Heavy mink coat, its weight

Sooner or later, every girl’s dream of a mink coat becomes a reality - this fur has become extremely popular in recent years in our country. And this is not surprising: soft, warm, beautiful, able to warm you up in almost any frost. However, only a high-quality product has these properties. What does a quality product mean, and how to determine this very quality?

Mink coat from inside

Of course, the appearance of the fur is very important - it should be uniformly shiny, of the same length and density, with a uniformly thick down. Surely you already know that a visual inspection of the outside of the product is first and foremost. But few people know that the real indicators of the quality of both the dressing of the skins and the tailoring lie on the inside of the product. So, what should be inside a good mink coat, and what do the flaws look like?

Skin

First of all, it is worth assessing the quality of the skin itself (we will tell you how to do this below). When choosing mink products, you should remember that any high-quality factory product will be marked. This means that from the inside, each skin, if the product is sewn from whole skins, will have a mark, confirming, first of all, the quality of the purchased raw materials. Therefore, unless, of course, you are obviously buying a Chinese mink coat on the market, be sure to look behind the lining in search of such markings (photo).

Where do we buy

If you are not very knowledgeable about what a mink coat should be, it is better not to take risks and go shopping at trusted stores. There are very often fakes or products made from low-quality fur on the market, and your purchase will lose its appearance in a short period of time. But you must remember that in a company store you will always be provided with a guarantee for the product, and the possibility of free repair will be a very good bonus to the purchase.

Undoubtedly, any fur product on the market is always cheaper, but this is a “pig in a poke”. When buying a mink coat or other outerwear, girls wear it for many years; therefore, it is not worth saving on such an item. Many people don’t know what exactly a real mink coat should be like:

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Of course, it is the underside of the skin, that is, the inside, that is the main indicator of the quality of the fur. Thus, light, almost white flesh indicates a well-dressed skin. Also, the flesh should not be too hard, it should be elastic and stretch a little when stretched - this indicates that the skins were not specifically stretched to increase the volume of the fur. Yellow or dark flesh indicates that the fur is old, and such a product usually looks unpresentable (video).

Many people wonder when is the most profitable time to buy a fur coat and, most importantly, how to choose the very fur coat that can be worn for more than one season?

April is the most suitable month to look for stores with outerwear. After all, spring is the season of discounts on this year’s old collections. Of course, if you want to purchase the latest “hit of the season,” then it is better to buy fur products in the summer, in July – August. At this time, all production facilities are finishing their work on sewing the new collection. To understand all the details and understand how to choose the right fur coat, we took an expert opinion from the director of the ALEKSANDRFURS fur coat store.

When choosing a fur coat, be a very careful buyer

Having chosen a silver fox fur coat, take a closer look at the fur - it should consist of three colors (gray, white, black). If the fur has only two shades, this is a product made from fox dog (a hybrid of fox and arctic fox).

Carefully examine the fur, assessing its thickness

If the fur seems not thick enough, check with the seller exactly when the animals were slaughtered, from whose skins the fur coats were made. After all, animals have the thickest and fluffiest fur in winter; they shed in summer. In addition, such an effect can be generated by poor-quality dressing of the skins, or more precisely, by their excessive stretching.

Tug the fur. If you have hairs in your hand that have separated from the skin of your fur coat, it will shed constantly. Shake your fur coat. If the villi do not fall off too intensely (any new fur coat will shed moderate hairs after the drying procedure), everything is fine, but if the fur coat “rattles” like oilcloth, the fur is overdried, such a product is unlikely to be worn for a long time and will quickly lose its shape.

Pay attention to the seams - they should be stitched thinly, neatly and almost not palpable

In stores you can often find glued fur coats; glue is used instead of seams; such a fur coat is not worth our attention; if you find a glued fur coat, do not buy it under any circumstances.

Ask the seller to tear off the lining of the product and show you the inside of the product. If the pieces are approximately 15x15, the product is of high quality. If they are much smaller, the seams are made sloppily - you are looking at a thing that in 2-3 years will no longer be a source of pride for you.

Study tags and manufacturer's data

When purchasing, it is better to give preference to a product that has tags with the name and address of the manufacturer, as well as a product that has a warranty. Try on different styles of fur coats until you find the one that suits you best.

If you are looking for a warm fur coat or jacket, pay attention to animal fur

The fur of reindeer or bear is considered the warmest, but coats made from these furs are not very common. Even in severe frost, the fur of an arctic fox, raccoon dog, fox, beaver, marten, and sable will definitely warm you up. A fur coat made from mink, kolinka, astrakhan fur, ermine, and chinchilla is obtained with medium warmth. Products made from rabbit, goat, and marmot fur have reduced heat resistance. And the fur of a hamster and gopher does not warm at all.

When buying a fur coat, pay attention to its weight. For example, a wolf product cannot weigh easily

The easiest skins are hamster, gopher and hare skins. Medium-weight products are made from mink, rabbit, nutria, muskrat, squirrel, and ferret. The heaviest fur coat is made from the skin of a wolf, raccoon dog, otter, beaver, arctic fox, sable, astrakhan fur.

The price of the product directly depends on the style and length

The quality of fur dressing is of great importance - a well-made fur product seems dense, “plump”. The fur coat is of good quality without any creases, the seams are neat. The price of a fur product also depends on the softness and shine of the pile.

The quality of a fur coat is easily determined by the quality of the fur

The easiest way to check this is to run your hand over the product against the direction of the hairs. If the fur coat is of high quality, the hairs will quickly return to their original place, but the appearance of this area will not change. The fur of the coat itself must have special characteristics: · Shine · Be smooth · Be soft · The undercoat must be thick

A colored fur coat is not dangerous, but you need to choose it wisely

Now the fashion for colored fur coats is growing and next winter 2018-2019 it will be one of the brightest trends of all fashionistas. And the brighter the color, the better. When choosing a dyed fur coat, you need to understand the quality of the coloring itself. This is determined as follows: take a handkerchief (preferably light), lightly moisten it and rub it over the product. If traces of paint remain, we leave the store! No matter how rich the color is, it should not fade - this is, in principle, the rule of all high-quality fabric products.

Mink Blackglama

The leader in the production of mink coats are Blackglama coats or, as they are called in Russia, blackglama. In essence, this is a brand that immediately guarantees high quality.

In the original, the name Blackglama consists of two parts: black - black and GlaMA - Grate Lakes Mink Association (Great Lakes Mink Association). Products made from this breed of American black mink are considered the most expensive and exclusive in the world. But not even all North American minks can be selected for Blackglama fur coats.

The percentage of such fur is low; no more than a hundred products from Blackglama mink are produced in the world in one year.

The assortment of the ALEKSANDRFURS fur store includes real high-quality mink coats, and Blackglama products are the highlight of the store.

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Seams

Having studied the quality of the skins, it’s time to start seams, the quality of which is also assessed both from the outside and from the inside. Externally, the seams should not stick out, especially on the shoulder seams hidden behind the hoods. Part the fur and carefully inspect all the seams - they should not be noticeable.

The best way to tell about the quality of the seams is the inside of the product. Firstly, there should be seams in principle. If they are not there, then the product is glued and will not last long. Further, frequent seams with an interval of 5 mm indicate that the product is sewn with fur strips. This product costs an order of magnitude less than models made from solid mink, so pay attention not to the price. And, of course, the seams should be even and neat.

Lining

And the last thing you should pay attention to when choosing a mink product is the lining. Oddly enough, it is this finishing touch that will say more about the manufacturer than anything else. A good, well-known manufacturer will never allow itself to sew a cheap, low-quality lining onto an expensive luxury mink. So, the lining should be dense, not flashy, evenly and well sewn to the fur. If you see that the lining on the inside of a mink coat is luridly bright or resembles gauze in thickness, then the product was most likely sewn in a handicraft manner.

These are, perhaps, all the secrets of the inside of a mink coat, and now you know what a good mink coat looks like from the inside.

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How to choose a mink coat for dissolution

Of course, when choosing such an expensive item as a mink coat, you need to pay attention to many factors. It is easy for an ignorant person to fall for unscrupulous sellers who want to sell stale goods that have not lasted even a couple of seasons. To prevent this from happening, it is necessary to approach the choice of mink coats for dissolution with all responsibility.

First, ask for the appropriate certificate, which by law must accompany each fur item. Also, chipping of fur products has recently been introduced; without this radio marking you can neither trade them nor purchase them.

A mink coat when dissolved should not be completely weightless. A garment that is too light may indicate the presence of poor-quality butt seams. Another reason for the lightness is that the skins are too tight, which leads to the fragility of the product.

When choosing a mink coat for release, be sure to look under its lining. In modern wardrobe items, the lining is often sewn with a zipper or a special gap is left that does not hide the inside. Here you can clearly see the quality of the diagonal seams. By the way, the lining itself should be made of high-quality material with several branded labels and a tag with information on how to care for this fur product.

It is necessary to check the quality of the fur fibers of the fur coat. To do this, just run your palm over the pile several times. There should be no broken hairs, the pile should return to its original position, be elastic and elastic. You can even tug it in several places - it should stay in place. If a mink coat is dyed, then by running a damp cloth over the pile of such a coat, you can understand (by the presence of traces left on it) whether the paint was of high quality.

How to choose the right mink coat and distinguish it from an old fur product?

The first thing you need to do is shake the product and see if any hairs have fallen off. If lint or hairs fly off, this means that the fur coat is not new and was made several years ago.

Another way to check a mink is to examine the flesh. When blowing on it, you need to pay attention to the color; if it is light, it means the fur has not been dyed or tinted. And if the flesh is dark in color, this may mean that the fur was either dyed, or the fur coat was stored in improper conditions. As a result, such a mink coat will not last very long.

How can you tell if it's a fake?

Natural hairs of any animal retain their elasticity . When stroking the fur in different directions, they do not break and return to their place. The presence of down is also a sign of naturalness.

Unlike artificial substitutes, animal skins can be safely squeezed, stretched and shaken. The fur coat does not suffer and instantly returns to its original appearance.

But as various processing technologies develop, the risk of purchasing a fake increases. Therefore, the most reliable way to avoid disappointment is to purchase a fur coat in a specialized store . A quality product must have a certificate of authenticity.