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In fashion the topic of fur is almost as serious as white-washed runways and eating disorders. Some designers couldn’t live without showing fur in every collection— yes, even their spring/summer collections— and others would rather die before even letting a real leather shoe touch their runway. When I was little I thought fur was just ‘fabulous, dahling’, but now I’m not exactly sure where I stand on the topic.

Part of me thinks fur is foul. Tons of little, cuddly-when-they’re-not-vicious creatures die to make every piece, but the little kid in me that still walks around stores stroking fabrics, loves the feeling and is drawn to is glamorized allure.

One of my favorite outfits from Sex and the City features a gorgeous fur coat. The perfect, slinky, black, beaded dress Carrie wears to the party at the end of the Fleet Week episode was paired perfectly with a large, dramatic fur. The outfit still seems absolutely perfect to me, but I don’t think I’d ever try to mimic it because of this ethical fur dilemma.

Do I approve or don’t I?

Also, I love the way Rachel Zoe wears furs without inhibition. I completely respect her for being a fantastic stylist, and though I had my doubts, I actually like her show, The Rachel Zoe Project. There’s just something very glam-hippie about her vintage furs, and it really romanticizes them. The same goes for the editorial in the 2008 issue of Fashion Rocks with Sasha Pivovarova and Dahni Harrison. The hippie vibe just draws me to the look of scraggly furs.

To be honest, I don’t think I’d put up much of a fight if I was given a fur, I just don’t think I’d buy one myself, because that would technically mean I was directly funding the fur industry.

Oh, the ethical dilemmas! What are your feelings on fur?

There are times when the only way to keep from doing the homework you’re supposed to do is to avoid your computer like the plague. That’s exactly what I’ve been doing for the past couple days, but while offline, I was able to watch this movie called Silence Becomes You starring Alicia Silverstone and Sienna Guillory. Though I’m still scratching my head over the content of the movie, I’m completely in love with Grace’s (Sienna) style.

The character pretty much dressed as if she were a grandma stuck in her roaring 20s past but still tripping on the colors of the psychedelic 60s. She’s pretty much everything I’ve ever wanted to be, but the societal standards of dressing— not to mention, the limited vintage wardrobe— are hindering me from fulfilling this desire.

Thanks, my confusing indie movie friend, for doing something the Spring/Summer 2009 fashion shows seem unable to do, inspire.

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