Furriers

[paul2809]

Crasy question

are most furriers reall picky about people trying on expensive furs for the first time??

I would love to wear a plus size lynx fur coat  for a few minutes...its a dream bucket list item...

[Furman54]

Depends. The furrier I go to think is because she only lets me try on furs that she thinks that will fit and not what I select. She also thinks it’s odd that I’m one of her only male clients. One time she let me try a silver fox and it accidentally ripped. Her fault in my opinion because she picked it. Then she told me good thing she picked it or I would have had to owe $800. Owners are crazy. 

[WinnipegFur]

Years ago when I bought my Timberwolf Parka from a local furrier, I was in the fur vault looking at all the coats (this was still back in the late 90s) I was looking at all the full length fox and coyote coats.. the owner was very animant that "Those coats are reserved for women, and the mens coats were down on the other side" I never went back there after getting the wolf parka... I was in Eatons downtown as well when they were closing out, and tried on an awesome full length coyote coat... I think they (staff) thought it was odd that a man was trying on that coat... but then I was in the Bay before they closed down, and the furrier there didn't care and let me try on anything I wanted! All depends on where you go it seems...

[GWMfurandexotic]

1 hour ago, paul2809 said:

Crasy question

are most furriers reall picky about people trying on expensive furs for the first time??

I would love to wear a plus size lynx fur coat  for a few minutes...its a dream bucket list item...

Im a furrier and i am not but also have a different love of furs than most

[Shy_Fur_Guy]

I took a Blue Fox coat to a local furrier to have it restyled into a bomber jacket with a hood. The woman who owned the place seemed a little standoffish at first. I mentioned that I thought it was a woman's cut and I was hoping for it to be made into something more masculine. She dismissed it and said that there is very little difference between a man's and a woman's fur. Once I agreed to the work, and put the deposit down, she was a lot friendlier.

[Kidnapped]

In many countries furrier is a dying profession, as less and less people show interest in their works. This means most furriers I know are not exactly overwhelmed with work and are actually happy to have a serious customer who also shows honest interest in their profession. I think the only time I did not feel welcome was in a luxurious boutique that sold furs. Funny enough the sales woman was no furrier but... well... a sales person for luxurious goods.

Other than that? I always had fantastic conversations with furriers and always pleasant experiences when buying from them.

[fox4me]

A good furrier wants to sell coats, period. Treating potential customers poorly is not an option. I'm lucky to have found a small shop that treats me with respect. The way things are heading, pretty soon a furrier will be an ebay  site located in China selling nothing but fakes. Good luck to us all!

[pnwhist]

52 minutes ago, fox4me said:

A good furrier wants to sell coats, period. Treating potential customers poorly is not an option. I'm lucky to have found a small shop that treats me with respect. The way things are heading, pretty soon a furrier will be an ebay  site located in China selling nothing but fakes. Good luck to us all!

Is this Shop in the United States? I remember trying to get my wife’s Full Length Fox stored at Koslow’s. It was only via phone but the mature lady was quite friendly and understood due to my locale that there wouldn’t be any type of service here.

[Panther10]

I’ve only encountered this kind of thing once or twice before. Clients are not allowed to simply wander around the shop floor and wear high cost luxury items without a staff member present. It’s usually store policy to ensure that nothing is stolen or anything that should happen to the garment that would trigger some kind of insurance claim. I’ve actually run into a scenario where I’ve seen a staff member fired on the spot at a furrier for improperly handling a sable fur. It was being stored on a double decker coat rack high up over his head, and there were these poles strategically placed all over the store to help associates reach for furs that they couldn’t grab with their bare hands. So this staff member wants to show this lady this sable coat and instead of using the pole like he was trained to do, he jumps up and grabs the coat as if he were dunking a basketball. It was the most blatant violation of store policy I think I’ve ever seen in my life and I damned near escorted him out of the building even though I didn’t work there. Freaking idiot almost destroyed a $70,000 coat in one fell swoop and didn’t think anything of it 

[fox4me]

pnwhist:  my furrier is located in Cliffside Park, New Jersey at 737 Anderson Ave. https://evelynfashionfurs.com/ Hope this helps. 

[WinnipegFur]

On 5/24/2025 at 2:31 PM, fox4me said:

A good furrier wants to sell coats, period. Treating potential customers poorly is not an option. I'm lucky to have found a small shop that treats me with respect. The way things are heading, pretty soon a furrier will be an ebay  site located in China selling nothing but fakes. Good luck to us all!

I find alot more businesses in general have the attitude that if you arent going to buy something, they really don't want anything to do with you.. especially if its higher priced items... Im the guy in the summer that will walk into whatever store I want wearing an Iron Maiden or Megadeth T shirt and jean shorts... there's my mom who is dressed perfectly, and the son who just doesnt give a crap lol... my mom will get people approach her , no one comes to me lol  Lesson is.. don't judge a book by its cover... not saying im the wealthiest guy around, far from it, but I like to pick and choose where my $ goes... 

[gai]

Yeah exactly. Stores, especially dying ones like furriers, want to sell and make money so they should be more welcoming. But there's also the risk of people just coming in to mess around and waste time, and at the worst fur haters coming into troll or something. So makes sense they might be more hesitant when it comes to luxurious goods, especially a more niche and controversial one.