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FURS

AND

IMITATIONS

IN THE 1920S, FURS AND IMITATION FURS WERE IN VOGUE. IN ADDITION TO COATS AND JACKETS MADE ENTIRELY OF FUR—VISIBLE OR ELSE AS INVISIBLE FUR LININGS—REAL OR IMITATION FURS WERE ALSO, AND ESPECIALLY, USED FOR TRIMMINGS ON COLLARS, CUFFS, AND HEMS.
The choice of fur frequently depended on one’s own financial means. Those who could afford it chose original fox, opossum, or monkey fur, while others opted for imitations, which were often made using rabbit pelts. The coats and trimmings sold at C&A were mostly imitation fur.
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FUR COLLARS

The coat on the left has a “large fur collar,” while the one on the right has a “pleated collar of imitation fur.”

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This coat was advertised as having fur trimming of seal dyed coney (imitation seal fur made with rabbit fur) or beaverette (rabbit fur made to resemble beaver fur).

SEAL DYED CONEY AND BEAVERETTE

IMITATION
MOLE

The silky fur of the mole was also a much sought-after material for hats—in part because mole pelts have no direction to the nap.

WOOLEN
PLUSH

A winter coat made of woolen plush.

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ADVERTISING GALLERY
November 24, 1923 / ref. no. 128548
October 16, 1924 / ref. no. 1404
October 12, 1924 / ref. no. 1404
October 16, 1927 / ref. no. 1406