Natural or artificial fur? Which one is better to choose? A fur coat made of natural fur is expensive, and not everyone can afford it in the current economic situation. Faux fur, developed with new technologies, is present today in various garments. And now every woman has the opportunity to purchase a fur coat at an affordable price.

What is artificial fur?
What is its difference from natural? What are its merits?




If a fur coat made of artificial fur is difficult to distinguish externally from a natural one, then it is easy to find it by touch. Natural fur is fluffy, it always feels soft and warm, inherent only in animal origin, its villi lie unevenly and have different lengths. The villi of natural fur always create the shine of the product and a special smoothness and elasticity.

However, the quality of natural fur depends on many factors, and not only on compliance with all the rules for dressing the skin. It should be noted the important importance of the content of animals or the time of extraction of natural raw materials. If you violate any of the established rules, you can get short-lived and low-quality fur. And you will find out about this when bald patches appear soon enough in your fur coat in places subject to more friction, or after repeated exposure to rain or snow, when the villi begin to fall out.

Natural fur is afraid of moth larvae, which spoil the appearance of the product. It is quite difficult to clean products made from natural fur. During storage and cleaning, a certain temperature regime is required. Finally, natural fur products are expensive.


Artificial fur. The villi of the faux fur are often more uniform and even. This can be seen visually as well. While wearing an artificial product, its difference from a natural one will immediately declare itself. You cannot feel such warmth as in a natural fur coat in the highest quality artificial one.

However, artificial fur today is a material that is as close as possible in characteristics to natural raw materials, plus it has its own advantages.

The price of faux fur products is definitely lower than natural products. Just do not focus on the lowest cost of artificial material. Everyone knows that a good quality item cannot be too cheap. From this advantage, it follows that you can purchase several beautiful faux fur items and often change fur outfits.



Faux fur is easier to preserve and is not afraid of moth larvae.

Fur can be of almost any color and shade, it all depends on the designer's imagination.

Faux fur products are moisture resistant.

Finally, no animal will be harmed in the production of faux fur products.

The main disadvantages of faux fur are lower thermal insulation and fragility. Indeed, despite modern technologies and achievements, artificial fur is still inferior to natural fur in thermal insulation. It keeps heat worse, and can last up to 4 years at best.

Over time, the villi begin to get tangled and fall out. Your fur coat will gradually take on the appearance of a shedding animal. But most girls don't have to wear the same coat year after year - they always want something new.

Faux fur is gaining more and more fans. Fur coats and fur jackets made of this material will certainly suit those who live in rather warm regions.

Faux fur production

Today, faux fur is made from polyacrylonitrile fibers, sometimes in combination with rayon. Used lavsan and nylon. The villi are attached to a base, which can be textile or artificial leather, often a knitted fabric is used, on which the villi are glued or sprayed.

To create an imitation of natural fur, the pile is made of different lengths - the long villi imitate the guard hair of the animal, and the short ones - the underpads. Faux fur is dyed with various dyes, giving it natural shades. Various types of haircuts are also used. Thus, you can get a fur identical to natural.



With the help of the latest technologies, manufacturers manage to create artificial fur identical to the skin of a silver fox, fox, polar fox, mink, chinchilla, raccoon, wolf, lynx, leopard ...

The pile is attached to the canvas using different technologies. Of these, three are more common:

1. Applied or glue - the fur fibers are attached to the base with polyisobutylene glue.

2. Tufted - the material is made on tufting machines, which form pile loops on the canvas.

3. Knitted method - the pile is woven into the base of the fabric using knitting machines. To prevent moisture from letting in the product, sometimes a special coating is applied to the outer side of the canvas.

New technologies have made it possible to obtain fur that is resistant to moisture and other adverse factors. The fur does not wrinkle, does not cake, does not roll.

Faux fur is often referred to as eco-fur, considering it a safe and environmentally friendly product. But what does an environmentally friendly product mean?



Many manufacturers and fashion media call eco-fur any artificial fur. But to be more precise, one must understand that artificial fur is worse than natural fur for nature and ecology. Artificial materials are much more difficult to dispose of than natural ones. Everyone knows how much harm plastic waste brings to nature. Therefore, any artificial option cannot be called eco-fur.

It is much more correct to call eco-fur a special material that is made on the basis of natural sheep wool and a textile base. The sheep are sheared and released to graze on the meadows, and the wool, after processing, is woven into a textile base made of cotton or viscose. This material can be called eco-fur.

Faux fur has recently been used by many designers, including the most famous. Fantastic images are easily created with this material; it can be used to sew clothes of any type, style and size, and from a single piece of fabric. Therefore, fake fur is of interest to fashionistas.



Recently, on the podium, one could see various fur coats - both long and short, of different colors and styles made of synthetic materials. Faux fur is also found in fur trims of coats, jackets, jackets and vests. It occupies a worthy place as a collar and decoration of pockets, sleeves, hoods. Faux fur is used for sewing hats, shoes, children's clothing and various accessories.

Modern production of artificial materials has reached a high level, but it is not easy to compare with the advantages of natural fur. Yet, sometimes it takes attention to distinguish one fur from another.

You can draw a conclusion about the origin of fur by looking at the seamy side, or by slightly moving the villi apart - you will see fabric as a base instead of leather.In some cases, the following check works - if you run your hand over the material along the growth of the villi, in natural fur the villi immediately fall into place, the artificial version becomes slightly tousled.



Caring for faux fur garments is simple. It is enough to comb it regularly. If you need a fur coat for several seasons or your budget is of a low level, a faux fur coat will come in handy for you. Even with a fairly modest income, any woman can afford to buy a stylish fur coat that imitates the skin of any animal.

If you value beauty and chic, and besides, you have the means, then definitely you need to buy a fur coat made of natural fur, because until the fashion industry has created materials that can come close to mink and sable fur.