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| From a 1940s catalogue. |
Perhaps as a companion piece to the last post about feathers in fashion, I thought, this being the winter season, that a post about fur would be appropriate. I don't wish to vex or upset anyone by this, but it is an undeniable fact that fur has been a part of fashion for a long, long time. In fact, it may have been the first fashion statement made by a woman, if our ideas of 'cave men' are anything to go by!
Of course, I wanted to start with a glimpse in the past and see how fur has adorned clothing throughout the past couple hundred years.
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| A beautiful pink gown from the 18th century, trimmed with fur. |
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| A pelisse from the 1810s. |
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| Ermine muff and shawl from the 1890s. |
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| A lovely dress from the 1910s bedecked with fur. |
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| Fur AND feathers! A hat and muff, 1890s. |
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| Greta Garbo in the early days of her career, sporting a bold fur wrap. |
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| Mink coat from the 1940s. SUCH a 1940s cut. |
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| Fur sleeves? And while you're at it, get cozy with that giraffe statue. 1930s. |
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| If anyone could pull off wearing fur, it was Marlene Dietrich |
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| 1970s fur coat from Selfridges. |
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| Modern imagining of 1920s fashion - soft lilac fur from "The Great Gatsby". |
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| Modern vests and jackets with fur. |
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| Fur trains are all the rage! |
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| No, really! |
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