New York, N.Y. -- Few 1995/96 outerwear collections produced by the fur industry capture this season's mood of fashion-conscious urban consumers as well as the far-flung yet single-minded offering from Guy Laroche for Goldin-Feldman. This spare, racy sportswear is not only right for no-nonsense, blurry-fast lives, it also tops both the latest mod ready-to-wear and weekend dungarees. The collection is far-flung because it encompasses nearly every outerwear medium: shearling, leather, fur-lined or unlined and trimmed fabrics as well as furs. Surprisingly, it manages to maintain the same sensibility throughout, an unexpected shot of glamour added to snappy, everyday practicality. This is expressed in interesting marriages, such as satin-finish nylon all-weather wear, top-quality plongˇ leather that's quilted, a velvet barn jacket, curly lamb with nylon sleeves, and even lynx trim on a sleek drawstring-waist short sheared beaver coat.


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