Fur- and faux fur-trimmed hoods aren’t just an excuse for brands to tack a little extra onto the price tag of your winter parka. The large diameter and disparate hair lengths of a fur ruff interfere ...

(AP) — Those fur-trimmed parkas so common on city sidewalks have become a boon to backwoods trappers. Coyote fur pelts are in big demand to provide the lush, silvery or tawny-tinged arcs of fur on the ...

You might already know that the buttons on suit jackets have a surprisingly medical history, or that those tiny pockets in your jeans were originally meant for timepieces. Yes, I’ll grant you, the fur ...

With no end to February’s snow and cold it’s time to pull out all the winter gear, including the biggest, puffiest parka you have, preferably one with a fur-lined hood. What of the fur-lined hood — is ...

Following on the heels of “muskrat-gate” — where the RCMP announced it was switching from muskrat fur hats to woollen tuques, only to have the federal government overturn that decision — I began ...

This winter a test jacket arrived in my office that made me rethink my assumptions about women’s gear. It was the Goldwin Charis Hybrid Down Jacket, built for resort skiing—and it had a ...