Laura Jacobs thought she would never wear animal fur, having witnessed years of protests over its use in clothing – until suddenly she started spotting it all over New York.Jacobs fished out the long mink her grandmother left her years ago and took it to a Manhattan furrier to give it a second act.Fur “was stigmatised for so long”, Jacobs says, posing before a full-length mirror and assessing a potential crop.But the return of real fur “fits with everything that’s going on with recycling and bringing back vintage”, she says.“I never would have bought a fur coat,” Jacobs says, adding that the thought of “killing animals like that” gave her pause. But “this felt like I was recycling it”, she says.New York is thawing out after a particularly cruel winter that has included debates over fur’s revival as influencers push the look and retail sites report a jump in searches for vintage pieces.
The ‘mob wives’ of New York are making fur fly again
Used real fur coats are flying off shelves as ‘thoughtful’ additions to wardrobes. But animal rights activists voice concerns over the trend.
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