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To buy a second hand fur coat?

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DarlingDuck · 26/08/2011 21:56

I have never worn fur, always faux fur but have found a coat I love on ebay and just realised it is real fur... I don't know if I could bring myself to wear it TBH, but if I could would it be unreasonable??

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AgentZigzag · 26/08/2011 21:58

I don't like fake or real fur, the whole idea of wearing fur as a statement of wealth is wholey disgusting.

HerHissyness · 26/08/2011 21:59

Don't be daft!

Aside from it being on very shaky moral ground, The abuse you will get is not worth it...

Unless you actually live in russia/alaska/antarctica...

Valravn · 26/08/2011 22:00

Yes. You may not be directly funding the disgraceful fur industry but by buying and wearing this thing you would be condoning it and contributing towards the normalisation of animal cruelty.

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DarlingDuck · 26/08/2011 22:00

I don't wear fake fur as a statment of wealth, it is just really warm and soft.

A friend had a real fur coat and I found it quite macarbre

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FreudianSlipper · 26/08/2011 22:03

i was tempted to last year, love caramel coloured furs. my friend told me she would not go out with me if i was wearing it, i then remembered that i was once wrote an anti fur poem titled i need my coat you don't and came to me senses

so i shall stick to faux fur

whatisitnow · 26/08/2011 22:03

There's your answer then.

AgentZigzag · 26/08/2011 22:05

But fake fur is lending credence to the idea that real fur is acceptable - to me anyway.

If you find it macabre why would you consider buying one?

izzywhizzyletsgetbusy · 26/08/2011 22:06

The choice is entirely yours.

DioneTheDiabolist · 26/08/2011 22:07

I have a fur coat. No one has ever given me grief about it.

ghostofstalbans · 26/08/2011 22:10

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DarlingDuck · 26/08/2011 22:10

I don't know much about the topic but from what I gather it's quite cruel so on second thoughts I will not be buying the coat.

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DarlingDuck · 26/08/2011 22:11

I have always wondered how it's cruel to kill and animal for it's fur and not it's meat... Wearing something because it feels/looks good or eating something because it tastes good...??

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2wwmadness · 26/08/2011 22:12

I love fur, I think it does get cold enough in the uk (I live very very north) I would always go for faux as its good nowadays. But I do have a vintage that was passed down from my grandparents. I don't see to much of a problem if it's already there iyfwim

Valravn · 26/08/2011 22:13

Some of us think both cruel and do neither, Duck. Wink

JennyPiccolo · 26/08/2011 22:20

I dont see the problem if it's not new, to be honest. I've worn fur out (my grannys fur) and not got any abuse for it. It's quite hard to tell fake from real these days, and i know several shops have been fined for labelling real as fake.

keithlemonsbackdoors · 26/08/2011 22:20

Aren't all fur coats second hand?

Empusa · 26/08/2011 22:24

I have mixed feelings on it.

I adore vintage, and had a wonderful conversation with an old lady once, who lived in Russia in the 30's and 40's, and she told me about her fur coats. Sad that she just couldn't wear them any more due to people's opinions, even though (back when she got them) they really were her only option.

Vintage fur, especially if handed down, doesn't financially benefit furriers. And it isn't as if you could give the animal it's life back.

Not sure I could buy it though.

Even if I couldn't turn down a hand me down.

I also don't buy into fake fur encouraging the sale of real fur. I love all my fake fur, it's lovely in Winter.

JennyPiccolo · 26/08/2011 22:24

i dont know, possibly. You dont see a lot of them about.

Though actually, i was in milan a few years ago and saw a LOT so maybe it just depends on the country.

ghostofstalbans · 26/08/2011 22:26

some countries eat dogs

my link isn't anything nasty btw

deste · 26/08/2011 22:27

We saw lots of fur shops in Cyprus this year. I think for the Russians.

Empusa · 26/08/2011 22:27

"Aren't all fur coats second hand?"

Unfortunately not. You can still buy new :(

AgentZigzag · 26/08/2011 22:28

I thought keith meant the animals had worn it first empusa?

Empusa · 26/08/2011 22:29

Ah, sorry, missed that.

I do know people who think that real fur coats aren't produced anymore. No idea why they think that.

ThatWomanAgain · 26/08/2011 22:31

I buy second hand, better than landfill in my book.

(disclaimer: I am Russian...)

AgentZigzag · 26/08/2011 22:31

They might not have done, I was only guessing empusa Grin

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