You say you're over your Calvin Klein shearling coat? Stocked up on skinny mink-trimmed cashmere cardigans last year? That furry Fendi baguette bag is just too coming and going? So what's a hip chick got to do to keep with fall's fur craze and still stay ahead of the fashion pack? Trend-setting design houses like Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Alexander McQueen and Prada have the answer -- if you dare. They've thrown out the rules and interpreted some of their key ready-to-wear shapes of the season in the world's most luxurious fabric -- fur. That's right: fur twin sets, fur vests, fitted shirts, tank tops, tube tops and even (gasp!) pants and skirts. Surprisingly, these work with either of the season's prevailing esthetics: bohemian extravagance or clean, sportswear chic. Perhaps none other current trend embodies as disconcerting a contradiction as today's Flower Power looks done up in decadent ermine or fox or chinchilla, dyed in rich colors and sheared light-as-a-feather. But that's what makes them the ultimate finds of the season. |
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