Southcoastfurlover Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 Hi I'm a long time fur enthusuast based on the south coast UK and wondering if there is anybody else out there in the UK ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastfur Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 Hi there up in Scotland. Own around 30 lady's fox fur coats and jackets. What about you? Always open to chatting on here or on Skype where my name is also coastfur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southcoastfurlover Posted June 17 Author Share Posted June 17 I own about a dozen or so coats, mainly rabbit as a personal preference but have mink and fox too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitch4fur Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 Hi. Sussex based here. We do seem to be thin on the ground! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastfur Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 Would agree there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furworship Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 Hi , Hampshire here. Bit bloody warm at the mo and no air con. Still have some small tippets and collars for this weather to play with. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomfur28 Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 Hot here in the US but dont care. going to enjoy theses soft pelts all over my body with no fucks to give 😉 wish I had someone to play in them with and get hot as hell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southcoastfurlover Posted June 23 Author Share Posted June 23 (edited) I'm in Dorset, where do you source your furs ? I have a friend who manages a charity shop who let's me buy them direct as they just can't sell them. Edited June 23 by Southcoastfurlover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomfur28 Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 8 hours ago, Southcoastfurlover said: I'm in Dorset, where do you source your furs ? I have a friend who manages a charity shop who let's me buy them direct as they just can't sell them. Usaly just places like Esty, or Ebay. I have found some very amazing deals at the local Fur storage and repair holding In Oklahoma City. They have many that come up for sale when others do not pay their storage cost or just never get back in touch with them. Found a 4x Blue fox once with huge oversized sleeves and collar. LOVE IT to this day. its only 3/4 Length but omg the pelts are so thick and full and only cost around $450. USD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southcoastfurlover Posted Friday at 07:50 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 07:50 PM I wonder just how thin on the ground we are, Fur is just so non PC here in the UK nowadays. But that makes it more of a challenge to find the best furs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saynotofaux Posted Friday at 09:00 PM Share Posted Friday at 09:00 PM I'm up in Manchester, can only say fur is dying a slow lingering death. over the last 40 years iv'e noticed it diminishing year on year. must be two or more years since i saw anyone wearing a real fur coat. the generation that wore real fur is dying off, warmer winters haven't helped either. there are only a handful of furriers left now, and most are of retiring age. the BFTA and IFTF are trying thier best to keep things going, but it's an uphill struggle to interest people in fur., there is a niche market for real fur, and of the furriers i know are doing ok. iv'e had most furs over the years, but mainly have fur blankets nowadays. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullLengthFox Posted Saturday at 09:27 AM Share Posted Saturday at 09:27 AM In the Netherlands it comes and goes in waves. In the 70's many people were wearing fur. In the 80's I hardly saw any even though in the US it was at its peak. Second half of the 90's it was back, but now it's declining again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furlover2184 Posted Saturday at 12:46 PM Share Posted Saturday at 12:46 PM On 6/17/2022 at 8:47 AM, Southcoastfurlover said: Hi I'm a long time fur enthusuast based on the south coast UK and wondering if there is anybody else out there in the UK ? hi im from the uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southcoastfurlover Posted Saturday at 05:21 PM Author Share Posted Saturday at 05:21 PM Despite the decline of people being willing to wear it in public, people still secretly love the feel of real fur. It may sound crazy but when I wear real fur I feel invigorated, like I am fully alive. I love the soft coney and have a fox and white mink. We went to a shop in Notting Hill, London last summer that had loads of real fur for sale. In the countryside where we live nobody really cares.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saynotofaux Posted Tuesday at 09:40 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 09:40 PM yes, i think there will always be a niche for real fur, and people are using it more in private, as in homewares, blankets, cushions, throws, bedcovers etc. furriers are realizing this, i have had a few mink coats remade into bedspreads. very eco friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minkme Posted Tuesday at 11:52 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:52 PM A furrier told me one of his customers converted a sable coat into a blanket because, as a coat, it was rarely used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furlvman1 Posted yesterday at 01:57 AM Share Posted yesterday at 01:57 AM Coats may be socially unacceptable, but blankets and teddy bears seem to be acceptable uses for used fur coats as do fur linings, especially when sheared, they can look like a fake and not draw hate. The problem is finding furriers to do the work. They are understandably a dying breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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