In the hopes of the spring eventually arriving, I've been adding a little color to my outfits with my HM pink and purple leopard scarf and my purple Miu Miu bag. They go very nicely together!
Showing posts with label Fur vest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fur vest. Show all posts
Friday, March 15, 2013
Tried and True
It's been a long winter, and the wait for spring is getting longer and longer... But the good news is that this cold weather has given me ample opportunity to wear my fur west. It has been a lifesaver!
In the hopes of the spring eventually arriving, I've been adding a little color to my outfits with my HM pink and purple leopard scarf and my purple Miu Miu bag. They go very nicely together!
In the hopes of the spring eventually arriving, I've been adding a little color to my outfits with my HM pink and purple leopard scarf and my purple Miu Miu bag. They go very nicely together!
Monday, January 14, 2013
The 5 Month Project
I love my new fur west, which I finally picked up this Friday. It was quite a saga to get to this point where I am actually wearing and enjoying it. Like so many pieces in my wardrobe, this one has a story...
The vest is made from an old fur coat that my husband had bought in an estate sale for a song a couple of years ago. The coat was in good shape, but it was old fashioned and frumpy. It was sitting in our attic for a while, almost forgotten, until I saw a beautiful fur vest in blue fox at Saks, price in thousands. I loved the unusual color and it reminded me of the poor old blue musk rat coat in the attic.
I have a conflicting view on fur, and would never buy a new fur coat (or a vest) to directly support the fur business, or growing animals only for their fur. But I love the luxurious look of fur, and the unparalleled warmth, and have allowed myself some second hand fur. Yes, it may be hypocritical, and shallow, but I never said I'm perfect...
Anyhow, I took the musk rat coat to my old friends at Tsontos Furs in Mineola. It must have been in August. They took my measurements and got to work. I was supposed to go for fitting in a couple of weeks. But then life happened - travel, birthday parties, storms, crazy work schedules, sick kids, nanny problems, etc., and I did not manage to go for the fitting until December. The folks at Tsontos had called me several times, and may have even put a bounty hunter after me, for all I know.
When I finally showed up for the fitting, I was really happy with the way the vest was coming together, but it was a bit loose. I asked them to take the seams in, and I agreed to pick the vest up in a week or so. Which I did, and tried it at the shop, but even though I felt that it was still slightly too loose, I didn't say anything, because I thought that I'd already been enough of a pain in the ass customer. So I took the vest home, but I was not very happy with it. Eventually I decided that I did not want to be stuck with a vest that was almost great, so I gathered up my courage and took the vest back for adjustment. That took another couple of weeks, and I FINALLY picked up the vest on Friday. And happy to say that now it's perfect. Well worth the wait. Or what do you think?
The vest is made from an old fur coat that my husband had bought in an estate sale for a song a couple of years ago. The coat was in good shape, but it was old fashioned and frumpy. It was sitting in our attic for a while, almost forgotten, until I saw a beautiful fur vest in blue fox at Saks, price in thousands. I loved the unusual color and it reminded me of the poor old blue musk rat coat in the attic.
I have a conflicting view on fur, and would never buy a new fur coat (or a vest) to directly support the fur business, or growing animals only for their fur. But I love the luxurious look of fur, and the unparalleled warmth, and have allowed myself some second hand fur. Yes, it may be hypocritical, and shallow, but I never said I'm perfect...
Anyhow, I took the musk rat coat to my old friends at Tsontos Furs in Mineola. It must have been in August. They took my measurements and got to work. I was supposed to go for fitting in a couple of weeks. But then life happened - travel, birthday parties, storms, crazy work schedules, sick kids, nanny problems, etc., and I did not manage to go for the fitting until December. The folks at Tsontos had called me several times, and may have even put a bounty hunter after me, for all I know.
When I finally showed up for the fitting, I was really happy with the way the vest was coming together, but it was a bit loose. I asked them to take the seams in, and I agreed to pick the vest up in a week or so. Which I did, and tried it at the shop, but even though I felt that it was still slightly too loose, I didn't say anything, because I thought that I'd already been enough of a pain in the ass customer. So I took the vest home, but I was not very happy with it. Eventually I decided that I did not want to be stuck with a vest that was almost great, so I gathered up my courage and took the vest back for adjustment. That took another couple of weeks, and I FINALLY picked up the vest on Friday. And happy to say that now it's perfect. Well worth the wait. Or what do you think?
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