America’s Oldest Furrier
Est. 1889
Est. 1889
Fur coats in the fall has kind of a funny history. American college kids in the 1920s began sporting heavy, full length raccoon coats. It started a trend that gained so much momentum and popularity that it did not matter if you were a student or a salesman, working in a bank or playing on […]
I love hats. Whether wearing them for ceremonies, safety, religious reasons, because you just don’t want to brush your hair, I love them all. We initially started wearing hats for protection against weather, and fur hats are extra special. And have been for a very, VERY long time. The Beaver Fur Hat was *THE* Hat, […]
Although it might not quite feel like it yet, Spring is here! As we’re transitioning to the warmer weather, most of us still want to wear our fur. But that full length fur coat is just too much. This is the time of year when a lot of our customers consider restyling their fur coats […]
People have been wearing fur for a really, really long time. But we’ve come a long way from our cave dwelling ancestors wearing fur for warmth and protection from the elements. And even though we still wear furs for the same reasons, the styles have certainly changed as much as we have. Most of us, […]
One of our customers, Morgan recently traveled to see the Louis Vuitton exhibition at the American Stock Exchange Building in New York City. This exhibit cover the history of this design house from 1854 to today and even into what the future may look like for Louis Vuitton. Many objects and documents tell the story […]
Staying in Style by Restyling: A Beloved Fur Made New Again A Mano Swartz fur is never the prisoner of a time because it is always current with the times. In so many words, fur restyling, a “Mano Makeover,” as this video reveals, is a way to always have your fur in style. Our credit […]
Why will fluffy fur coats will become the rage in the next 5 years? The ebb and flow of fur fashion is not based on the lunar gravitational pull. Fur fashion and what type of fur coats are popular has to do with a much more to do with people than planets, moons and science. […]
A fur coat for that came a long time before “there is an App for that”. The relationship between man and fur has been well documented. Many books and movies based on 19th century exploration highlight the warmth of a fur coat as a means of survival. Other stories reveal the relationship between the people […]
In this life sometimes, well many times, heck most of the time I just need to have fun. Is it like what a lot of people call “bliss”? If so let’s get the bliss on. We all know the many hardships life presents so we will call this the counter balance. Holding happiness and sadness […]