Article: ITALIANS ADD A DASH OF FASHION TO FUR.

Byline: Alessandra Ilari

MILAN -- Fur has come full circle in the fashion cycle and has been transformed along the way.

After becoming a coveted status symbol over the years, fur coats dropped off the fashion runways in the Nineties when minimalism kicked in and animal-rights crusades hit their peak. But fur has made a major league comeback in recent seasons with a modern mode, and nearly every designer sent fur looks down the runway during Milan Fashion Week this spring.

As a result, fur has become a growth category once again. Italy is the number-one country for fur production, totaling $845 million in 2004, according to research compiled ...

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