The ultimate in indulgence and luxury, fur coats have been prized for centuries as a sign of wealth, status, and style. As it is thought that fur was one of the earliest materials used for clothing by humans, fur has a long history in fashion, as well as a controversial one. While it is often found less objectionable to use the meat and other products of an animal in addition to its fur, many environmentally conscious people protest the breeding of certain animals, such as the mink, for the specific purpose of using only its fur in fur clothing. Because of this, faux, or ‘fake,’ fur was developed using synthetic materials, and is a popular environmentally conscious and cost friendly alternative to real fur. Additionally, with a greater awareness now of extinct and endangered species than was found just as recently as the early 20th century, many prized patterns of exotic animals such as the leopard and tiger are now duplicated with dyes and fur from more common animals, or faux fur, rather than being harvested from the actual animal.
Fur was initially used because of its ability to insulate efficiently from the bitter winter winds, and this use still holds true today. In addition to coats made wholly from real or faux fur, fur also shows up as an inside lining, or as a lining on the hoods, collars, and cuffs of other popular styles of clothing. The fashionable fur-lined parka, for example, carried by such companies such as Hooch and Bench, is a very popular item of outerwear for teen boys and girls, while the fur-lined bomber jacket is also a current trend. Fur-trimmed collars or fur-trimmed cuffs are also popular features on leather blazers and sweater coats or cardigans for women, and an inside fur lining is very common in suede coats for men and women.
While natural fur is often found in more neutral colours, dyes and faux fur can produce a fur or fur-lined coat in virtually any colour. This can put a vibrant pink or red faux fur coat in a young girl’s wardrobe, or a pale pink coat fashionable accented by a leopard-lined collar and cuffs. Whether you opt for the environmentally friendly faux fur or prefer the sumptuousness of the real thing, fur has proven a trend that has lasted for centuries, and will certainly endure well into the future.
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Short padded coat From Bhs , bhs, fur, hood, jacket, outfit, padded, school, tammy, to... £20.00 | Khaki quilted coat From Debenhams , &, bluezoo, boys, coat, coats, cold, collar, cosy, debenhams, fabric, faux, fleece, fur, going, happy, jackets, kids, layer, lined, little, occasions, outdoors, padded, quilted, snug, soft, trap, warm... £21.50 | Pure Cotton Faux Fur Duffle Hooded Jacket From Marks And Spencer , 18, 23, 34, 45, 56, 67, 1218, boys', clothes, coat, comfy, cosy, dark, duffle, easycare, faux, feels, fur, marks, mths, mths2, practical, soft, spencer, stone, style, warm, yrs... £24.00 |
3 in 1 Working Jacket, Size S - XXL From Westfalia , &, 2way, artificial, bands, breast, closures, clothing, coat, collar, elastic, fastening, federation, footwear, freedom, fur, furlining, handy, jacket, jackets, lining, lowest, mens, movement, outerwear, permanent, pocket, pockets, removable, seam, s... £26.99 | Stormwear? Multiple Pocket Hooded Coat with Belt From Marks And Spencer , 56, 78, 910, 1112, 1314, black, clothes, coat, comfortable, comfy, cosy, detachable, easycare, faux, fur, girls', hooded, lined, marks, navy, red, spencer, style, trim, yrs... £28.00 | Padded Coat From Kaleidoscope , 34, 85, clasp, cm, detachable, fastening, fur, hood, ins, kaleidoscope, lined, lining, metal, nylon, outer, padding, polyester, trim, washable... £29.36 |
Hooch Padded Coat From Grattan , 10%, 44%, 46%, acrylic, cotton, fitted, fur, grattan, jacket, nylon, outer, padded, polyester, wadding, washable... £32.00 | Big Mad Wolf From Angels Fancy Dress , 44, angels, area, big, brown, chest, coat, costume, cover, covers, cuff, dress, facial, faux, fit, fur, garment, hair, hand, headpiece, hem, inch, leatherette, mad, models, moon, muscle, pack, real, shredded, sorry, tie, trim, trimmed, we, werewolf, wer... £36.00 | Rachel figurine - From Debenhams , &, accentuated, bracing, buckle, clear, coat, cold, cream, debenhams, deep, delicate, design, doulton, dress, elegant, face, figurines, fur, furniture, gee, gold, gown, inspired, lady, mid1980s, ornaments, peeps, peter, petite, rachel, red, royal, sh... £50.00 |
Star Wars: Chewbacca - Planet Hoth Canvas Print (Small) From Play.com , alliance, ammunition, armies, bandoleer, battle, born, bowcaster, carried, centuries, chewbacca, chronically, clone, coat, command, confederacy, conflict, droid, enact, falcon, fellow, figure, forces, fur, galaxywide, gingerbrown, high, immense, indepen... £54.99 | Together Faux Coat From Kaleidoscope , 28, 71, clean, cm, coat, collar, cosy, dry, embroidery, faux, fur, gorgeous, ins, kaleidoscope, oversized, polyester, sheepskin, style... £58.72 | Padded Microfibre Jacket From Clifford James , 12, 14, 14%, 16, 18, 20, 86%, browncs955, button, clifford, coat, coats, design, detachable, distinctive, fake, flap, front, fur, hand, hood, internal, james, ladies, lined, machine, nylon, olivecs956, padded, pocket, pockets, polyester, pressed, remova... £59.99 |
Fake Fur Collar Tweed Coat From Look Again , 100%, 20%, 34, 80%, 86, belt, breasted, clean, cm, collar, detachable, double, dry, flap, front, fur, ins, lined, lining, pockets, polyamide, polyester, self, tie, wool... £61.59 | Black fur trim toggle coat From Dorothy Perkins , &, 82%, band, black, clean, clothing, coat, coats, detailing, dorothy, dry, duffle, elastane, fur, hood, jackets, lined, perkins, polyester15%, rope, toggle, viscose3%, waist... £65.00 | Black fur trim toggle coat From Cheap Smells , &, 82%, band, black, clean, clothing, coat, coats, detailing, dry, duffle, elastane, fur, hood, jackets, lined, polyester15%, rope, smells, toggle, viscose3%, waist... £65.00 |
Pimpette Costume From Angels Fancy Dress , alert, angels, attitude, background, black, brim, brimmed, coat, collar, cords, cuffs, dress, fabric, faux, flirt, form, front, fur, garment, hat, hem, lightweight, little, open, pompoms, real, revealing, sequined, sequins, shaped, shimmering, silver, s... £65.99 | Parka Coat From Look Again , 32, 82, clean, cm, fastening, faux, fur, hood, ins, lined, lining, padded, padding, polyester, popper, slightly, specialist, split, trimmed, zip... £67.39 | Parka Coat From Freemans , 32, 82, clean, cm, fastening, faux, freemans, fur, hood, ins, lined, lining, padded, padding, polyester, popper, slightly, specialist, split, trimmed, zip... £67.39 |
| Parka Coat From Grattan , 32, 82, clean, cm, fastening, faux, fur, grattan, hood, ins, lined, lining, padded, padding, polyester, popper, slightly, specialist, split, trimmed, zip... £67.39 | Black pom-pom hooded duffle coat From Dorothy Perkins , 87%, black, clean, coat, dorothy, dry, duffle, elastane, fur, grey, hood, hooded, perkins, polyester8%, pom, poms, toggle, viscose5%... £69.00 | Black pom-pom hooded duffle coat From Cheap Smells , 87%, black, clean, coat, dry, duffle, elastane, fur, grey, hood, hooded, polyester8%, pom, poms, smells, toggle, viscose5%... £69.00 |
Together Padded Parka From Kaleidoscope , 20%, 32, 80, 80%, clean, cm, coat, cosy, dry, edged, faux, fur, hood, ins, kaleidoscope, padded, polyamide, polyester, ribbon, warmer, winter... £75.00 | Reversible Coat From Kaleidoscope , 24%, 34, 76%, 86, acrylic, casual, cm, coat, coated, fabric, faux, fitting, fur, ins, kaleidoscope, polyester, polyurethane, quilting, reverse, reversible, side, smooth, washable... £78.30 | Faux Fur Collar Tweed Coat From Kaleidoscope , 100%, 22%, 3%, 30%, 34, 4%, 41%, 86, acrylic, belt, clean, cm, collar, detachable, dry, faux, flap, front, fur, ins, kaleidoscope, lined, lining, nylon, pockets, polyester, self, tie, viscose, wool... £78.30 |
ANNE WEYBURN Faux Fur Coat From La Redoute , &, 100, 15%, 35%, 50%, acrylic, anne, beautiful, cm, coat, coats, collar, customers, dress, elegance, fastening, faux, fur, furrier, hit, hook, jackets, la, lined, modacrylic, pocket, pockets, polyester, real, redoute, shawl, style, weyburn, women, w... £79.00 | Parka Coat From Kaleidoscope , 32, 82, clean, cm, fastening, faux, fur, hood, ins, kaleidoscope, lined, lining, padded, padding, polyester, popper, slightly, specialist, split, trimmed, zip... £83.19 | Reversible Coat From Look Again , 24%, 34, 76%, 86, acrylic, casual, cm, coat, coated, fabric, faux, fitting, fur, ins, polyester, polyurethane, quilting, reverse, reversible, side, smooth, washable... £88.09 |
| Reversible Coat From Grattan , 24%, 34, 76%, 86, acrylic, casual, cm, coat, coated, fabric, faux, fitting, fur, grattan, ins, polyester, polyurethane, quilting, reverse, reversible, side, smooth, washable... £88.09 | Star Wars: Chewbacca - Planet Hoth Canvas Print (Medium) From Play.com , alliance, ammunition, armies, bandoleer, battle, born, bowcaster, carried, centuries, chewbacca, chronically, clone, coat, command, confederacy, conflict, droid, enact, falcon, fellow, figure, forces, fur, galaxywide, gingerbrown, high, immense, indepen... £89.99 | Heine Quilted Coat From Kaleidoscope , 100%, 20%, 32%, 37%, 48%, 63%, 86, acrylic, cm, cuffs, detachable, faux, fur, hood, kaleidoscope, leather, lining, modacryl, polyamide, polyester, quilting, trim, washable, woven... £92.98 |
Together Suedette Coat From Kaleidoscope , 24, 60, clean, cm, coat, cosy, cuffs, dry, faux, fur, ins, kaleidoscope, military, oversized, sheepskin, style, suede, trim... £95.00 | Star Wars Chewbacca Mini Bust (Limited Edition) From Play.com , 75", amerang, ammunition, announce, bandoleer, bowcaster, carried, chewbacca, chronically, coat, collectible, edition, enact, excited, falcon, fur, gentle, giant, gingerbrown, meters, millennium, numbered, piece, playcom, pouch, repairs, specialized, st... £95.00 | Heine Quilted Coat From Grattan , 100%, 20%, 80%, 96, accentuated, acrylic, cm, fabric, faux, fitted, fur, grattan, lining, polyester, removable, wadding, waist, washable... £96.89 |
| Heine Quilted Coat From Kaleidoscope , 100%, 20%, 80%, 96, accentuated, acrylic, cm, fabric, faux, fitted, fur, kaleidoscope, lining, polyester, removable, wadding, waist, washable... £96.89 | ANNE WEYBURN Faux Sheepskin Coat From La Redoute , &, 100%, 90, anne, buttons, cm, coat, coats, cuffs, dress, elegance, faux, front, fur, hood, jackets, la, leather, pockets, polyester, redoute, seaming, sheepskin, sleeves, soft, style, suedelook, topstitched, turnedback, ultra, welt, weyburn, women,... £105.00 | Heine Quilted Coat From Grattan , 100%, 20%, 32%, 37%, 48%, 63%, acrylic, cuffs, detachable, faux, fur, grattan, hood, leather, lining, modacryl, polyamide, polyester, quilting, trim, washable, woven... £107.66 |
Star Wars: Chewbacca - Planet Hoth Canvas Print (Large) From Play.com , alliance, ammunition, armies, bandoleer, battle, born, bowcaster, carried, centuries, chewbacca, chronically, clone, coat, command, confederacy, conflict, droid, enact, falcon, fellow, figure, forces, fur, galaxywide, gingerbrown, high, immense, indepen... £124.99 | Together Fur Trim Coat From Kaleidoscope , 132, 15%, 17%, 22%, 4%, 52, 57%, 85%, acrylic, belted, clean, cm, coat, collar, cuffs, dry, faux, fur, ins, kaleidoscope, lining, nylon, polyester, wool... £126.26 | Heine Quilted Coat From Grattan , 100%, 102, 20%, 80%, acrylic, cm, fur, grattan, lining, polyamide, polyester, washable, woven... £127.23 |
| Heine Quilted Coat From Freemans , 100%, 102, 20%, 80%, acrylic, cm, freemans, fur, lining, polyamide, polyester, washable, woven... £127.23 | Heine Quilted Coat From Kaleidoscope , 100%, 102, 20%, 80%, acrylic, cm, fur, kaleidoscope, lining, polyamide, polyester, washable, woven... £127.23 | Together Fur Trim Coat From Grattan , 132, 15%, 17%, 22%, 4%, 52, 57%, 85%, acrylic, belted, clean, cm, coat, collar, cuffs, dry, faux, fur, grattan, ins, lining, nylon, polyester, wool... £145.83 |
| Together Fur Trim Coat From Look Again , 132, 15%, 17%, 22%, 4%, 52, 57%, 85%, acrylic, belted, clean, cm, coat, collar, cuffs, dry, faux, fur, ins, lining, nylon, polyester, wool... £145.83 | Faux Fur Coat From Kaleidoscope , 20%, 45, 114, 80%, acrylic, clean, cm, coat, dry, faux, fur, ins, kaleidoscope, lined, lining, polyester, satin, threequarter... £146.81 | ANNE WEYBURN Wool and Cashmere Coat, Length 110 cm From La Redoute , &, 110, 165, 165m5Ƌ, 20%, 43%, 57%, 60%, accentuated, acetate, anne, belt, black, brown, buckle, camel, cashmere, chic, chocolate, cm, coat, coats, collar, detachable, dress, elegance, faux, fur, grey, jackets, knife, la, lining, marl, notched, p... £159.00 |
Heine Patent Coat From Look Again , 15%, 35%, 65%, 85%, 90, acetate, belt, clean, cm, collar, detachable, dry, fur, lining, patent, polyester, polyurethane, woven... £166.38 | Heine Patent Coat From Grattan , 15%, 35%, 65%, 85%, 90, acetate, belt, clean, cm, collar, detachable, dry, fur, grattan, lining, patent, polyester, polyurethane, woven... £166.38 | Apart Quilted Down Coat From Kaleidoscope , 100%, 102, 15%, 20%, 80%, 85%, button, buttons, cm, collar, concealed, fastening, faux, feathers, filling, fur, kaleidoscope, lining, pockets, polyamide, polyester, pressstuds, removable, satin, seams, side, stitched, washable... £166.38 |
Faux Fur Coat From Grattan , 20%, 45, 114, 80%, acrylic, clean, cm, coat, dry, faux, fur, grattan, ins, lined, lining, polyester, satin, threequarter... £166.38 | ANNE WEYBURN Wool and Cashmere Coat, Length 120 cm From La Redoute , &, 120, 165, 165m5Ƌ, 20%, 43%, 57%, 60%, accentuated, acetate, anne, belt, black, brown, buckle, camel, cashmere, chic, chocolate, cm, coat, coats, collar, detachable, dress, elegance, faux, fur, grey, jackets, knife, la, lining, marl, notched, p... £169.00 | Super Soft Nappa Car Coat From EshopOne Menswear , brown, coats, collar, delightfully, detachable, eshopone, fur, leather, match, men's, menswear, soft... £183.91 |
Apart Quilted Down Coat From Look Again , 100%, 102, 15%, 20%, 80%, 85%, button, buttons, cm, collar, concealed, fastening, faux, feathers, filling, fur, lining, pockets, polyamide, polyester, pressstuds, removable, satin, seams, side, stitched, washable... £194.77 | Together Russian Coat From Kaleidoscope , 15%, 40%, 52, 132, 60%, 85%, acetate, acrylic, beaded, beautiful, button, clean, cm, coat, dry, edged, embroidered, exquisite, faux, front, fur, ins, kaleidoscope, lining, luxurious, polyester, ribbon, sleeves, tie, trim, velvet, viscose, wool... £194.77 | Apart Quilted Down Coat From Grattan , 100%, 102, 15%, 20%, 80%, 85%, button, buttons, cm, collar, concealed, fastening, faux, feathers, filling, fur, grattan, lining, pockets, polyamide, polyester, pressstuds, removable, satin, seams, side, stitched, washable... £194.77 |
Grace Kelly - Getty Images From Heal & Son , 1929, 1950s, 1955, 1982, actor, american, archived, black, circa, coat, frame, fur, getty, grace, hand, headshot, heal, hulton, images, kelly, negative, photo, portrait, print, printed, son, studio, wearing... £245.00 | Fur-collar Military Green Three-quarter Coat From FORZIERI , button, closure, coat, collar, evoking, flap, forzieri, front, fur, green, handy, insulated, military, nylon, outerwear, pockets, puffer, shape, snap, sporty, style, threequarter, timeless, weatherproof, zip... £272.64 | Apart Leather Coat From Kaleidoscope , 102cm, acetate, breasted, button, buttons, clean, coat, collar, coloured, decorative, detachable, double, dry, fastening, fur, generous, gold, intricate, kaleidoscope, lamb, leather, lightly, lining, nappa, pocket, quilted, side, soft, specialist, stitc... £455.11 |
Blue Taffeta Fur-trim Collar Coat From FORZIERI , &, forzieri, furs, italy, outerwear... £557.35 | Women's Black Fox Fur-trim Puffer Coat From FORZIERI , &, black, button, closure, coat, collar, forzieri, fox, fur, furs, hidden, italy, luxe, luxurious, nylon, outerwear, outlined, puffer, ruffle, sleek, sleeves, statement, sweet, tie, warm, weatherproof, winter... £612.02 | Women's Cherry Red Puffer Fur-Trim Hooded Coat From FORZIERI , &, accenting, aline, attitude, belt, bold, bright, cherry, closure, coat, cocco's, forzieri, furs, furtrimmed, hood, italy, julia, luxurious, outerwear, puffer, red, shape, snap, stylish, warm, zipper... £624.80 |
Detachable Fox-Collar Streamlined Leather Coat From FORZIERI , button, coat, collar, detachable, flattering, forzieri, fox, front, fur, hidden, italian, italy, jackets, leather, shape, sleek, slimming, softest, stylishly, warm... £967.02 | Detachable Fur Collar Lavender Puffer Coat From FORZIERI , &, belted, coat, cocco's, collar, cuffs, detachable, drawstring, feminine, fit, flattering, forzieri, furs, furtrimmed, insulated, italy, julia, knee, lavender, nylon, outerwear, puffer, pull, rich, sleek, urbanite, waist, weatherproof... £1036.60 | Detachable Fox-Collar Black Leather Coat From FORZIERI , black, button, chic, coat, collar, cooling, detachable, flattering, forzieri, fox, front, fur, italian, italy, jackets, leather, refined, shape, slimming, soft, starts, weather... £1217.65 |
Men's Black Leather Car Coat W/Fur Detachable Collar From FORZIERI , forzieri, italy, jackets, leather... £1228.30 | Detachable Fur-trim Men's Black Leather Car Coat From FORZIERI , black, car, casual, coat, detachable, flap, forzieri, furtrimmed, handsome, handy, italy, jackets, leather, lends, lining, luxurious, outer, pockets, stately, streamlined, yet, zip... £1235.40 | Pink Cropped Mink Fur Two-pocket Jacket From FORZIERI , &, band, button, candy, closure, coat, collar, cotton, cropped, decidedly, evoke, feminine, forzieri, furs, glamour, hue, italy, luxurious, mink, outerwear, pearl, quarter, refreshingly, retro, single, sleeves, sweet, updated... £2499.20 |
Pearl Mink Fur Button-front Jacket From FORZIERI , &, bell, buttons, closure, coat, collar, creamy, decorative, foldover, forzieri, furs, hidden, hiplength, hook, hue, italy, luxurious, marbelized, mink, outerwear, pearl, resin, retro, sleeves, snap, soft, updated, white... £3901.45 | Gray Mink Fur Jacket From FORZIERI , &, band, bell, button, closure, coat, collar, flaired, forzieri, furs, gray, hidden, hinged, hiplength, hooks, hue, italy, luxurious, mink, mother, outerwear, pearl, seamless, sleeves, slightly, sophisticated... £4579.50 | Black Mink Fur Jacket From FORZIERI , &, backside, balloon, belted, black, buttons, coat, collar, drop, foldover, forzieri, furs, hiplength, italy, luxurious, mink, outerwear, resin, retro, round, sleeves, soft, updated... £4668.25 |
Light Blue Mink Fur two-button Jacket From FORZIERI , &, baby, band, blue, buttons, coat, collar, cropped, forzieri, furs, hidden, hooks, hue, italy, luxurious, mink, mother, outerwear, pearl, quarter, refreshing, retro, sleeves, updated... £4771.20 |