Why Is Fur—Real and Pretend—Everywhere Again?

Vogue ^ | 3/6/24 | Ekise Taylor

[DallasBiff]

At first, it just felt like a TikTok trend: Gen Z and millennials wearing vintage fur or faux-fur coats to incarnate the so-called mob-wife aesthetic—an ostentatious mafioso style that takes cues from Carmela Soprano and The Godfather’s Connie Corleone. Then it felt like a celebrity stunt moment: Kendall Jenner and Hailey Bieber wearing shearling coats in Aspen, Ice Spice wearing repurposed fur to the 2024 Grammys, and Kim Kardashian stepping out in a matching fuzzy Prada set—all within a few months of each other. But suddenly it felt like a real thing

[lee martell]

There will only ever be One Raquel Welch!

[Harpotoo]

Rappers have been wearing real fur for years and just now vouge has noticed it?

[freepertoo]

Several years ago I was walking down a DC street in my very realistic looking fake chinchilla coat. A man screamed at me, “Nice dead dog you’re wearing!” I turned around to face his very angry face and said, “it’s fake.” His angry expression stayed put for two seconds, the his face fell a little, he looked chagrined and said, “Oh. Nice fake dead dog you’re wearing.”

[Georgia Girl 2]

I still have my muskrat stroller from the 80’s. I wear it once in awhile when its really cold. If anybody says anything to me I tell them “ these musk rats have been dead a long time”. 😉

[Larry Lucido]

… If I had a million dollars
If I had a million dollars
Well, I’d buy you a fur coat
But not a real fur coat, that’s cruel

...

If I had a million dollars
Well, I’d buy you a green dress
But not a real green dress, that’s cruel

[discostu]

Cause it’s January?!