Better technology allows furriers to treat the pelts so they are lightweight and even reversible to their own sueded leather side. This adds value and fashion but also price. It has regained prominence this season with the return of the chubby style, which originated with fox. Add a popular Russian sable collar and cuffs, and the price goes up from there. The wildly furry looking lynx , which comes in a variety of types of garments, was a darling in the 1980s.
Lynx are indigenous to North America and Russia, the more expensive coming from Russia.
Shearling is not just for Marlboro Men anymore. It also doesn't weigh a ton, like it once did. Better tanning methods have made fine quality shearling much more lightweight and fashionable. Ponyskin A misnomer that comes from 1960s fashion trends, today what designers call ponyskin is usually calfskin. It's also extremely trendy again, used as a flat, shiny fur for skirts, suit jackets and outerwear.