Ermilio, a young woman with long, dark hair tied in a ponytail, was wearing light jeans, black flats, and a red rabbit-fur sweater of her own design.
And as winter arrives, the stylish pooch can bundle up in a fake-fur collared sweater ($68 at C.I.T.E in New York, 212-431-7272), suitablusteryblustery walks or holiday photo ops.
At prices below $5,000 for full-length rabbit coats, or several hundred dollars for coats with fur collars, sweaters trimmed with fur and fur scarves and hats, many women have found that fur is an affordable indulgence, compared with a traditional sable coat, which can run into the tens of thousands.
But revivalism, well conceived, can result in showings like Dolce & Gabbana's, which paired natty suit jackets in jacquard wools, gigolo velvets, subtle tweeds and fur-front sweater jackets of Marcello Mastroianni vintage with the low-slung baggy trousers adapted from the hip-hop scene.
In winter, coats, scarves, boots, fur, jumpers, sweaters and thick underwear.
The high-end designer area carries $7,650 fur-trimmed sweaters by Missoni, $2,360 biker jackets by Barbara Bui and $6,000 J. Mendel gowns.
One vendor, a woman in a fur-lined black sweater, sensed that a deal was at hand.
Some of the best finds were in Florida during the early '90s with cashmere coats, angora sweaters, fur everywhere (less guilt bought second-hand) and early '60s tuxedos... the retiree that died and the kids didn't want his clothes... score!
Now, late in 2010, the garment seems to have all but disappeared, replaced by various combinations of down puffer jackets, heavy sweaters and fur trimmings.
Some women are having their fur coats remodeled into sweaters, which stand alone in mild climates or fit over turtlenecks farther north.
