sources: KamiSue, hush hush fashion, helenaaleixoglamour, vintage stew.
back at the beginning of the year, i spent a day going to a few antique stores with my dad, stepmom and grandma. one of the stores we visited had two believable-looking faux fur collars for just $5 each, and they were medium to large size. like a complete idiot, i stare at them forever, but left empty-handed. i've been thinking about them ever since, which i'm sure means i should've gotten them. maybe i'll find another in my searches, or maybe i'll just get one online, because it's gotten COLD! on a related note, i know that everyone has different feelings about fur. i personally would never buy anything new made from real fur (and i still feel guilty for buying that rabbit's foot when i was a kid), but i even feel weird about vintage fur. i'm afraid that each time i wore a vintage fur collar, i'd still feel sad and guilty thinking about the animal that was drowned to make the collar. what do you think?
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If I lived somewhere where it snowed or was super cold, I'd buy vintage fur I think. Styles change and people didn't have the same regard for animals/nature 50+ years ago, so I'd buy a vintage fur to a) be really warm and b) so an innocent animal didn't die for nothing.. at least it'd still be used :)
ReplyDeletenowadays they make such good impersonation fur though, so I think everyone's needs can be met easily :)
=( that post was lovely until you reminded me about the drownings. gee, thanks! anyways, haha! those are really cute it they're faux. i totally feel the same way about real real fur. i was watching anthony bourdain & & was in canada visiting this inuit tribe & they killed a seal & ate most of it raw right there on the kitchen floor only maybe an hour after killing it. i guess that's cool, but you could tell they were NOT starving. far from, little plump people. i had very mixed emotions about this...thoughts?
ReplyDeleteMy mom bought me a beautiful vintage fur cape to wear on our wedding day but it was too warm that day so I never got to.
ReplyDeleteI feel guilty about buying a rabbit pelt when I was in 4th grade too and would never buy anything that was new & fur, but I always think vintage fur is different...
maddy and cole, i think i feel the same way: i don't want for an animal to have been killed in vain. still, i don't know, i over think everything.
ReplyDeletecassandra, i do not like those sorts of shows. and the survival ones where they hunt and stuff. i just hate seeing on tv, and i also feel like they don't have to do it, they just want to make a buck. but, i'm super animal loving so a lot of people don't agree with my thoughts. i'll still keep thinking them, though!
Yeah... I wouldn't wear real fur. I just couldn't :(
ReplyDeletethese are lovely choices by the way!
:)
I like vintage or faux fur too, but I'm always afraid someone from PETA will confront me in public somewhere. LOL Those are nice choices though! I'd wear them if I was brave enough!
ReplyDeletelooooooooove the fur.
ReplyDeleteI think the second one would look lovely!
ReplyDeleteTo the second comment, that was the last episode of Anthony Bourdain I watched. I was disappointed that we were supposed to be watching a show about food and culture.
I didn't think it was necessary.
i loved your home tour and came very close to doing my own, but then it felt a little too intimate for me to do. i don't know why! but i realized that i posted a picture today which shows the majority of our studio in the background, in case you're interested :)
ReplyDeleteI almost bought what I call vintage "fur shoulders" when I was visiting my sister this spring. I still kind of regret not buying that garment. It fit perfectly and was the most beautiful honey colour. I say, don't let these things pass you by!
ReplyDeleteYou have a gorgeous blog.
ReplyDeleteAlways full of neat photographs!
Keep shining!
much sweetness,
hope to hear from you xx
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