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- Title
Skin Deep: the Fall of Fur.
- Authors
Dyhouse, Carol
- Abstract
The article discusses the popularity of fur garments in twentieth century Great Britain. It examines women's fashions, commenting on the popularity of fox fur in the 1930s and the popularity of mink fur following World War II. The author explores the views of J.G. Links, the son of a furrier named Calman Links. She also reflects on fur's fall from popularity in the late twentieth century, noting the rise of the animal rights movement and the eventual outlawing of fur farming in Great Britain in 2002.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; FUR garments; 20TH century fashion; 20TH century British history; ANIMAL rights movement; LINKS, J. G.; FUR farming; MINK fur industry; FOX farming; HISTORY
- Publication
History Today, 2011, Vol 61, Issue 11, p26
- ISSN
0018-2753
- Publication type
Article