Last I knew, furs in the States have been put to rest. It became almost forbidden to wear such inhumane products thanks for animal rights activists. Leather is somehow semi-acceptable, but fur is a no no. I entered one five star restaurant and after the coat man took my jacket, we began chit chatting. He explained to me that he will not even take the coat of someone adorning fur. "They have to hang up their own!"
Then we moved to Korea. We saw a few furs while walking out of the subway. This caught our attention (contrasting to NEVER seeing fur anymore in the States). While walking up the stairs of the subway, my husband commented, "Fur is so tacky." He then looked up and suddenly explained, "Except of course on the hood of a normal parka." I raised my eyes to where his were. The lady just in front of us was wearing just that. Oops. Egh, she probably didn't speak English.
We went to a popular market area. Throngs of people -- and at least 5-10% were wearing fur! They were on sale (well, the fake ones) outside multiple shops.
On our way home, I saw a small dog on a walk -- no joke -- adorning a fur coat. (I hear dogs have shoes here as well.)
Saw a woman in a fur baseball hat yesterday. It was 100% fur. That was new.
ReplyDeleteWe are reading this great book in Anthro - "Eating Animals" - It really is about globalization and how farming animals relates to feeding the growing ( more numerous and richer ) world.
ReplyDeleteYeah...I had the same reaction in Russia...hadn't realized how socialized I was to not like fur! weird, huh? It's hard not to think it's beautiful, though, huh? On a striking woman, all dolled up and going out -- gorgeous. Fur baseball cap -- somehow...just not the same!
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