Fox Fur Coats- Telling the difference between genuine and faux fur.
Fake furs are becoming very popular as the public is becoming increasingly aware and sensitive over animal conservation and animal rights. In addition synthetic garment technology has made great leaps and nowadays it is becoming extremely difficult for the average consumer to tell the difference between a fake and a real fur. Luckily, there are a few tests that can be performed so that you can make sure you are buying the real deal.
Find a reliable website where fox fur coats are displayed.Compare the photographs of the fox fur in question with one showing a real fox coat. The picture should be clear and sharp and it should be showing a real model wearing the fur. Fox is hard to imitate because it has longer hair than other furs. The natural way that the guardhair flow is very characteristic. Furthermore a fake fox will not appear to have any seams at all and it will look less heavy and bulky than real fox fur
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Place your finger tips on the fur and run them over it. You will see that the real fur has a soft and smooth texture. A fake fox will be rougher and more coarse.Then examine the fur under fluorescent light. Check to see whether there is a soft, fairly dark, woolly bottom layer. A real fox will have this layer, and there will be longer hairs on the top. The top hairs will have different color and vary in shade. Furthermore, real top hairs will have sharp ends. A fake fox will have hairs that are even in length, color and texture.
Inspect the backing of the fox skin. You may have to cut a small part of the silk lining of the coat with a pair of scissors in order to do so. However a seller may not allow you to do this. In this case, you can part the fur in many places and look at the backing that is exposed.lf the backing is leather, then you have another indication that the fur is real. A fake fox will have a plastic, ribbed backing that resembles a knitted fabric, or will show stitches.
An alternative way that you can test the backing is try to pierce it through with a pin. A real fur's leather backing is expected to be hard to pierce. On the contrary you will not find any difficulty in piercing a fake fur.
If you own the fur, then pull out a couple of hair and singe them with a lighter. Real fox fur hairs will turn to ash quickly and will produce a typical smell, just as human hairs do. Fake fox hairs will melt and produce a smell of burning plastic