Wearing fur in London…

[dongleboy]

Mrs. DB and I have booked to got to London to celebrate our 60th birthdays in February.  Although I’ve never had any problems wearing fur in Scotland I’m wondering if the dynamic will be different in such a large city.  I intend to wear my long jet black mink coat which is less obviously fur than my brown minks. 
 

Any thoughts or advice, please? 

[sta]

We do it every year as a Christmas tradition. My wife wore her new mink jacket this year and we were out and about all day and out for the evening fully dressed up. We've never encountered any negativity and most years I've seen many other ladies wearing a mixture of vintage and new furs. There's nothing better than a stroll across Tower Bridge, then  past the Cutty Sark, visiting a couple of pubs and then a Trip on the Thames Clipper up to Battersea and back. 

[Furcoats]

My wife wore a black fox fur coat on Saturday in central London. Although there wasn’t much other fur around that night we didn’t encounter any negative comments just a few jealous stares.

[claw]

I have been to london several times and even in May the ladies wore fur when it was a bit colder/chilly weather. So I enountered a nice mink bolero at victoria station and that bamboozled me... 😉 what a nice tube ride... 🙂

I think London is one of the few european cities where fur is fine... go have a look at covent garden market, I think there are some furs to catch at the local flea market. 🙂

[dongleboy]

Many thanks for the responses.  👍👍

[dongleboy]

Well, we’re three days into our trip and I’ve had a few really positive comments! It’s been quite cold so I’m really glad I wore my full length mink coat.  Incredibly warm. 
 

I’ve been amazed at the number of young women I’ve seen wearing real fur. Everything from furs that have belonged to relatives to a very young woman, (18 or19?), wearing an ankle length chinchilla coat!  Absolutely fabulous.  
 

one more day to go…

[dongleboy]

We went to Harrods today where there’s a Dennis Basso concession.  FABULOUS sable coat which retails for…£210K!!   However, since it’s the end of the season it could have been ours for only £81K!

Thd helpful salesman told they had a woman who had won £57 million on the Euromillions.  She spent almost a million on sable in one go!!!!! 
Unbelievable. 

[furs limited]

Perhaps I should buy a Lottery ticket. Sounds like an excellent way to spend some winnings.

[claw]

Thanks for sharing your experiences with us... I need to visit London in winter again. 🙂

[furrybob]

Hi,

I always wear a full length MINK when I'm in London, with my long SABLE scarf, MINK hat, and fur lined gloves.

As I'm mostly shopping (in Harrods fur section) or browsing, the real problem is that shops are generally heated so that the assistants aren't cold (ie about 20+). This is pretty warm for someone who's just come from outside where the temperature is somewhat less.

Bob

 

[Arab princes]

Last time we visited London no problems with my wifes full length Dennis Basso's  sable or my daughter's Fendi jacket of  Russian Bellies Lynxs.

[dongleboy]

This was a nice surprise!  Russian woman wearing this gorgeous mink coat. 

[dongleboy]

And this woman wearing sable outside Harrods.

[furs limited]

Luscious mink, and nice casual sable. Thanks for sharing.  

[minkme]

I really like those candid pictures.

[Fred_fur]

I was in London last week when it snowed...a little. I was pleasantly surprised by the number of people I saw wearing fur. I need to make more business trips to London in the winter.

[furraver]

On 2/26/2023 at 3:27 PM, dongleboy said:

We went to Harrods today where there’s a Dennis Basso concession.  FABULOUS sable coat which retails for…£210K!!   However, since it’s the end of the season it could have been ours for only £81K!

Thd helpful salesman told they had a woman who had won £57 million on the Euromillions.  She spent almost a million on sable in one go!!!!! 
Unbelievable. 

Unbelievable indeed! Hope it's true 🙂 

[paul2809]

defintly some Beautiful furs in the pictures.....

[dongleboy]

On 4/6/2023 at 11:15 AM, furraver said:

Unbelievable indeed! Hope it's true 🙂 

I’m sure it’s true!  I know I’d be there if I had that kind of money! 😉😉

[Arab princes]

On 2/26/2023 at 12:05 AM, dongleboy said:

Well, we’re three days into our trip and I’ve had a few really positive comments! It’s been quite cold so I’m really glad I wore my full length mink coat.  Incredibly warm. 
 

I’ve been amazed at the number of young women I’ve seen wearing real fur. Everything from furs that have belonged to relatives to a very young woman, (18 or19?), wearing an ankle length chinchilla coat!  Absolutely fabulous.  
 

one more day to go…

Just wondering is that the same girl I  saw stepping out of a a hotel on Ave George V in Paris in a full  length coat of  chinchilla flanked by what looked like 4 bodyguards who escorted her into a Yellow  Rolls Royce the rear door held open by  a chauffeur ln matching yellow uniform, she also looked (18 or 19)

[FurGodOfFurGods123]

Do you know who the celebrity was? It must have been someone with some kind of wealth, or a multi-billionairess!

[Arab princes]

She was the daughter of Russian multi billionaire came to Londen to study her daddy paid out 55 million pounds for a place for her to live in Knightsbridge just to be close to  her favorite shop  Harrod's he also paid the wages of the servant's and for her bodyguards as well as  security guards.