Wearing Vintage Fur

This week, let's talk about wearing fur. I'm not talking about real vs. faux fur, or whether wearing fur is "right" or "wrong," I'm talking about how to rock a vintage piece of fur clothing in your everyday wardrobe. There is no doubt that fur can be warm. With these chilling temperatures, I've noticed a lot more fur trim on sweaters, jackets and hats, and that got my fashion thoughts churning.

I am lucky enough to have inherited a few fur collars and a couple fur hats from my grandmother. I dug them out the other day, with the plan to see if I could incorporate them into my wardrobe. Vintage is all the rage - right? For this week's post, I started with an easy one. It's a vintage faux-jaguar fur collar. It attaches easily with pins.

I decided to keep it low-key and classic, with a simple black cashmere v-neck sweater and skinny jeans. I loved the funky casual look and felt very chic. The collar definitely added interest to a plain black sweater. I chose not to wear a necklace with the collar . . .less is more sometimes. I think I would have liked this look with some gold jewelry . . .like a vintage chunky gold charm bracelet and small link choker.

Here's how it came together:

Jeans - Ann Taylor Modern Skinny Jeans

Sweater - Eddie Bauer Cashmere (old)

Collar - Vintage Fur from Grandmom's Collection

Boots - Aerosoles (old - they have been re-heeled once)

Bracelets - Alex and Ani and Tiffany

Earrings - Kate Spade

I have a more luxurious one to try next, but I'm not sure what to style it 

Do you wear fur?

catch you soon -
This post is linked up at The Pleated Poppy and at Get Your Pretty On. Check them out for even more outfit ideas and inspiration.