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Commonly used in contemporary pieces, silky soft, abundance of shiny longish guard hairs, a bit like a domestic cat to the touch

A dense fluffy coat with long guard hairs, ideal for trim for collars, cuffs, wraps and stoles.

Dense, plush, velvet-like fur. The most fragile of furs, extremely silky (no fur is softer)

Shiny with a natural dark tan color and silver tips. 1.5”-2” in length. Due to the recognizable color, it is rarely died. (Hint: Most expensive fur)

________ is a skin from a recently sheared sheep or lamb that has been tanned and dressed with the wool left on. It has a suede surface on one side and a clipped fur surface on the other. Usually the suede side is worn outward.

Distinctive dense black curly or wavy fur (Can be in other colors, too).

Long & curly with high-fashion appeal

The usually black pelt of a fetal karakul sheep, having soft, silky fur with wavy markings, glossy, tightly curled fur.