Try a trend: Faux Fur Coat

There's nothing like a faux fur coat or accessory to make you feel all warm and fuzzy when the temperature drops. Cozy up to this season's bevy of faux fur jackets, capes, vests, scarves and more. Don't want to commit to a major furry look? Opt for something trimmed in faux fur instead.

This season, Karl Lagerfeld's catwalk statement was clear at Chanel: fake fur is the new tweed. It was woven into the signature Chanel tweed and created pelmets adorning leather jackets. It seems Mr Lagerfeld's power stretches beyond fashion to predicting the weather. As always he was ahead of the pack - fake fur is the perfect warmer for the icy, sub-zero temperatures this week.





A Faux fur coat is cozy, comfy, very dramatic, fun and ever so retro. I like it, but there are some conditions.

First, the coats have to fit well. I’m all for boxy looks for certain items, but the big faux fur coat isn’t one of them. This type of bulky coat has to at least look tailored on the shoulders and in the sleeves – otherwise the coat is wearing you. If the sleeves are wide, they look more streamlined cropped to around the elbow. Waist definition is not a must for trapeze cuts but a certain amount of structure is essential. There are many oversized and untailored versions being sported and sold as the height of fashion at the moment and I don’t fancy that look at all.



Second, the quality of the faux fur has to be just right. It needn’t look like real fur but I don’t want it to look like a blanket or teddy bear either. Difficult to explain but I’ll know it when I see it.

Third, I’ve shown leopard prints below but that’s not your only option. Faux sable, mink, fox or rabbit fur is just as fab and that’s the way I would go if I bumped into the perfect big faux fur coat.



Or you can take a risk and go for a brighter faux fur coat just like Beyonce! (I wouldn't do that!)

Get your own faux fur coat:


Left: Faux fur cropped jacket, € 104,36,(Asos).
Right: Striped faux fur coat, € 93,92,(Asos).


Left: Leopard faux fur coat, € 123,93,(Asos).
Right: Patchwork faux fur coat, € 123,93,(Asos).

Are you gonna rock a fur coat?