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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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 | 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 Look Again , 10%, 44%, 46%, acrylic, cotton, fitted, fur, jacket, nylon, outer, padded, polyester, wadding, washable... £32.00 |
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... £40.00 | Petite Chocolate Quilted Coat From Debenhams , chocolate, coats, collar, concealed, debenhams, detachable, front, fur, gets, glamorous, jacket, parka, pockets, popper, quilted, rainwear, seasonal, short, silver, style, styled, warming, women, zip... £47.20 | Fake Fur Collar Tweed Coat From Freemans , 100%, 20%, 34, 80%, 86, belt, breasted, clean, cm, collar, detachable, double, dry, flap, freemans, front, fur, ins, lined, lining, pockets, polyamide, polyester, self, tie, wool... £52.59 |
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 | Petite Short Black Padded Coat From Debenhams , accentuating, black, coats, collar, cuff, cuffs, debenhams, detachable, double, fake, front, fur, inner, jacket, knitted, parka, popper, seam, short, style, tonal, waist, warm, women, zip... £55.20 | 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 | Petite taupe faux fur cashmere blend coat From Debenhams , button, coat, coats, collar, collection, debenhams, detachable, fastening, faux, front, fur, neck, petite, pockets, slip, women... £68.25 | Black faux fur trim cashmere blend coat From Debenhams , button, coat, coats, collection, debenhams, fastening, faux, front, funnel, fur, neck, pockets, slip, trim, women... £68.25 |
Grey faux fur trim cashmere blend coat From Debenhams , button, coat, coats, collection, debenhams, fastening, faux, front, funnel, fur, neck, pockets, slip, trim, women... £68.25 | Together Faux Coat From Freemans , 28, 71, clean, cm, coat, collar, cosy, dry, embroidery, faux, freemans, fur, gorgeous, ins, oversized, polyester, sheepskin, style... £68.51 | Together Faux Coat From Look Again , 28, 71, clean, cm, coat, collar, cosy, dry, embroidery, faux, fur, gorgeous, ins, oversized, polyester, sheepskin, style... £68.51 |
| Together Faux Coat From Grattan , 28, 71, clean, cm, coat, collar, cosy, dry, embroidery, faux, fur, gorgeous, grattan, ins, oversized, polyester, sheepskin, style... £68.51 | Cream knitted fur lined hoodie From Debenhams , &, animal, casual, coat, debenhams, fastening, faux, fur, hoodie, hoodies, layer, lining, needed, outdoors, skin, slip, soft, sport, sumptuously, sweat, texture, tops, warm, weekend, women, zip... £72.00 | 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 Freemans , 24%, 34, 76%, 86, acrylic, casual, cm, coat, coated, fabric, faux, fitting, freemans, fur, 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 | Heine Quilted Coat From Look Again , 100%, 20%, 80%, 96, accentuated, acrylic, cm, fabric, faux, fitted, fur, 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 | Heine Quilted Coat From Freemans , 100%, 20%, 80%, 96, accentuated, acrylic, cm, fabric, faux, fitted, freemans, fur, 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 Freemans , 100%, 20%, 32%, 37%, 48%, 63%, acrylic, cuffs, detachable, faux, freemans, fur, hood, leather, lining, modacryl, polyamide, polyester, quilting, trim, washable, woven... £107.66 | Heine Quilted Coat From Look Again , 100%, 20%, 32%, 37%, 48%, 63%, acrylic, cuffs, detachable, faux, fur, hood, leather, lining, modacryl, polyamide, polyester, quilting, trim, washable, woven... £107.66 | Petite Long Charcoal Coat From Debenhams , blend, breasted, button, cashmere, charcoal, classic, coat, coats, collar, concealed, debenhams, detachable, double, fake, fur, glamorous, lines, pintucking, pockets, shawl, side, styled, waist, women... £119.20 |
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 Look Again , 100%, 102, 20%, 80%, acrylic, cm, fur, 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 Freemans , 132, 15%, 17%, 22%, 4%, 52, 57%, 85%, acrylic, belted, clean, cm, coat, collar, cuffs, dry, faux, freemans, 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 |
Faux Fur Coat From Look Again , 20%, 45, 114, 80%, acrylic, clean, cm, coat, dry, faux, fur, ins, lined, lining, polyester, satin, threequarter... £166.38 | Faux Fur Coat From Freemans , 20%, 45, 114, 80%, acrylic, clean, cm, coat, dry, faux, freemans, fur, ins, lined, lining, polyester, satin, threequarter... £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 | Heine Patent Coat From Freemans , 15%, 35%, 65%, 85%, 90, acetate, belt, clean, cm, collar, detachable, dry, freemans, fur, lining, patent, polyester, polyurethane, woven... £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 Freemans , 100%, 102, 15%, 20%, 80%, 85%, button, buttons, cm, collar, concealed, fastening, faux, feathers, filling, freemans, 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 |
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, coats, collar, evoking, flap, forzieri, front, fur, green, handy, insulated, jackets, military, nylon, 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 |
Detachable Fox-Collar Streamlined Leather Coat From FORZIERI , &, button, coat, coats, collar, detachable, flattering, forzieri, fox, front, fur, hidden, italian, italy, jackets, leather, shape, sleek, slimming, softest, stylishly, warm... £483.51 | Blue Taffeta Fur-trim Collar Coat From FORZIERI , &, coats, forzieri, italy, jackets... £557.35 | Detachable Fox-Collar Black Leather Coat From FORZIERI , &, black, button, chic, coat, coats, collar, cooling, detachable, flattering, forzieri, fox, front, fur, italian, italy, jackets, leather, refined, shape, slimming, soft, starts, weather... £608.47 |
Women's White Puffer Fur-Trim Hooded Vest/ Jacket From FORZIERI , &, attitude, belt, coat, coats, cocco's, crisp, detachable, elasticized, forzieri, furtrimmed, hood, italy, jackets, julia, luxurious, puffer, pure, sleeves, stylish, vest, warm, wear, white, zip... £610.60 | Women's Cherry Red Puffer Fur-Trim Hooded Vest/ Jacket From FORZIERI , &, attitude, belt, bold, bright, cherry, coat, coats, cocco's, detachable, elasticized, forzieri, furtrimmed, hood, italy, jackets, julia, luxurious, puffer, red, sleeves, stylish, vest, warm, wear, zip... £610.60 | Women's Black Fox Fur-trim Puffer Coat From FORZIERI , &, black, button, closure, coat, coats, collar, forzieri, fox, fur, hidden, italy, jackets, luxe, luxurious, nylon, 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, coats, cocco's, forzieri, furtrimmed, hood, italy, jackets, julia, luxurious, puffer, red, shape, snap, stylish, warm, zipper... £624.80 | Black Leather and Fox-Fur Trim Coat From FORZIERI , &, classic, coat, coats, forzieri, fox, furtrimmed, girl, glamour, hollywood, italian, italy, jackets, leather, supple... £933.65 | Detachable Fur Collar Lavender Puffer Coat From FORZIERI , &, belted, coat, coats, cocco's, collar, cuffs, detachable, drawstring, feminine, fit, flattering, forzieri, furtrimmed, insulated, italy, jackets, julia, knee, lavender, nylon, puffer, pull, rich, sleek, urbanite, waist, weatherproof... £1036.60 |
Men's Black Leather Car Coat W/Fur Detachable Collar From FORZIERI , &, coats, forzieri, italy, jackets... £1228.30 | Detachable Fur-trim Men's Black Leather Car Coat From FORZIERI , &, black, car, casual, coat, coats, detachable, flap, forzieri, furtrimmed, handsome, handy, italy, jackets, leather, lends, lining, luxurious, outer, pockets, stately, streamlined, yet, zip... £1235.40 | Detachable Hood Fur-trim Dark Brown Leather Car Coat From FORZIERI , &, brown, car, casual, classic, coat, coats, detachable, flap, forzieri, front, fur, hood, italy, jackets, leather, lends, lining, outer, panel, pockets, refined, roomy, yet, zip... £1410.06 |
Pink Cropped Mink Fur Two-pocket Jacket From FORZIERI , &, band, button, candy, closure, coat, coats, collar, cotton, cropped, decidedly, evoke, feminine, forzieri, glamour, hue, italy, jackets, luxurious, mink, pearl, quarter, refreshingly, retro, single, sleeves, sweet, updated... £2499.20 | Gray Cropped Mink Fur Jacket From FORZIERI , &, button, closure, coat, coats, collar, cropped, foldover, forzieri, gray, hidden, hinged, hooks, hue, italy, jackets, luxurious, mink, mother, pearl, quarter, rounded, seamless, sleeves, sophisticated... £2974.90 | Pearl Mink Fur Button-front Jacket From FORZIERI , &, bell, buttons, closure, coat, coats, collar, creamy, decorative, foldover, forzieri, hidden, hiplength, hook, hue, italy, jackets, luxurious, marbelized, mink, pearl, resin, retro, sleeves, snap, soft, updated, white... £3901.45 |
Gray Mink Fur Jacket From FORZIERI , &, band, bell, button, closure, coat, coats, collar, flaired, forzieri, gray, hidden, hinged, hiplength, hooks, hue, italy, jackets, luxurious, mink, mother, pearl, seamless, sleeves, slightly, sophisticated... £4579.50 | Black Mink Fur Jacket From FORZIERI , &, backside, balloon, belted, black, buttons, coat, coats, collar, drop, foldover, forzieri, hiplength, italy, jackets, luxurious, mink, resin, retro, round, sleeves, soft, updated... £4668.25 | Light Blue Mink Fur two-button Jacket From FORZIERI , &, baby, band, blue, buttons, coat, coats, collar, cropped, forzieri, hidden, hooks, hue, italy, jackets, luxurious, mink, mother, pearl, quarter, refreshing, retro, sleeves, updated... £4771.20 |