First time in furriers?

[kev86]

4 hours ago, WinnipegFur said:

I personally think that whole the hooks do up this or that way doesnt mean a thing.. I was wearing my mom's raccoon coat when the woman in the park complimented me on it..she didnt even realize I was wearing a woman's fur coat until I told her it was my moms.. she didnt care at all, all I remember her saying was it looks great, wear it, and who cares what anyone says...

Way back when I first started venturing out in raccoon or coyote coats, like in the early 90s, for me the way the hooks did up was intimidating.. the young guy seen wearing the ladies fur coat and hat was a bit daunting, and I always remember trying to take the most secretive path and was scared to cross paths with anyone while go for morning walks. Id often make quick turns back the other direction just to not cross paths with anyone... When I look back on it now, I just think of all the times I should have been wearing a fur coat, vs being to scared... now its who cares... going out for walks in raccoon, coyote, lynx, red fox, silver fox, beaver, mink is just normal now... it helps when you live in a freezer too here in Winnipeg... lol

Great reply !!!

Surely when you are young, we are afraid about the reaction of people's but with the time we become adult, we don't give importance about people's reactions and people's opinions...

Surely, this lady is really gentle and supportive of fur, always great to see these people's reactions.

I'm totally agree with you, during the winter season and cold weather, the fur is a necessity for me, I don't imagine walking on the street without my fur coat and leather gloves !!!

I don't care about people thinking, if people don't appreciate to see me wearing animals pelts, honestly this is not my problem... I love fur so much and I wear it everyday during the winter season and autumn, when the wind is very cold and brutal !!! I'm proud of wearing animals and a massive number if we see my collection haha...

[WinnipegFur]

18 hours ago, kev86 said:

Great reply !!!

Surely when you are young, we are afraid about the reaction of people's but with the time we become adult, we don't give importance about people's reactions and people's opinions...

Surely, this lady is really gentle and supportive of fur, always great to see these people's reactions.

I'm totally agree with you, during the winter season and cold weather, the fur is a necessity for me, I don't imagine walking on the street without my fur coat and leather gloves !!!

I don't care about people thinking, if people don't appreciate to see me wearing animals pelts, honestly this is not my problem... I love fur so much and I wear it everyday during the winter season and autumn, when the wind is very cold and brutal !!! I'm proud of wearing animals and a massive number if we see my collection haha...

I often look back and think about the older woman in the park where I still go for walks.. she was always wearing a red fox jacket and hat... I was always wearing a full length coyote or raccoon.. We never directly crossed paths, but always looked at each other from a distance.. I always knew where she parked, but was too intimidated being a young guy that someone would say something to park beside her.. I often think about what the conversation would have been.... will never know...

Same when my mom wanted to go downtown and I was the one driving... why didnt I just wrap up in the raccoon and go on inside...  

[kev86]

5 hours ago, WinnipegFur said:

I often look back and think about the older woman in the park where I still go for walks.. she was always wearing a red fox jacket and hat... I was always wearing a full length coyote or raccoon.. We never directly crossed paths, but always looked at each other from a distance.. I always knew where she parked, but was too intimidated being a young guy that someone would say something to park beside her.. I often think about what the conversation would have been.... will never know...

Same when my mom wanted to go downtown and I was the one driving... why didnt I just wrap up in the raccoon and go on inside...  

I understand you are nostalgic about this period but when we are a young boy, this is often difficult to go talking with her... Surely this older lady was adorable and supportive of fur if she was wrapped red fox !!!

Now seeing the future, maybe one day you meet a other fur lady... I think older ladies wear fur during a hard winter !!!

Edited Tuesday at 05:30 AM by kev86

[Efferus33]

I agree with you, it’s a good idea to try or wear women coats. Actually I suspect some furriers to use lesser quality fur to make men’s coats. Some look really bad.

Someone talked earlier about directly saying to the furrier you’re okay to try women coats. I mean, that’s seems like a good advice and sometimes you won’t have a choice as there won’t be anything else to try!

We had a mink from my grandma. She was as big as me so it used to fit me perfectly and my family agreed. I would say especially vintage full length minks or fox looked good on men. More recent minks and furs look much more feminine in my opinion.

Fur being so rare on men, I think it’s normal that we need time to fully feel free. In a way, it’s part of the fun. I find it cute how uncomfortable I felt the first time I entered a furrier.

[Panther10]

Off the rack furs when it’s comes to men’s coats aren’t that great looking. For a real high quality garment you have to get something custom made. And don’t fool yourself into thinking that a women’s coat is the answer because the fit won’t be correct on your frame. The shoulders, the sleeve length, the measurements across the underarms and back will all be more tapered and purposefully cut in ways that you don’t even realize and it’s because they are meant to fit a woman’s body and not a man’s. And if you wear a women’s fur and you accidentally cause any of the seams to stretch or pull in some of those more delicate areas, rips and tears can form all over the place. If you really want to buy a fur that’s worth your investment, talk to your furrier about buying a custom made garment. It will be tailored to exactly your needs and you won’t run into any issues in the long run