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Few facets of luxury fashion offer the timeless elegance and gentle sophistication of mink. The perfect piece, created by masterful hands, always lends a breathtaking finale.
There are many, many elements that determine whether your piece bears the distinction of truly finer fashion and here we present just a few things to keep in mind when looking for the perfect Mink!
The Hair:
Should be even, short and velvety. The guard, or longer hairs should be uniform in height
and protrude above the dense underhair by only a few millimeters. Beautiful mink is never
wiry or stringy. It must never be glossy of too shiny. A delicate sheen should reflect
light with mystery. Beautiful mink is demure.
The Pelt:
How should it feel? It should have body in hand like better linens. Not mushy,
not insignificant. The fur should be perfectly soft and the leather side should feel
gentle but with some character....like a leaf of sage. When looking at the underside
of natural mink, the hide should be creamy. Not too white, certainly not too gray.
Beautiful mink has character.
Color:
Natural mink has a depth of color and a range of hue. If natural, dark mink has a
distinctive brown cast to it. Look at the piece flat. The brown should be evident. Not too
red, not to gray, not too blue. Rich, evocative, ethereal. Beautiful mink has clarity.
Shearing:
The nicest sheared mink is really "plucked" mink. Look for a dense, plushy,
creamy, delicate touch. Often made skin on skin or grooved, sheared mink has quickly
earned a place amonst the most sensual of fashions. Understated and elegant, sheared mink
has it's own allure. Beautiful mink says "touch me".
Male Vs Female:
Both have their more precious attributes endearing them to their respective use. We prefer
to use male mink for timming our cashmere, making hats, scarves or shearing to make liners
for silk raincoats. Our mink coats are made from female skins only. Anything truly
beautiful is either art, or a woman. Beautiful mink doesn't comment.
The NAFA FIVE STAR GOLD label signifies
our mink as being created from only
the finest of North American mink.
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