Armani's Triumph

I must admit that it took me quite some time to compose this first post. Should I begin with a big introduction? Proclaim my motivation and layout my agenda? But, frankly, the whole 'Hello, my name is...' seemed far too primary school and eventually I reasoned that all would become clear soon enough.

And so, with the awkward not-an-introduction introduction over with, I shall proceed. And where better to start than with the recent shenanigans from the latest round of international Fashion Weeks?

I find myself in somewhat of a predicament following this year's autumn/winter shows. It is the very same, though slightly heightened, predicament I that have been in since last September. You see, I love fashion and certainly consider myself a material girl (pun intended). I love animals too, just not together.

I know this will infuriate and go against the grain of every fashion editor out there, but I'm afraid I like my furs adorning the creatures that nature intended. Which, evidently, is a view that is not shared by the world's most prestigious designers, as everyone from Muiccia (chinchilla cuffs anyone?) to Marc Jacobs- heads, tails and all- sent models draped in fur marching down their catwalks this season. And not just the customary fur-trimmed coats that have never really gone away. No, for autumn/winter 2013 we have been offered everything from furry headscarves, courtesy of Ermanno Scervino, to whole fox tail hairpieces, which, when worn as demonstrated by Marni's punk girls, resembles a rather dramatic mohican.

Fendi Autumn/Winter 2013/14
Image courtesy of www.eyeweardaily.com

And so my predicament is this: how does one who is fundamentally opposed to fur appreciate and fall in love with collections that have used, between them, what seems to be an entire jungle of fur? Or, to put it more simply: what is one to wear next season?

Answer: Emporio Armani. The don of luxurious simplicity has struck gold again with his fur faux-hair- a wonderfully endearing term coined by the Telegraph's Luke Leitch- which masterfully tapped into this mega trend without skinning or de-tailing any animals.

Armani's innovative brushed mohair was used for classic round necked jumpers, cute drop waist dresses and extra wide trousers, made all the more effective by their sugary soft pastel hues. A truly fabulous, not to mention stylish, way to wear 'fur', in my humble, pro-animal opinion.

And besides, if Armarni can shun real fur and still be considered the epitome of luxury and style, then that's all the validation I need.

Emporio Armarni Autumn/Winter 2013/14

Image courtesy of fashion.telegraph.co.uk