Ohne Titel Thakoon Richard Chai

Last week saw one of New York fashion week’s most furry seasons in a long time. From the runways of the established luxury designers to the young names that have put New York back on the map as an ultra-cool fashion capital, fur from Saga Furs was the focal point and wow-moment of all the top collections. So much so that fashion editors were snapping up fur pieces backstage after the shows: Carine Roitfeld, editor-in-chief of French Vogue, took a fancy to Ohne Titel’s Saga Furs® blue fox coat – dyed a deep moss green and done in the strip technique with an all-leather back – and wore it continuously around town.

Apart from the moss green blue fox, Ohne Titel had several other standout furs in their military-infused collection. A short dyed black Saga Furs® blue fox jacket – also in the strip technique – had a tough look about it, while a utilitarian cropped wool and leather zip jacket had a soft, slouchy Saga Furs® dyed black blue fox collar.

On the runway of Proenza Schouler – a favourite label with models and It-girls – designers Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough presented their take on the young, hot girl about town, and some truly modern Saga Furs pieces: a feral Saga Furs® silver fox coat, dyed a deep petroleum blue and black, was stunning, as was a little cropped Saga Furs® dyed black silver fox sweater – girly and tough at the same time. A succession of heavy coats had big Saga Furs® silver fox collars dyed deep, vivid purples and greens.

The feral fur theme ran across the board in New York. Thakoon went all out with a tour de force fur-heavy collection, favouring a natural, animalistic look. The designer worked the wild streak of Saga Furs® Finnraccoon into a soot velvet trench coat and used it to line hoods on jackets. He constructed dyed grey Saga Furs® silver fox sleeves onto a grey jacket that also had a little Saga Furs® Blue Iris mink collar. Saga Furs® dyed grey Golden Island fox was used to line a peacoat, while a collarless Saga Furs® dyed black mink jacket showed a more polished look.

Richard Chai also chose to follow fur’s wild side with long-haired skins. His grunge-inspired collection featured two amazing fur pieces: slouchy, hooded Saga Furs® dyed silver grey Finnraccoon jackets. A similar mood was found at Wayne, one of New York’s most hyped labels – and deservedly so. Using full Saga Furs® silver fox skins as scarves and working with dyed black Saga Furs® Finnraccoon for coat collars, designer Wayne Lee also tapped into fur’s untamed streak, but teamed it with sleek, modern separates, tailored to the girl who likes a Model-Off-Duty wardrobe. A standout piece was a Saga Furs® mink poncho dyed a deep, rusty orange. Another New York star, Alexander Wang, chose mink to accent his subversive take on business dressing. Saga Furs® dyed black mink was used as a criss-cross band on pinstripe jackets and a deconstructed black leather trench coat had an all-mink back in dyed black Saga Furs® mink.

Saga Furs® silver fox continues its popularity with designers. Peter Som and Michael Kors both opted for the glamorous pelts: Som used it to great effect on big coats in a seventies-inspired, colourful collection, while Kors, the king of luxe, presented some of the week’s most unapologetically indulgent and gorgeous oversize coats and gilets in Saga Furs® silver fox in the strip technique. And Derek Lam also used silver fox dyed in a zig-zag pattern on a bomber jacket, alongside the natural look of Saga Furs® Fawn Light fox gilets.

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