Is fur acceptable?

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Anonymous wrote:No. But I've actually been meaning to ask. My mother has a spectacular mink. She hasn't worn it in decades because fur is no longer acceptable. What should I do with it when I inherit it? I obviously won't wear it. Is it okay to maybe have it cut into a little blanket? I have nice memories of cuddling up to her when I was cold.

Vintage fur is only unacceptable to people who can't think rationally. If the coat doesn't get used, the animals that died for that coat died for naught. I recommend either giving it to someone who will wear it, or turning it into a blanket that you intend to use. Keeping it hidden in a closet doesn't undo the decades-old cruelty.

I get that, but no one is going to ask me if it's vintage before they damage it or beat me up.

How on earth would they know it’s real?

Uh, it's pretty obvious.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel like the tide is turning back towards “meh” for fur. As a PP pointed out, there’s a lot of environmental and animal cruelty issues that are much more important in todays world. And fur lasts much longer than synthetic crap. But there’s a ton of vintage fur, including collars, out there for cheap, so I don’t know how ethical it is to buy new fur at this point. I have a gorgeous vintage fur jacket from the 1960s but just don’t have the lifestyle to have anywhere to wear it.

Along these lines, if it’s your grandmother’s, by god, don’t let it go to waste. I have my grandmother’s from the forties, and I wear it when it’s really cold. Buying new things all the time is horrible for the earth, so go vintage and think about op’s point about plastic

I have one from my grandmother too and I enjoy wearing it. I agree plastics are worse and it's already here.

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Anonymous wrote:No. But I've actually been meaning to ask. My mother has a spectacular mink. She hasn't worn it in decades because fur is no longer acceptable. What should I do with it when I inherit it? I obviously won't wear it. Is it okay to maybe have it cut into a little blanket? I have nice memories of cuddling up to her when I was cold.

Vintage fur is only unacceptable to people who can't think rationally. If the coat doesn't get used, the animals that died for that coat died for naught. I recommend either giving it to someone who will wear it, or turning it into a blanket that you intend to use. Keeping it hidden in a closet doesn't undo the decades-old cruelty.

I get that, but no one is going to ask me if it's vintage before they damage it or beat me up.

How on earth would they know it’s real?

Uh, it's pretty obvious.

It certainly isn’t. There are tons of high end fake furs these days. Anyway I wear vintage furs and I’ve never been hassled.

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I would say no. Not just because I'm anti-fur in general, but because I would assume negative things about the character of someone wearing it, including that they must be kind of clueless. I think others will judge you negatively too - not because they think it's wrong for you to wear fur so much as because it's a socially inept thing to do.

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Anonymous wrote:No. But I've actually been meaning to ask. My mother has a spectacular mink. She hasn't worn it in decades because fur is no longer acceptable. What should I do with it when I inherit it? I obviously won't wear it. Is it okay to maybe have it cut into a little blanket? I have nice memories of cuddling up to her when I was cold.

Vintage fur is only unacceptable to people who can't think rationally. If the coat doesn't get used, the animals that died for that coat died for naught. I recommend either giving it to someone who will wear it, or turning it into a blanket that you intend to use. Keeping it hidden in a closet doesn't undo the decades-old cruelty.

I get that, but no one is going to ask me if it's vintage before they damage it or beat me up.

How on earth would they know it’s real?

Uh, it's pretty obvious.

It certainly isn’t. There are tons of high end fake furs these days. Anyway I wear vintage furs and I’ve never been hassled.

Just because no one is hassling you doesn't mean we aren't looking at you and wondering what kind of person still wears fur in 2023.

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Is that Keri Russell in the middle?

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I thought the same thing! It looks like her twin. Or Keri Russell in the Americans...

I think it’s Carol alt.

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Buying new fur? Not cool. Vintage/used fur? Environmentally friendly. Fake fur? Extremely not cool. People may very well judge you for wearing fur but people judge for lots of stupid reasons.

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Anonymous wrote:I would say no. Not just because I'm anti-fur in general, but because I would assume negative things about the character of someone wearing it, including that they must be kind of clueless. I think others will judge you negatively too - not because they think it's wrong for you to wear fur so much as because it's a socially inept thing to do.

That’s crazy that you would judge someone doing something environmentally friendly. Absolutely wild.

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Anonymous wrote:Buying new fur? Not cool. Vintage/used fur? Environmentally friendly. Fake fur? Extremely not cool. People may very well judge you for wearing fur but people judge for lots of stupid reasons.

My take on it exactly.

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Anonymous wrote:Found a beautiful coat with a fur collar I like. But is due still
Acceptable? People are more conscious of such things these days, and it seems like for that reason fur is kinda permanently out of style.

Only if it's humanely harvested.

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Love fur.

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Is that Keri Russell in the middle?

It’s Iman, Carol Alt, and Kim Alexis.

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I just received a fur that was my mother-in-law's. I'm the only one in the family who it fits and will wear it so it went to me. I wore it on Christmas Day to church when it was freezing and I enjoyed it immensely. Her initials are embroidered into it too which makes it special.

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How in the world are these old furs still in good condition? My grandmother had some old furs too but everything was so hard and crackly

Also, I vote a hard no on real fur. Unless you are an Inuit

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Anonymous wrote:How in the world are these old furs still in good condition? My grandmother had some old furs too but everything was so hard and crackly

Also, I vote a hard no on real fur. Unless you are an Inuit

My mother’s fur is stored by the fur place where she bought it.