, wear-resistant and high-quality option. For this, it is very important to decide on the fur from which your new outerwear will be made.

Mink

She bears the name of the “queen of furs”. The texture of the mink has an average pile length with a rather thick undercoat that perfectly keeps the heat inside. A wide range of natural shades is able to meet the needs of the most demanding fashionistas, fitting into any bold and extravagant images.

There are several types of mink in the place of origin:

Scandinavian. The most common and affordable option. This fur has slightly longer hairs and dense underfur, which makes it most comfortable to wear in the Russian climate.

American. such fur is mined in Canada, and in comparison with the European one has much softer skins with a fluffy undercoat. Due to this, the cost of such fur is a bit overpriced.

Russian. Such a mink differs from the western height of the guard hair and a higher location of the underfur. This fur looks fluffy and shaggy, which makes it most comfortable to wear in temperate and northern latitudes.

Russian mink is not afraid of humidity and too hot and dry air, which makes it possible to ventilate it in fresh air under direct sunlight, burning out moth larvae.

Arctic fox

This fur has longer, compared with mink, hairs of fur, which makes it ideal for decorating fur items.Differs in warmth, wear resistance, relative moisture resistance and an excellent combination with other textures.

Mouton (sheepskin)

Until recently, the most popular fur of our grandmothers was considered a relic of the past, but today the giants of the fur industry have learned to make truly fabulous pieces of fur art from sheep wool. Having a relatively low price, a fur coat is made from a muton in the most daring variations and colors, without losing its heating and wear-resistant properties.

Chinchilla

One of the most luxurious furs. It is distinguished by a special softness and silkiness, the undercoat has a height almost on a par with the hairs.

A distinctive feature of the pile is a zoned color that can give any product a chic and exclusive look.

Light as fluff, chinchilla fur is not available to a wide mass of buyers, as it has a rather high cost. In addition, it is very short-lived (maximum - 3 seasons) and does not tolerate moisture, on contact with which the service life of the fur is reduced several times.

Beaver

One of the most durable furs - a beaver coat, with proper use, can safely serve its owner for about 20 years. The beaver's fur has a very thick undercoat and a long guard hair, so the natural beaver is like a mink. The same beaver is often confused with a rabbit - the cut, coarse hairs flush with the undercoat are very similar to its fur.

The natural fur of a beaver of a brownish-ashy shade does not look very respectable, but, nevertheless, has found many admirers among its owners. Due to the fact that the beaver coat cannot be cheap (due to the complexity of the extraction, breeding and dressing of the skins), many are ready to wear it in natural color, demonstrating its taste and wealth.

Determine the color

In order to choose a fur coat ideally suited to you in all respects, it is important to consider not only the peculiarities of your figure, but also your color type.

For “warm” blondes, the ideal option would be ginger and nutty color - fox, lynx, and light mink. For more “cold” platinum blondes, the blue mink and ermine are a great option. We also recommend to consider chinchilla fur or raccoon.

Brown-eyed brunettes can afford to wear black mink, silver fox or sheepskin fur. You can also try on other dark fur colors.

Do not be afraid to buy painted products. To date, fur coat manufacturers have learned to give color to fur rather qualitatively, so feel free to try on products of non-standard colors. But, having decided to purchase such a fur coat, just in case, check the quality yourself, without relying on the advice of a meticulous seller. Just spend a white scarf against the wool and under the undercoat - if there are traces of paint on it, then most likely this coat will serve you for a very short time, fade away in a few seasons and lose its color.

Universal fur, which is suitable for absolutely all color types, is sable and muton.

How to choose a quality fur coat?

When you touch the fur, you should feel a pleasant warmth. The fur should literally slide under the palm of your hand, after holding against the growth, the pile of a high-quality fur coat will fall quickly and evenly.

Do not hesitate to ask for a fur product certificate - if the seller has nothing to hide, he will demonstrate it with dignity.

The fur should be evenly thick, on a quality product there are no bald spots and leaky places. If, having pinched or “squeezing” the fur coat, there are hairs on the hands, do not acquire such a fur coat, since most likely the technology was broken during its manufacture.

How to distinguish the original from a fake?

On the inside of this fur there should be a seal that speaks of the country of origin and the manufacturer of this skin. If there is none, then immediately there should be doubts about the quality of the product. Pay attention to the seams - they should be straight, stitches of the same length, threads do not climb.If at the joints of the skins you find traces of glue - it means that this thing is most likely executed in artisanal conditions.

A high-quality fur coat never has a tightly sewn lining, since the buyer should be able to assess the quality of the fur from the inside out without tearing out the seams.

Tips

Do not buy a fur coat, if you even have a second doubt about its purchase, otherwise the purchase will not bring any joy afterwards.
Carefully inspect, stroke, remember, smell the fur coat before you buy. Feel free to get to know her from all sides.
Consider the image of your life and style of clothes so that the fur coat fits perfectly into your bows.