Faux Real: These ‘Fur’ Coats Won’t Get You on PETA’s Naughty List

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. Baby, it’s cold outside, meaning we’re all collectively realizing that the decades-old puffers in our closets aren’t going to cut it anymore, while those oh-so-Parisian trench coats just aren’t insulating enough. The simple solution to these woes lies in the common denominator of Selena Gomez’s more-is-more look in “Emilia Perez,” that of Cate Blanchett’s Carol in the eponymous film “Carol,” and Gwyneth Paltrow’s character’s headline-generating, mink-powered ensembles in “The Royal Tenenbaums.” What we’re alluding to here? Fur coats, of course, which have come back to the runways, streets, and front rows with a vengeance, while perhaps signifying the larger return of the 2024 “mob wife” aesthetic: all maximalist jewelry and smokey eyes and oversized, plush coats that may or may not be sourced from a real animal. But while the female characters of “The Sopranos” might have resorted to outerwear made out of actual foxes, minks, and rabbits, it’s 2025, and the tide is turning when it comes to how people shop for fur coats. Many celebrities, like Natalie Portman and Joaquin Phoenix, have in the recent past opted

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