fur garments
Mink and sable
Fur garments are clothing items made from animal pelts with the hair still attached—coats, hats, stoles, and similar pieces.
Once symbols of luxury and warmth, they've become controversial due to animal welfare concerns: She inherited her grandmother's fur garments but feels conflicted about wearing them.
The fur industry now competes with synthetic alternatives marketed as "faux fur."
- fox furCanine predator's pelt
- minkFur-bearing aquatic weasel
- chinchillaDense-furred Andean rodent
- sheepskinOvine hide or diploma
- ermineWeasel prized for pelage
fur coat · pelt · sable · beaver · fur · muff · ceremonial robes · fox · fur trapper · fur trade · otter · rabbit · coats · trade routes · indigenous traditions · Russian winter · cold weather · royal regalia
- fur tradebeaver pelts, pelts, furs, mink, sable
- nomadic lifenomads, yurt, wanderers, tent, Bedouins
- material culture clothingfolk dress, traditional attire, ceremonial robes, embroidery, headdresses
- Native Alaskan craftsbaskets, carvings, ivory carvings, totem poles, totems
- Yakutiapermafrost, diamond mines, diamond mining, diamonds, koumiss