Furs of fury full#

Furs of fury full#

The fur in this collection seemed to be almost an aid for intimidating the opponent, as though the fur and towering heels increased the size and stature of the wearers, like an animal raised up to its full height before attacking its prey.

There were styling references to armour in the metal hair clips, and the leather harnesses resembled some sort of battlewear fit for military queens. They were not wearing animal furs as a symbol of some sort of hunting trophy, but almost more as a sort of camouflage to better blend into the surrounding wilderness.ДЄt Alexander McQueen, there was perhaps less of a reference to an ancient tribe and more of a sense of an ancient civilisation at war. There was a sense in the styling of the collection that there was something quite animal about the models themselves. This use of fur tied into some of the other tribal references in the collection вЂ“ hunting tools for food, and animal skins as shelter and warmth. At Ann Demeulemeester the use of fur seemed to return to a very primal place, whereby it represented fur as protection against the elements, as a part of basic human survival. There appeared to be different moods surrounding the collections which used fur this season.

Maybe by considering the contexts of the fur designs we will have a better understanding of what fur actually means to us and why some designers and consumers are reluctant to give it up. For the catwalk images below, we do not know which designers have used real fur or fake fur but it is still worth considering the ways that fur was used in the recent collections and the references surrounding its use. This is not a forum for the debate on the use of fur, as that is a matter for people who have more knowledge and understanding of the issue than can be offered here, especially in regards to the treatment of the animals involved. Despite this fact, fur was used in the recent Autumn Winter collections in a number of ways. Of all the fabrics that are used for fashion collections, animal fur is surely the most politicised of them all.