Monkey Business

Fall collections always showcase a sufficient amount of fur, but this season I became acutely aware of a most peculiar sartorial trend that would make the likes of Leandra proud: ladies and gentlemen, behold the mighty gorilla sleeve!

From Left: Antonio Marras, Jason Wu, Versus, House of Holland

From New York to Milan, gorilla sleeves have been all the rage. Why make a boring old full fur coat when you can just make the sleeves fur!? As seen above, the trend can go many ways. From military cool at Jason Wu to rocker chic at Versus, there's a gorilla sleeve coat for every type of girl.

Will you tackle this tricky trend this fall?

(images from style.com)

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seeing spots

   
Apparently Cruella De Vil was quite the inspiration for designers this fall. Designers have given the middle finger to PETA and gone for lots of luxurious, glamorous fur, particularly white fur with black spots, just like a certain villainess preferred.

Alexander McQueen; Burberry; Giambattista Valli

But while most designers chose to stick with a more abstract interpretation, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac actually featured the dalmatians on his clothing! Way to take the emerging trend to a new level!

(images from style.com)

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Fur-ocity

Apparently we'll definitely be prepared for a nuclear winter next year, because fur- and lots of it- was everywhere. PETA may not be too thrilled, but at least the models stayed warm. The most popular fur item was of course the fur vest. Here are some of New York's finest fur vests:

A Detacher; Dennis Basso; Halston; Micheal Kors; Rachel Roy; The Row; Tibi; Yigal Azrouel

all images from style.com

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