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Article: Go fur it

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September 14, 1997
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Funky, they definitely are. Fussy, they're clearly not. Faux, they might be. Or real. Or recycled.

In the past, spinsters, widows and ancient heiresses would haul out darkly mothbally cloaks for once-a-year wearings. The wearing of the fur was a deeply significant statement.

In the present, riotously dyed furs make great shrug-on chic any day of the week. Today's bold, bright, slightlyundone furs and fur trims are turning up in the darndest places: on the collars of sweeping schoolboy coats and smart suit jackets, at the cuffs of nubby cardigans, along the length of over-long ...

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