Furry Vests

Fur, or faux fur, vests are hot this fall/winter. Embrace the Abominable Snowman look, love the Chewy homage, because these vests area must have for trendsetters everywhere.

Romeo & Juliet Faux Fur Vest, $141 from Blue Fly

There are several great things about fur vests. One, they are less expensive than a fur jacket or coat. Get the luxury of fur at a great price! Another great point about fur vests is that even if you live in a mild climate, you can enjoy wearing fur with this trend. Also, fur vests work well with Boho looks, as well as feminine, preppy and work looks.

Adrienne Landau Rabbit Vest, $180 from Neiman Marcus Last Call

You can find vests with short or long fur, as well as a variety of colors from winter white to mottled brown, black and dyed furs.

LaROK Rabbit Vest, $378 from Nordstrom

A perfect casual look would be distressed denim, knee high boots, a simple white or black long sleeved t-shirt, a scarf in a color or neutral, topped off with a fur vest and large bag. This outfit can be worn to go shopping, hanging out with friends, an afternoon date, a football game- just about anything.

Belted Faux Fur Vest, $48.30 from Arden B

To dress up a fur vest, try wearing your standard little black dress, black patterned tights (see my post here about them), black (or leopard or colored) heels with a fur vest- and lots of sparkley jewelry!

Ecote Faux Fur Vest, $98 from Urban Outfitters

For work, wear camel colored trousers, dark brown heels or boots, a cowl neck cream colored top a fur vest and minimal gold jewelry. Chic, comfortable and work ready.

Fur the Thrill of It Vest, $64.99 from ModCloth

This fall/winter fur and animal prints are very popular, so take a chance with these wild trends.

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Thom Browne: Men & Fur

Thom Browne showed lots and lots of fur and grey in his men's fall/winter 2010 collection during NY Fashion Week. This collection reminds me of Jonathan Rhys Meyers' King Henry on The Tudors.







Pictures from AP/Diane Bondareff

NY Fashion Week Trends

Fall/Winter 2010 will see metallics. Marc Jacobs, Carolina Herrera, Rachel Roy, and Monique Lhuillier all showed metallics. Also, Zac Posen, Marc Jacobs and Carolina Herrera showed fur. Tracey Reese focused more on separates as a way to let women update their wardrobe in pieces, though fur and metallics made appearances. Tadashi Shoji showed beautiful draping and a variety of metallics.

Marc Jacobs showed coats with metallic beads. Hemlines were also longer, and Joe Zee, the creative director of Elle, said that Jacobs showed real clothes this season that make you feel "elated." The color palette was neutral and perfect for the season. The fur purse that was paired with a taupe skirt is fabulous! There was also a lot of fur trims on coats that look so cozy. However, Jacobs did show a suit that included culottes. Yes, culottes, aka a skort. Scary!

Zac Posen is trying his best to become more wearable and more relatable. Posen used "older" models so they did not appear so sickly thin. His palette was neutral, but did include copper metallics, fuchsia fur, and reds. Plus, what I am most excited about: fur covered heels. I am very interested in colored fur and think it would look great as a bolero with a black jumpsuit and colored heels in a complementary color.

Carolina Herrera also used fur. In her collection she showed fur as lining and collars. She used blues and reds, which gave the collection a Russian feel. Beading and metallics also showed up on coats and dresses. Wide brimmed hats were featured and could make the leap from the runway to the streets. There was one yellow, floral dress presented that felt more spring/summer than fall/winter, especially when compared to the rest of the collection. However, I do love fur, hats and rich colors, so this collection really excites me.

Rachel Roy was all about gold, using it on jackets, dresses, skirts and tops. Her gold of choice is slightly tarnished. She also showed high waisted pants, so it doesn't look like we are rid of that trend as of yet.

Monique Lhuillier, well known for bridal, showed a beautiful gold, beaded bodice with a full, tiered black skirt. Chinese inspired pieces included gold beading, rich reds and embellished shoulders. This is one of my favorite collections thus far due to the color and the delicate gold embellishments.

Pictures from Rueters/Natalie Behring, Rueters/Carlo Allegri