Fur Coats Around DC-Richmond

[Anonymous]

I’m a millennial and I’m not terribly fussed about fur coats, but more importantly people can’t tell if they’re real so don’t sweat it.

[Anonymous]

This is giving me flashbacks to when my mother went to her Humane Society Board interview wearing her long fox fur coat to show how much she "loves animals." They didn't give her a spot on the board, lol.

Totally true.

Don't get a fur coat. It's disgusting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is giving me flashbacks to when my mother went to her Humane Society Board interview wearing her long fox fur coat to show how much she "loves animals." They didn't give her a spot on the board, lol.

Totally true.

Don't get a fur coat. It's disgusting.

So is your plastic Chinese coat.

[Anonymous]

IMO, our winters don't get cold enough to justify getting furs. And with climate change, it's going to become less and less likely that we will have very cold winters anymore.

[Anonymous]

Read the room Op. You won't be well-received in fur. Not in the educated US.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Read the room Op. You won't be well-received in fur. Not in the educated US.

Educated like the posters on this thread?? Hahahaha

[Anonymous]

So I have a fur cape that I found when cleaning out my grandmothers house. It is beautifully made with leather interior and instead of tossing it- I kept it. I think people assume it isn't real. I don't think I would ever buy one new but I do love wearing the one I inherited.

[Anonymous]

I think they're gorgeous.

However, they are not really acceptable anymore, so no matter how much I might want to wear one, I wouldn't. They're just associated with negativuty and I don't want to stand out that much.

[Anonymous]

I'm intrigued by the poster on the first page who said it's a deal breaker for prospective dates. I'm in my early 40s and I cannot think most men even contemplate the prospects of a woman their age wearing fur because virtually no woman under 60 wears fur. That's how rare it is. Calling it a dealbreaker is one of those errr, ok moment that does make me question his suitability as a prospective date for very different reasons. Assuming I was on the market

As it is, my 75 y/o mother has two inherited fur coats from her mother's generation. One was a very expensive mink, the other a lesser quality mink. She used to bring out the big mink for Christmas eve services but hasn't done so in a few years. Who knows what will happen to these. They are gorgeous.

[Anonymous]

I have two furs that my great grandmother owned. They are in storage because I'm afraid what will happen if I wear them.

[Anonymous]

Are you Mamie Eisenhower's ghost?
Fur coat is seriously so great-grandma.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm intrigued by the poster on the first page who said it's a deal breaker for prospective dates. I'm in my early 40s and I cannot think most men even contemplate the prospects of a woman their age wearing fur because virtually no woman under 60 wears fur. That's how rare it is. Calling it a dealbreaker is one of those errr, ok moment that does make me question his suitability as a prospective date for very different reasons. Assuming I was on the market

As it is, my 75 y/o mother has two inherited fur coats from her mother's generation. One was a very expensive mink, the other a lesser quality mink. She used to bring out the big mink for Christmas eve services but hasn't done so in a few years. Who knows what will happen to these. They are gorgeous.

I was in the Vicenza region of Italy during the holidays and I was shocked at how many women wore furs. Many women over the age of 60 wore long furs riding their bikes to shops in town and to the markets. A lot of 80 year olds wore long furs riding their bikes to the markets. I suspect these furs are worn every day, year after year and would have been very valuable when purchased. Eighty year old women in Italy saw a lot as children during WWII and post WWII Europe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do you want a fur coat? You know how they’re made right? It’s 2023

Just choke on your tofurkey and shut up.

Just choke on your own vitriol and YOU shut up!

[Anonymous]

Are all of you fur advocates also swilling martinis at lunch and smoking 3 packs of cigarettes a day? That is what wearing fur is equivalent to.

[Anonymous]

I have mine from my family from the 50s. There are tons at second hand stores. It would be stupid to buy new.