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Anonymous wrote:I would wear an inherited fur if I lived in a cold climate. I would not leave it in a coat check and I would be afraid of hate. I would not buy a new fur coat and contribute to the fur industry.

It's kind of silly to eat animals but refuse to wear fur IMHO. Wear leather shoes, belts, purses. Use products tested on animals. Heck even pharmaceuticals heavily involve animal testing. And I do animal rescue.

Yes, this is confusing to me. Why is vintage mink so unacceptable when few would bat an eye at leather? And mink farms disgust me but is raising cows for leather much different? I am genuinely curious.

I'm not justifying this at all, but minks are used solely for their pelts. Cows are used for milk, skin, and meat.

Seriously no one is going to steal your fur coat. That's not a thing anymore, people are offloading their fur coats, not buying used/stealing.


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Why are you going places with coat checks?

Anonymous wrote:I would wear an inherited fur if I lived in a cold climate. I would not leave it in a coat check and I would be afraid of hate. I would not buy a new fur coat and contribute to the fur industry.

It's kind of silly to eat animals but refuse to wear fur IMHO. Wear leather shoes, belts, purses. Use products tested on animals. Heck even pharmaceuticals heavily involve animal testing. And I do animal rescue.

Yes, this is confusing to me. Why is vintage mink so unacceptable when few would bat an eye at leather? And mink farms disgust me but is raising cows for leather much different? I am genuinely curious.

If I liked the coat I would wear it. I could never pull it off though.

I wouldn’t worry about it getting stolen, but if you’re not even sure if you want to wear it, maybe it getting stolen wouldn’t be the end of the world.

Published today in the NYT: Is This the End of the Mink Coat?

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/29/style/the-end-of-the-mink-coat.html

“Younger people want something a little more fun or practical,” Mr. Sekas said, noting that the restyling department at Sekas International has been kept busy this year with younger clients cleaning out their closets and having grandma’s old coat turned into throw pillows and blankets. Recently a client turned her aunt’s coat into six teddy bears for her nieces....

In surveys of early clientele, he has found that people hold on to the fur coats they’ve inherited from family members, and though they rarely or never wear them, they’re conflicted about throwing them away. In part that’s because of sentimental value and in part, perhaps, because they belonged to a living creature.

The point being that, while the mink coat as a fashion staple may be over, mink itself is a different story....

People are wearing fur,” said Ms. Coffey, the wholesale fur buyer for Julian Gold. “You just don’t see it.” The fur salon, she said, does a swift business in reversible coats, with sheared mink on one side and taffeta on the other: a luxury product fit for the age of Instagram shaming."

No, for multiple reasons, I would not wear a mink (or any fur) coat.

It's tacky and Texas/new money/mobster's girlfriend.

The last time I saw people wearing fur coats in DC was for W’s inauguration. All those soggy Texas ladies. I’d feel very self-conscious wearing fur.

Anonymous wrote:I haven’t seen anyone under the age of 80 wearing a fur coat in decades, and that was in NY and Chicago. Is this actually still a thing around here? Doesn’t seem like it gets cold enough, and they tend not to be flattering.

I’ve seen people in NY and Chicago in what appeared to be real fur. They looked extremely well-off and ran the gamut age-wise. I’ve seen a handful in Upper NW here over the years.

False! I see many ladies in the high end NYC hotels sporting fur coats. Live your best life. Wear your coat if you enjoy it.

I haven’t seen anyone under the age of 80 wearing a fur coat in decades, and that was in NY and Chicago. Is this actually still a thing around here? Doesn’t seem like it gets cold enough, and they tend not to be flattering.

NP-what do those who are afraid to check their fur worried about? Theft or sabotage? My experience with places I’d cost check, cater heavily to people handing over expensive coats. Are you seriously going to hang a mink on the back of your chair in a restaurant? What if the waiter spills a red sauce on it? (Obviously allowing for COVID and that no one is currently eating in restaurants.)

Anonymous wrote:I wear the mink I inherited from my mother, which was a jacket that I remodeled into a vest. It's warm, I love it, but no, I never give it to be checked.

Mink vest sounds so 80s.

If you like it, wear it.

And yes. Check your coat.

Anonymous wrote:I would wear an inherited or vintage mink coat.
I would not leave it at coat check.

This, simply because I'd be sad to lose family pieces.