Mink coats are deservedly considered one of the most prestigious and elegant types of clothing for winter wardrobe. The advantages of mink fur are obvious, but the cost of such a new dress can upset an unprepared fashionista.
In addition to prices directly, a mink fur coat makes serious demands on the conditions of its storage, and is also not quite suitable for daily use.
What is a mink fur coat?
As a more affordable and less whimsical alternative to a mink coat, there are many analog models sewn from natural fur, processed “under the mink,” or artificial material, the so-called eco-mink.
Benefits
- For many girls, the main advantage of faux fur will be that in order to get it you don’t need to do any harm to animals. Those who are not concerned about the humane attitude towards our smaller brothers, the eco-mink will certainly please with its price and great appearance. Being a much more affordable fur coat made of natural fur, the eco-mink will allow you to expand your wardrobe by purchasing not one, but several fur coats of different styles and colors. Some ladies prefer to buy one such coat, but every season.
- A fur coat sewn from faux fur is not afraid of moths - insects are not interested in eco-mink. Also, such clothes are very light, which makes even the longest models almost weightless.
- If a fur coat “under the mink” is looked after by a woman who does not consider herself to be supporters of the replacement of natural fur with an artificial counterpart, she should pay attention to fur coats made of rabbit or marmot. With proper dressing, they are visually almost indistinguishable from mink, but it is much softer to the touch.
Models
It is not surprising that fur coats made from fur imitating mink are sewn in the same styles as real mink. The girl can only choose a model and colors.
It may be:
- coat coat;
- straight cut "to the floor";
- butterfly;
- motor vehicles;
- classic;
- crosswise.
More than enough options.
Girls who had the opportunity to compare the warmth of fur coats from natural and artificial mink fur, as well as models of marmot and rabbit, called this mink the warmest material suitable even for a harsh winter, while in a fur coat from eco-mink and fur “under the mink” a little more cool.
However, these experts add, having checked everything on their own experience, this difference is easily leveled by selecting slightly warmer things that are worn under the fur coat, and a stylish large-knit hat in addition to the hood.
However, a fur coat with a hood is suitable not only for women who plan to wear it in the cold. This style looks advantageous in the spring and autumn - then the unworn hood turns into a stylish and feminine collar.
Types of fur
Natural "substitutes" mink - is a woodchuck and a rabbit. Both varieties differ in texture, looks like a mink fur.
Youth models of fur coats are sewn from a pinch groundhog, and from the original - similar to a long-bone mink. The rabbit fur is distinguished by a matte sheen, which looks very impressive in both colored and “native” colors.
If the lady is considering a rabbit fur coat as an alternative to the mink, you should choose models sewn from the fur of Rex rabbits. It has about 20 variations of color, including chinchilla, dalmatian, fire, gray-blue and spotted bicolor.
Eco-mink has a high air permeability, which makes this material very light, but not warm enough.Those ladies who plan to wear eco-fur in the cold are recommended to look at the models in which the fur is pasted not onto fabric, but onto artificial leather.
How to care?
Fur coats from faux fur "under the mink" are much less whimsical in care, they are quite easy to store. So, the eco-mink can be dry-cleaned without thinking. Also, no one bothers to care for the fur coat and at home - just one wet sponge is enough for this.
It is better to forget about drying the fur with a hair dryer or on the battery - the fur coat dries itself perfectly, you just need to hang it on the hanger and how to straighten it. With the arrival of spring, the fur coat is not necessary - for obvious reasons - to be treated with special moth-proof agents.
The groundhog's fur is soft enough, this also applies to its core. Experts advise to strengthen the inside of a fur coat with calico in places prone to stretching and wiping. This primarily relates to the armpit area and elbows.
Rabbit skins, as a rule, are much smaller than those of a mink. Therefore, for sewing a rabbit fur coat requires much more connecting seams. This means that you should wear such a fur coat very carefully, otherwise you will have to take your favorite winter wardrobe item for repair more often than we would like.
Reviews
Most of the girls who have acquired eco-mink fur coats, note their lightness and beautiful appearance, but pay attention to the fact that the choice of model should be approached very responsibly.
It is necessary to buy a fur coat from artificial fur only in the checked places, preliminary having convinced of positive reputation of the manufacturer of a fur coat. Otherwise, the fur coat will begin to wipe quickly enough, and on the sleeves in the places of the folds, stripes may appear, deforming the structure of the fur.
The owners of fur coats from natural fur "under the mink" found that they begin to lose their original appearance after several seasons. Thus, a rabbit fur coat becomes less attractive externally for the third year, and the analogue, made from a woodchuck, becomes the fourth.
At the same time, the service life of the coat can be extended by carefully observing the necessary storage conditions and carefully taking care that when going outside or when traveling in vehicles, the coat does not get dirt, dust and moisture.
