About fur

Fur is the oldest, the most beautiful and the warmest material used by human. Its value is defined on density of pelage, its height, softness, presence of shine. According to weight, fur conditionally is divided into heavy - wolf, raccoon dog, an otter, beaver, polar fox, sable, astrakhan; medium weight - mink, rabbit, nutria, muskrat, squirrel, polecat; very light - hamster, gopher, hare. Weight of a product depends as well on currying, the better currying is - the lighter is fur.
According to its thermal resistance, fur can be arranged in the following order: polar fox, deer, raccoon dog, fox, beaver, marten, sable, mink, kolinsky, astrakhan. Thermal resistance is lowered at fur of a short-haired rabbit, goat, marmot, and ermine. And fur of hamster and gopher does not keep warm at all.
Service life of a product directly depends on wear of fur. Fur of otter, which is considered as a standard of wear, is the most long-lived. The fur coat out of such fur will serve all 20 seasons, the one of river beaver - 18, fur seal - 17, mink - 10, marten, blue fox and astrakhan - 7, fox, nutria - 5, squirrel, marmot - 4, rabbit - 2 seasons.
Choosing a product, check up fur on "persistence": stroking pile from top to bottom and from bottom to top, pay attention, that it is elastic, elastic, quickly gets its initial form, is not frayed out, and does not break. Products, sawn out of well-curried fells, are soft, flowing. Stability of dyeing of a fell can be checked up, having passed with a white rag over pile. If pile does not leave traces, such fur coat will not "come off" under a rain. The fur "loves", when it is worn during snow, frost, wind – these are natural conditions for it.

MINK - belongs to a family of mustelids. The fur of mink is low, smooth, with shine, consists of very dense underfur and pile, which smoothly rises above it. By touch, it is exceptionally gentle and silky, warm and is not afraid of moisture. Having become fashionable in the second half of the past century, fur of mink is not going to give in. On the contrary, all women of fashion of the world continue to flaunt in mink coats. To evening dresses they put on smart mink pelerines and palatines. This elegant fur is also loved for its warmth, so necessary during cold weather. In our salon, you will certainly find things to warm body and soul: stylish jackets, elegant coats and short coats, smart mantles.

ASTRAKHAN is a fur of special astrakhan breeds of sheep.

BROADTAIL – a gentle fur of lambs. In the past century, wives of the high-ranking government officials and political elite could only dare to wear broadtail fur coats. It was expensive and prestigious. Strict classical products of black and grey color only were sewed. But now, owing to achievements of selection and progress, this fur has obtained a new life. There appeared unusually gentle natural shades of colors - golden, amber, platinum, from light gray-blue up to steel. Youth models are dyed into stylish bright colors. Also, the demand for black fur with a unique pattern of not-opened curls does not weaken. Absence of long pile adds to this fur an extra benefit - it does not make look fat.

BEAVER - its fur, probably, is the softest, and, due to a down underfur, the warmest one. According to its quality of wear, it is close to otter, which is the standard of wear. It is not afraid of moisture. Under sleet, it becomes even more fluffy. For tailoring products, a very fashionable plucked or shorn fur is more often used now, which though rises in price thus, but gains ease and plasticity, remaining same warm. The products made from a combination of plucked and non-plucked fur look stylish.