RABBITSKIN AGE.
•LATEST IN FUR COATS. AS WORN BY ROYALTY. ■yiiX CA.BLJS—PEES3 ASSOCIATION COPIRIGHT.'* (Si-duet "Sim" Sbbvice.) . LONDON, February 2. The increasing use of rabbitskins is bcL'oming a marked factor in the changing of women's fashions. Formerly a : guinea seal or Chinchilla coat Insted a wealthy wearer a lifetime. Now i'iishion compels changes for thoso claiming to be smart. In view of the growing scarcity of most flkins, furtraders aro making more extensive use of rabbit, which, through tho development of skill in dyeing and dressing, now appears in various forms. European princesses and other leaders of fashion are wearing charming rabbit coats costing 30 to 50 guineas, while shop-girls are ablo to purchase, plainer coats from two to five guineas. Dealers predict a greater future for Australian and New Zealand skins. Hudson Bay skins are selling in London at 30 per cent, advance, and a general rise is expected. This is attributed to' Germany's attempt to recapture the dyeing and dressing trado, which would result in dearer garments six months hence.
It is proposed to establish a furriery technical college in London to tho manifold modern processes, particularly tho disguising of the rabbitskin. .The fur trade is organising an exhibition to be held in London in June.
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 17989, 5 February 1924, Page 13
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RABBITSKIN AGE.
Press, Volume LX, Issue 17989, 5 February 1924, Page 13
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