FabSwingers.com forum: Would you wear fur?

By *wisted999 OP Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

Recently been abroad and on the island I was staying it had several large fur shops (despite it being hot as hell) these places seemed to be doing a very good trade.

Then coming home I was shopping and liked the look of a Canada goose jacket until I found out the hood was lined with coyote fur! Which is a bit too close to dog for me.

This morning there was a story in the paper re a fur shop in Stroud closing because of protesters.

I thought fur was a thing of the past.

Would you wear it?

No judgement from me certainly but I wouldn’t.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes

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By *wisted999 OP Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

"Yes"

Full on fur jacket? Kanye style?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Yes

Full on fur jacket? Kanye style? "

Yes why not

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By *uttyjonnMan
over a year ago

SEA

I dont see the difference between fur and leather tbh but it's not a look I can pull off

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By *wisted999 OP Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

"I dont see the difference between fur and leather tbh but it's not a look I can pull off

Yeah I see that connection. Only leather thing I have is my gag and crop!

For me with the jacket it was the fact that the animal had been trapped and was a member of the canine family.

Hypocritical of me? Yup.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I dont see the difference between fur and leather tbh but it's not a look I can pull off

The way I look at it is that leather is a bi-product of the meat trade, whereas fur is from an animal that has either been bred or hunted solely for the purpose of someone wearing it

I don't eat a lot of meat

I don't wear much leather

I don't wear fur

I don't buy products containing down

I could be wrong on my justification for leather, so I am going to stick my fingers in my ears and go 'la,la,la' just in case someone tells me different

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No, I wouldn’t.

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By *lsieWoman
over a year ago

where ever

No I would not. Never

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

no chance

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No I wouldn’t x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It doesn't suit me and I never get that cold

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No- never. Fur belongs on the animals,not us.

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

It’s a no from me, even if I made it big as a rapper.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Faux fur.

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By *layful cockMan
over a year ago

Clacton-on-sea

No i wouldn't..

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

I'm generally not interested in wearing it but have had faux.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Definitely not.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Faux fur. "
faux pas

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By *tella HeelsTV/TS
over a year ago

west here ford shire

"Recently been abroad and on the island I was staying it had several large fur shops (despite it being hot as hell) these places seemed to be doing a very good trade.

Then coming home I was shopping and liked the look of a Canada goose jacket until I found out the hood was lined with coyote fur! Which is a bit too close to dog for me.

This morning there was a story in the paper re a fur shop in Stroud closing because of protesters.

I thought fur was a thing of the past.

Would you wear it?

No judgement from me certainly but I wouldn’t.

Been to Crete then?

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By *udistnorthantsMan
over a year ago

Desborough

If we have another "Beast from the East" this winter can i have a new fur -lined leather jacket please?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No.

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By *wisted999 OP Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

"Recently been abroad and on the island I was staying it had several large fur shops (despite it being hot as hell) these places seemed to be doing a very good trade.

Then coming home I was shopping and liked the look of a Canada goose jacket until I found out the hood was lined with coyote fur! Which is a bit too close to dog for me.

This morning there was a story in the paper re a fur shop in Stroud closing because of protesters.

I thought fur was a thing of the past.

Would you wear it?

No judgement from me certainly but I wouldn’t.

Been to Crete then?"

No Corfu guessing it was a Greek thing.

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

If it were purely for vanity (i.e. because it looked good) then no - for survival (because I was a remote tribesman with no other source of clothing) then yes.

As was said upthread I see a difference between leather (which is a bi product of the meat trade) and fur (where animals are killed for their skin alone) so have no qualms about leather products

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By *abs..Woman
over a year ago

"If it were purely for vanity (i.e. because it looked good) then no - for survival (because I was a remote tribesman with no other source of clothing) then yes.

As was said upthread I see a difference between leather (which is a bi product of the meat trade) and fur (where animals are killed for their skin alone) so have no qualms about leather products "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No. And even anything with goose down I wouldn't choose to buy either.

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By *etLikeMan
over a year ago

most fundamental aspects

Been to Crete then?"

Wear the fox hat?

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By *wisted999 OP Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

"If it were purely for vanity (i.e. because it looked good) then no - for survival (because I was a remote tribesman with no other source of clothing) then yes.

As was said upthread I see a difference between leather (which is a bi product of the meat trade) and fur (where animals are killed for their skin alone) so have no qualms about leather products "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No definitely not.

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By *mmacdheelsTV/TS
over a year ago

France, And sometimes in

Yes i would wear it.

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By *eal_curves_is_backWoman
over a year ago

London

I would and I do, being from a country where it does get cold in winter.

Coyote fur is used on Arctic parkas in Canada. They know what they are doing.

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

It depends.

I eat meat and I wear leather. I would wear rabbit fur if I could be sure that it was a by product of the meat trade and that protesters wouldn't target me without asking its provenance.

Lots of people have been unwittingly wearing fur bobbles on their hats.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A full fur coat would be a no not through ethical reasons more because there are some real psychopath nutcases who attack and abuse people if they go out wearing it and who needs that sort of hassle.

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

I've no problem with vintage fur either.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Depends. If it's a byproduct of another process, then maybe, otherwise no. (for example, Australia culls rabbits due to the damage they cause to the native ecosystem. I don't think the fur that can be sold from this process is terribly morally problematic)

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By *ngelina4uWoman
over a year ago

Camberley/Middleton

No I wouldn't it takes 100 chinchillas or up to 60 minks to make one full length coat ~I really don't see any justification for killing all those critters just for a coat. Each to their own but not for me.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to wear fur in the 70's and still have some that I don't wear.

I eat meat and fowl and wear leather and have leather furniture and they are all by products of being a carnivore.

I would never wear fur from wild animals but from animals that are bred for eating I think its acceptable if you want to. In Europe it is deemed perfectly acceptable to wear fur in the winter.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Been to Crete then?

No Corfu guessing it was a Greek thing.

Think you will find it's mostly a Russian tourist thing.

I wouldn't wear fur today, but in a place of regular -20 temperatures, or post appocolypse when roofs and heating isn't available I may change my view.

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By *eal_curves_is_backWoman
over a year ago

London

"Been to Crete then?

No Corfu guessing it was a Greek thing.

Think you will find it's mostly a Russian tourist thing.

I wouldn't wear fur today, but in a place of regular -20 temperatures, or post appocolypse when roofs and heating isn't available I may change my view."

Absolutely.

Although I found that Bulgaria has better fur coats. They do get the weather to wear them occasionally though. I still have one that I bought in 1983. Excellent quality, even though made of tiny little pieces that are usually left after they have made the expensive type coats.

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By *wingin CatMan
over a year ago

London

No way!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Working in theatre growing up, there were times where part of my costume were real fur. This completely disgusted me, but if you kick up a fuss then you’re unlikely to get hired again, so I just had to breathe through the fact that I was wearing a dead animal

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

Nope. Absolutely no need to wear real fur when fakes are so realistic these days.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nope. I know it us probably hypocritical as I like my leather products but it just gives me the heeby jeebies even thinking about wearing fur

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By *callycatMan
over a year ago

Mid Wales

If I lived in a time without overdeveloped urban sensibilities, an overcrowded world where wild mammals are increasingly rare and marginalised, without a fashion industry that converts materials to waste as fast as possible, without clothing stores piled high with the fruits of sweat shop labour....then yes I'd be happy to kill, skin, eat the meat and wear the skins of fur bearing mammals

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By *a Fee VerteWoman
over a year ago

Limbo

"It depends.

I eat meat and I wear leather. I would wear rabbit fur if I could be sure that it was a by product of the meat trade and that protesters wouldn't target me without asking its provenance.

Lots of people have been unwittingly wearing fur bobbles on their hats."

Sadly, I think a lot of people deliberately choose not to think where the fur bobble comes from as wearing a fashionable item is more important. I spent *ages* last year searching out a bobble hat which not only matched my coat but was also cruelty free. The vast majority for sale featured real fur - you can pretty much tell by sight and certainly by feel - but I found a few shops were insistent it was fake, no doubt at the prospect of losing a sale

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By *eal_curves_is_backWoman
over a year ago

London

"It depends.

I eat meat and I wear leather. I would wear rabbit fur if I could be sure that it was a by product of the meat trade and that protesters wouldn't target me without asking its provenance.

Lots of people have been unwittingly wearing fur bobbles on their hats.

What a world we live in.

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By *eliciousladyWoman
over a year ago

Sometimes U.K

"No- never. Fur belongs on the animals,not us."

Would never wear animal fur, it belongs on them.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

For me it all depends on the provenance, if an animal is killed purely for the purpose of wearing it's fur then of course it's wrong.

However, there are many reasons human beings kill animals. A mention was made earlier of coyote fur. If the animal was killed as part of a cull to keep numbers under control the i don't see the problem with wearing it's fur, it makes perfect sense not to waste what it has to offer if the animal is going to die anyway. I don't like waste. The same goes for fox, deer, rabbit and mole etc.

The mink industry, and the animal righters who thought it was a good idea to release them, are responsible for ruining entire tracts of our native ecosystem. The irony here is that to trade in farmed mink is wrong but to harvest fur from animals killed to protect our ecology is not, in my opinion.

These modern day bleeding hearts really need to wake up and sniff the air of the real world.

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By *exyspecs and supermanCouple
over a year ago

A house, a very big house in the country

Yes, I would and I do.

I have a fox fur hat and a fur coat (fur is unknown) that was a family heirloom handed down to me. Both are wonderfully warm.

I think there is such a stigma to fur, if you look at the Inuits they use the whole animal, for food, clothing, bones used for tools etc, it's not a sport but a way of life.

Ss.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I would if i wasnt hard as fuck and dont need a coat

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

I would wear vintage fur or fur that is effectively a by-product in the same way as leather. Fur from culled animals is also perfectly acceptable in my mind.

Fur products should/could be required to state the provenance of the fur.

Nita

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By *ily Con CarneTV/TS
over a year ago

Cornwall

Yep i would

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"No- never. Fur belongs on the animals,not us."

^^ this

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By *100Man
over a year ago

Essex

if you can eat it why let its beautiful coat go to waste just look at the eskimos

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over a year ago

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By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

I love mine

No crylics were killed in their production.

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

" if you can eat it why let its beautiful coat go to waste just look at the eskimos "

I'm not sure you van eat an Eskimo and steal their coat... it's just not cricket.

Cal

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Love a fur coat/wrap/jacket on a beautiful woman

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