Ugly furs you just don't like

[Guest]

Hello all.

 

Don't attack me, but I find fisher fur to be ugly. Its brown color does nothing for me, and its relative coarseness is off putting.

 

I also am not a fan of gray fox. Ugly colors and coarse guard hairs.

 

I only like Russian squirrel for its softness, not its color(s). The only rabbit I like is rex.

 

I have discerning taste:)

Tricia

[auzmink]

Beg to differ in a BIG way - agreed the soft browns are perhaps not as evocative as say the tones in Silver Fox, but a big Fisher coat is just wonderful to wear - SO SO SOFT and very sensual.

 

Auzmink.

[AKcoyote]

I think this discussion proves that although we all love fur in one way or other, our individual tastes and preferences differ widely as to what is beautiful or ugly in fur.

 

For those who like very soft fur, I agree with freemetolovefur about rex. It is an excellent substitute for chinchilla.

 

I believe one needs to be careful about classifying the fur of a species as course or soft, beautiful or ugly. With many fur bearing species the quality, color, and softness can vary widely from one pelt to the next. Unfortunately, not all furriers have access to top quality pelts.

[sethsable]

I'm with you on grey fox but I've seen some amazing fisher coats in pictures. I've never felt fisher fur, I assumed it was similar to mink.

[Guest]

An honest moment.

 

I HATE BLACK

 

The total absence of color.

 

I also looooovvvveeee Fisher. I real life it is very close to Sable in my fondness scale.

 

Gray Fox is neither here nor there??

 

 

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[ReFur]

I love rex. I love Fisher. ...now that I think of it, as long as it is a high quality piece, made by a craftsman, I love them all!!

[White Fox]

Only one thing that I had less of a "Love" for. sometimes they will dye blue fox into a brown. That still feels nice, etc., but it just looks very "Dirty". Not too fussy about fox dyed bright red or yellow or dark blue or stuff like that either. Just kind of ruins it in my opinion.

[ReFur]

I agree,White Fox. I quality piece, made by a craftsman, would not include those listed.

[frugalfurguy]

Furs that don't work for me are generally pushing the boundaries of fur anyway: shearling, karakul, persian lamb, and pony among them.

 

Unless I was mistaken, I've never touched fisher, but guessing from its appearance and descriptions of it, I'd imagine it can be sensational.

 

Black mink can be amazing when guard hairs reflect light just so, assuming its fluff to be equally inviting as other-colored mink. Another black fur I like--though not wholly black is skunk. The pelt I felt must've been prime because it certainly didn't look like the coarse hair I see on road-killed skunks.

 

Despite its rather bristly guard hair, I've come very much to appreciate the nutria jacket I struck quite the bargain on at a thrift store. Seeing such a down-to-earth fur as that can be exciting to me, I can't imagine despising gray fox if it's anywhere between my experience of nutria and blue fox. But I've never touched gray fox. I like its varieties of color and how red fox trimmings can blend with it.

 

I'm a bit mixed in my opinions on dyed furs. Crystal fox is amazing. Blush fox decent, especially when trimming blush mink. With some rare exceptions featured in some late 60's Vogue issues, I'm not much drawn to bright or fluorescent colored furs. The exceptions I'm thinking of were mink dyed in brilliant stripes and chinchilla nudged in one pastel direction or another. It may be that I remember those images so fondly because at the time in my life I turned to them I knew of so few places to see pictures of fur.

 

Images of sheared furs generally don't grab me much. But then again, I imagine most of what they have to offer isn't in how they look but how they feel, and I haven't had a chance to fondle many. I understand they require extra maintenance to keep from hopelessly matting, another reason I'd prefer natural-textured fur over them.

 

What I don't like about rabbit is how quickly it sheds and how quickly it shreds. But that doesn't mean I overall hate rabbit fur!

 

frugalfurguy

[White Fox]

snowtop fox is especially nice but i have not saw much of it. seems to change colour as it blows in the breeze. I would love to have one of those! I have promised myself a full length one some time.

[JGalanos]

I love rex. I love Fisher. ...now that I think of it, as long as it is a high quality piece, made by a craftsman, I love them all!!

 

I (generally!) agree, Linda. The only furs I really don't like are pony skin and broadtail. I am not crazy about otter (on me anyway) but I can understand that others appreciate its qualities.

[Guest]

Who actually likes Broadtail or the curlly lambs anyway

 

I posted a few pictures from a few eBay sellers in curly lamb that they looked good in. But then they would have looked good in burlap sacks.

 

 

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[ReFur]

I love broadtail lamb, velvet mink and Otter, too!

[JGalanos]

I love broadtail lamb, velvet mink and Otter, too!

 

Sounds like Linda is an Equal Opportunity Enjoyer.

[JGalanos]

Referencing the original post ... Fine quality fisher is wonderful. I think it has great color and is a luxurious long haired fur.

Edited September 9, 2008 by Guest

[Lil Dragonfly]

Monkey and (any type of) curly lamb. They're just plain ugly!

[MadisonAvenueFurPrincess]

I am not a fan of Sheared Furs of any type or most dyed furs.

[MrC1946]

mongolian lamb -- looks like a bad hair day.

[Joe]

You know, I have realized that there are folks out there who don't like fur because it's soft - instead, they favor it as a status symbol in an unfeeling world. I think those are the buyers of American Grey Fox and Persian Lamb. Those are two of the most unpleasant furs I've experienced. I didn't really like mink so much until I found a great reversible leather-to-mink jacket last Christmas for 70% off. Sometimes it's one garment or experience that makes the difference.

[Guest]

I am not a fan of Sheared Furs of any type or most dyed furs.

 

Two of my most favorite furs are Sheared Beaver and one of the softest of all furs, sheared Alaska Fur Seal.

 

You know, I have realized that there are folks out there who don't like fur because it's soft - instead, they favor it as a status symbol in an unfeeling world. I think those are the buyers of American Grey Fox and Persian Lamb. Those are two of the most unpleasant furs I've experienced.

 

As much as I would like to like American Grey Fox, you're absolutely correct. It's like Brillo.

 

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[Ballula]

On 9/1/2008 at 5:58 PM, Lil Dragonfly said:

Monkey and (any type of) curly lamb. They're just plain ugly!

The monkey fur that you see used in fur coats is black and white colobus monkey but usually, only the black fur is used.  While I am not a fan of black and white monkey fur, I don't dislike it.  I have seen monkeys at the San Diego Zoo and in person, they are gorgeous creatures with beautifully colored fur.  I am specifically talking about monkeys from Africa like the Diana monkey.

[ChicagoFurFan]

On 9/1/2007 at 11:29 PM, Guest said:

Hello all.

 

Don't attack me, but I find fisher fur to be ugly. Its brown color does nothing for me, and its relative coarseness is off putting.

 

I also am not a fan of gray fox. Ugly colors and coarse guard hairs.

 

I only like Russian squirrel for its softness, not its color(s). The only rabbit I like is rex.

 

I have discerning taste:)

Tricia

Hey Tricia, basically agree with most of these, though I enjoy the look of silver fox in some cases.

[RobertoTheGrand]

The fur of any animal is as beautiful as that of the next. The matter of my taste falls more into the processing of the pelts and cut of the garments produced with them. I find that a growing proportion of garments being produced in the recent contemporary do not embody tasteful design as they once did when furs were afforded a stronger role in society; not to take an excessively historical perspective on this.

In regards to coats and jackets; I care not for straight and excessively wide cuts, undefined shoulders, straight sleeves (aside from those very wide and tapered), deep armholes, nor the inelegant and brutish use of full pelts.

I also hold adversities to excessively thinned or feathered furs, nor those contorted into unnatural textures. I consider plucking a perfectly acceptable modification. I reject dyeing.

A particularly irritating trend is that of the dyeing of rex rabbit to 'imitate' chinchilla. Rex is a beautiful and quality fur with it's own unique and distinctive colourings thus it is an insult to both rex, chinchilla and any potential admirers of the garment to defile the pelts in such a way.

[Furman54]

I dislike Minks. The Coarseness and Caulky texture is off putting to me.

I also dislike some Raccoons 

And Gray Fox 

[paul2809]

I do not like the feathered look of the mongolian lamb furs... looks like a wearable shag carpet to me...

I prefer the silkyness/softness of mink & fox..furs and rabbit fur coats...