Fur Sighted
I do know men who can carry off wearing a fur coat. My stepfather, for instance, has a coyote parka that he wears at his house in the Adirondacks. I also have a more scruffy friend in his thirties who looks utterly convincing in a vintage beaver overcoat. But beyond that it's challenging for me to think of many cases where men pull off wearing an abundance of fur. However a bit of fur, most popularly a fur collar, is a different story. There are tons of options--a bomber jacket with a shearling collar, a down parka with a raccoon collar, or an overcoat with Persian lamb collar being among my favorites. And while an uptown man looks great wearing a fur-trimmed winter coat with a polished business look, I tend to think downtown guys look better if they dress down their fur with jeans and sneakers for a younger, more laid-back look.
This is a fantastic coat. I've never seen one like it. I like everything about it--the color, the fit, the combination of materials. Also, it's hard to pinpoint--it could be from the army-navy or from a very expensive designer. West 13th Street, NYC, January 2008.
Lenny Kravitz goes for an unusually conservative look with his double-breasted fur-trimmed overcoat. It suits him. NYC, 2006. (Photo: Corbis)
Paul Simon's raccoon-trimmed parka is about as standard issue as you can get, in the best possible sense. You can find these in most army-navy stores. I love its authenticity and the fact that it looks as good today as it did then. 1970s. (Photo: Getty)
This guy wears a more luxe, updated version of Paul Simon's original. East 60th Street, NYC, February 2008.
French actor Jean Marais has an interesting look going on. It appears he is wearing a mink-trimmed blazer over his suit blazer. It's kind of a matching set. It would be hard to pull off today, but it is inspiring nonetheless. Marnes-la-Coquette, France, 1963. (Photo: Getty)
This is probably as subtle as you can get with fur. Madison Avenue, NYC, February 2008.
I'm not usually a fan of curly fur, but it really looks good here--partly because the coat is just really well designed but also because of how simple and classic the rest of his clothes are. Madison Avenue, NYC, February 2008.
Winston Churchill wearing a fur collar in its most stately form. Hyde Park, London, 1960. (Photo: Getty)
A modern-day interpretation of the Churchill look. Madison Avenue, NYC, December 2007.
American artist Andrew Wyeth sits outside his home in classic shearling, 1960. (Photo: Getty)
A thoroughly downtown way to wear fur. Prince Street, NYC, December 2007.
Explorers Sir Edmund Hillary and Sir Vivian Fuchs wore fur for the most legitimate reason--to keep warm on their polar explorations. South Pole, 1958. (Photo: Getty)
The Brooklyn version of fur. Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, January 2008.
This is one of my favorite pictures of Mick Jagger--although I'd probably say that about most pictures of Mick. It just shows me that he looks good in almost anything. 1964. (Photo: Getty)
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