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Part 9. Period of the 2nd World War

During the 2nd World War international trade was forbidden in most of the countries, making influence on fur fashion as well. The countries which had previously imported fur, in order to satisfy the market demand, during the said period had to resort to their own resources. For instance, in Italy leopard fur was replaced by rabbit, sheep, beaver fur and even certain types of mouse fur. The situation in France and England was similar. Thus, fur fashion also had to transform and adapt to the changed social and political situation; still, we cannot say that fur fashion in Europe decreased. At that...

At the beginning of the 20th century, fur fashion was steadily developing with fur prices going up. At the same time designers’ imagination was also expanding when designing and experimenting with new, interesting models. Fur coats were typically sown of ermine or otter. At that time short fur coats and fur cuffs came into fashion. Using animal heads and tails as outfit accessories was highly fashionable as well.

Women skirts were getting shorter and fur cloaks were getting longer.

It is worthy to mention that the new century witnessed the issue of first fur magazines and catalogues.

Persian lamb fur...

The close of the 19th century and the onset of the new century in France were featured by the appearance of first boutiques. At the very beginning of the 20th century, fur products were demonstrated by real models.

Fur items became extremely trendy in France before the 1st World War. The glamorous fashion exhibition L’exposition Universelle, held in 1900, was distinguished by the demonstration of fur coats. For example, Paris fashion exhibition “Exposition Universelle” witnessed demonstration of a wrap sown from fur of 300 minks, created by the fashion designer Jeanne Paquin.

Paquin day dress, 1903...

Even though fur clothing was not so fashionable in the middle of the 19th century as it waspreviously, there, various fur accessories came into fashion. This period is characterized by trendy accessories most commonly sewn of sable, ermine, marten and otter fur. At the end of the 19th century women were fond of perking themselves up with fur scarves,muffs and wraps.

Fur, most often that of ermine, decorated rims of popular silk wraps ofthat time. Long cloaks generally trimmed with Persian lamb, Canadian sable and chinchilla fur werealso highly trendy. However,  at  this  time,  fur  and  its  accessories  became the  privilege  of ...

Largest fur companies of that period

As we‘ve already mentioned in our last piece of the blog, the boom of fur lasted throughout the years 1800-1850. At that time both women and men wore fur clothing. That uprising was partially due to shipping of fur from America and Canada in extremely huge quantities. One of the largest-scale fur companies of that time to be mentioned were “North West Company” set up in 1783 and “Hudson’ Bay Company” set up in 1670. The company “Misouri Fur Company” should also not be left out which is known to have exported the greatest quantity of beaver fur to Europe.

One more large...

The year 1700 and over marks the period when fur muffs became extremely trendy.  Hand muffs were made of very precious and luxurious fur. As time went by, reaching the start of the 19 th century, wraps trimmed with fur came into fashion and reached their fashion peak. Wraps with nice surrounds made of fur were commonly worn on clothes.  If we get back to the England of the 19th century, we would witness aristocrat women pranking themselves with silk wraps trimmed with fox fur surrounds and fitting fur hand muffs to them.

At the beginning of the 19 the century, Europe most frequently imported fur from North America; these were wraps...

PART 3.

In the 15th – 16 th centuries it was popular among women to wear the so called „pelliccione”, a very modern fur coat. What was specific about them, was their length, wide sleeves and a hood. Such fur coats were most frequently sewn of ermine and squirrel fur.

Ships in Genoa imported and exported fur fabric. At the time fur coats were extremely fashionable. For example, the outstanding Italian painter, Tiziano Vecellio, often wore ermine fur.

According to the laws of that time, married women could not keep more than 2 articles made of fur. Furriers earned a good deal of money; therefore, a lot of taxes were...

In the Middle Ages fur accessories became extremely fashionable and served as decorative and luxurious outfit for noblemen. Medieval clothes provided information not only about the wealth of a person but also showed the status of the person wearing them. For example, only Royalty were permitted to wear clothes trimmed with ermine fur. The very Charlemagne (Charles the Great) always wore fur clothing which included cloaks trimmed with expensive ermine, petit-gris and fox fur. Seeking to purchase fur at a lower price, this king even reduced duties of fur import into the Roman Empire.

At that time fur fashion developed extending...