About 25 years ago, Dick Wagner`s brother took a mink pelt and sheared it, just out of curiosity. ”He wanted to see what it would look like, and after he did it he said, `Well, I like it, but no one ...

Designer Lisa Bisang loves to wear fisher, sable and beaver–in that order. But the fur she loves to work with is mink. ”Mink sells the most,” explains Bisang, who with her husband, Andre, designs an ...

Fur is back, but you might not know it. Sheared, plucked, dyed and knitted, today's furs look more like velvet or corduroy than a formerly live creature. Especially when they're fashioned into sporty ...

Fur is a family business. Not only are most area furriers third or fourth generation, but many of their customers inherit fur coats, stoles, and jackets. But old coats often don’t fit today’s styles.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Wrap yourself up to go. The annual fur sale by the Staten Island Furrier kicked off Friday with more than 300 coats available for shoppers looking to support a good cause and be ...

A longtime Kansas City area furrier — Ambience Furs — is closing, its owners told The Star. After 38 years of selling coats made of lynx, mink, fox and sheared beaver, as well as other items, Phil and ...