If you have to ask the price, you probably can't afford these babies. These are the traditional (well, mostly) ultimate luxury furs -- sable, lynx, broadtail and chinchilla. They are the best of the best of the best. Often there are so few of these coats to go around each year, private customers buy them in May, right off the designer runways. If you really want to make an impression with a gift this holiday, one of these will certainly do the trick.
We've often been asked here at furs.com, what is the most expensive fur coat available? The answer is generally Russian lynx or Russian sable in roomy coats with lots of sweep. Both have been spotted at top retail salons with price tags approaching $250,000. That's right, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. That's usually for a very rare coat, though, using a bundle (or group) of the top pelts of the year. Some of the sables seen here can be had for the very approachable sum of just $60,000.
Chinchilla and fine broadtail lamb don't reach quite as high as sable and lynx, but they're not exactly poor relations, retailing for $30,000 to $50,000 depending on quality and design. Chinchilla is an uncommon and delicate fur, only appropriate for wear on special occasions. Broadtail, which is flat and shiny and more supple than the finest leather, can be mistaken for the much less expensive calfskin or deerskin, if you don't know any better. Body-skimming, broadtail is used frequently for making fitted skirts and jackets, the definitive luxury dinner suit.