What I am inspired by these days............

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 I love the texture and appearance of fur and fuzz, but I would never buy or create with real animal fur.  I don't get too caught up in animal rights issues with the fur business, but I just don't see the need to use an animal's fur if I can create something lovely with alternative materials (not too mention the fact that I can't afford to work with real fur either!).  

I mean....how could I ever explain using or wearing real fur to one of my furry friends like Susie?

Balenciaga Fall 2005

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Fur and mohair stoles, wraps, shrugs, collars, and trims are so elegant and special. They create a feeling of softness and glamour like a filter on a camera lens.  

  

The last couple of projects I worked on I played with yarns and fabric scraps that were already in my studio left over from a past project to see what I could create to replicate the appearance of fur.
(It's always great when I can use something that I already have!)

Here is one of my prototypes of a faux fur collar.

.................and here is the final result!! 

It was attached to a long sheer silk organza long sleeve jacket worn with a wedding gown.