When I was working with my Dad, at Keith Matheson, we always produced a significant number of faux fur pieces in our winter collections. It was one of our trademarks. Textile manufacture technology has come so far that we became faux fur designer magicians, sourcing pile fabrics from Europe that could fool you, even when you touched it, into thinking it was real. Fur is one of the oldest known forms of clothing but with these developments the options are endless and faux fur is a winter staple here to stay.
Let's start with WORLD's stunning Descartes coat; a full-length black and white striped coat that is worthy of both the red carpet and one hell of a fashion moment. An alternative on the fur coat front is Trelise Cooper's My Fur Lady coat which sits above the knee with a sleek silhouette and in a beautiful pale mint.
The cropped jacket is trending strongly this winter. Goodness' cropped jacket is in a gorgeous dark blue long pile. From Kate Sylvester is her Tina jacket which is cropped with 3/4 sleeves in an on-point khaki colourway. And you will stand out in Andrea Moore's bold striped bomber style Polar Pop jacket.
For a little fur trim I love Country Road's faux fur trim parka, one of this seasons
must-buy styles, and Seed's buckle vest which teams exposed silver hardware with a faux
fur collar.
Check out The Line Up for my must-have accessories in 'Furry bits'. Channel Joan Collins in Boohoo's Carla longpile faux fur headband, ooze style in Ted Baker's faux fur ear muffs and trick them all with faux fur masters Unreal Fur's Patches of Winter scarf.
The Line Up: Furry bits
1 Boohoo Carla longpile faux fur headband $20
2 Ted Baker faux fur ear muffs $59.76 from ASOS
3 Unreal Fur Patches of Winter scarf $149
Get the Look: Faux faux faux baby
1. WORLD Descartes coat $1299
2. Faux fur trimmed parka $349
Asha over the knee boot $379
All from Country Road
3. Tina fur $625
Julia top $325
Asher skirt $385
Scarf $145
Leather belt $175
Cable knit socks $49
Two-tone heel $595
All from Kate Sylvester
4. Faux fur buckle vest $219.90
Slub long sleeve tee $69.90
Pinstripe harem pant $159.90
Ina Front gusset boots $289.90
All from Seed
5. My Fur Lady coat $699
Love + Kisses dress $699
All from Trelise Cooper
6. Faux fur cropped jacket $389
Paisley Cord Dress $289
All from Goodness
7. Polar Pop jacket $498
Precision tunic $395
All from Andrea Moore
Stockists:
• worldbrand.co.nz
• countryroad.com.au
• seedheritage.com.au
• goodness.co.nz
• katesylvester.co.nz
• trelisecooperonline.com
• andreamooreboutique.com
• boohoo.co.nz
• asos.com
• unrealfur.com.au