photos: Val Steiner New York, NY -- A bygone era, a new romance, a fresh practicality. Reflecting emerging opulence or merely a minimal, neatly twisted texture, stoles shout a big fur statement with a just a whisper of investment. Saga Furs of Scandinavia paraded almost two dozen of the little numbers down the runway during Fur Fashion Week. Both new and established fur designers had enough of a feel for the fashion that they actually came up with several different and unique variations on the simple theme. Here is a sampling.

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