A fur coat made from a Rex rabbit has an even, thick and delicate pile 2 cm high. Luxurious fur coats with an imitation chinchilla are sewn from this fur, which is also called royal. The external resemblance to valuable and expensive fur has brought popularity to a new breed of eared animals. Diana Furs specialists will share secrets on how to choose the right rabbit fur coat.
Types of rabbit fur products
Outerwear, hats and accessories for children and adults are made from rabbit fur.
Popular fur products:
- straight and flared fur coats;
- short fur coats;
- bolero;
- long vests;
- hats.
Designers complement rabbit fur coats with inserts made of genuine leather or other fur. For example, they sew vests with leather sleeves or rabbit clothes with an arctic fox collar.
Rabbit fur easily tolerates dyeing, while maintaining its quality. Thanks to this property, fur products with natural and bright colors are made from it. Ash, gray and tri-color models, repeating the color of a chinchilla, have become popular. Due to its own density, the color of the rabbit's fur looks brighter. To find out what a fur coat is made of, it is important to pay attention to the color, shine and tactile sensation of the fur.
What models are made from it?
The properties of fur, its softness, flexibility and plasticity provide a wide selection of styles that manufacturers offer.
A very comfortable model for everyday wear is a product with a hood . The lightness of the material allows it to be used both for children's models and for voluminous flared fur coats.
A model is sewn from Rex fur that is rightly classified as a classic - the cross . The possibility of dyeing fur and laying it in different directions allows you to achieve attractive effects.
A very popular model is the autolady. This is a short fur coat, often with ¾ sleeves, which is comfortable while driving a car.
Advice! The bobbed rex is an excellent choice for large girls; it does not create the impression of a very voluminous surface and rather looks like plush. An elongated A-shaped silhouette model made from it will give your figure a slim and elegant look.
Tips for choosing
Before choosing a rabbit fur coat, inspect it carefully in daylight. The fur coat has uniform fur, the same thickness and length, without bald spots or creases. Run your hand against the lint, scrunch it and try to pull out a few lint. Natural fur will quickly return to its original shape, and its fibers will not fall out. To avoid pulling them out, you can run a damp hand against the lint. If the Rex rabbit fur coat is of high quality, your palm will remain clean.
If you don't understand fur, don't check the flesh. This is the leather part of the skin that can be seen by ripping open the lining. If it is too low in fat, it will quickly dry out, become rough and brittle. But if, on the contrary, there is too much fat left on it after curing, then it will emit an unpleasant odor. There is no point in checking it because skin factories use the same technology. In addition, cunning sellers sew fur coats from pieces, placing good skins at the bottom, where they rip out the lining, and bad skins under the collar, where no one looks.
Previously, the flesh was necessarily checked by sellers who themselves were engaged in the preparation of skins. If you choose factory rather than handicraft production, you can be confident in the quality of your rabbit fur coat. Furriers look at things from the fur side, because the home-made dressing of the skins immediately catches the eye.
The fur is checked by ear: when shaken, the rabbit fur coat should make a quiet rustling sound, and not a sound similar to rustling paper or rustling. If the sound is sharp and distinct, the flesh is dry. If you find any defect, refuse to purchase.
Nuances of caring for your Rex
- Since wear resistance is the weakest point of a rabbit fur coat, the main rule when using it is to minimize friction: do not carry a bag on your shoulder or the crook of your arm, lift the hem of a long model when you need to sit down, and if possible, do not put your hands in your pockets .
- The fur coat should be stored in a fabric case in a suspended state.
- If it gets wet, it must be dried at room temperature away from heating devices. Do not use a hair dryer or iron! After drying, the pile is carefully combed in the direction of growth.
- You can try to remove minor stains yourself using a dry mixture of semolina and starch. If a fur coat requires serious cleaning, then the only reliable way is professional dry cleaning services.
Differences from a regular rabbit
The Rex rabbit is an elite breed among its brothers. An ordinary rabbit has thinner and longer hair. The fur of an elite breed of rabbit shimmers beautifully in the sun and feels like soft plush. Its natural color is rich with a gray-blue tint. Regular fur does not look as impressive as the royal rabbit's hair.
Differences from chinchilla or mink coats
A rabbit fur coat is an impressive and inexpensive outerwear compared to other products made from natural fur. It is easier to choose because it is rarely counterfeited, which cannot be said about chinchilla or mink coats, which they try to pass off as rabbit clothes.
"Chinchilla rex" or "rabbit chinchilla" are names that are confusing. They mean a fur coat made from a Rex rabbit with chinchilla colors. It is cheaper, and they are trying to sell it at exorbitant prices under the guise of a fur coat made from natural chinchilla. Fur can be distinguished by touch, color and thickness. The Rex rabbit seems denser and not as soft. This can be understood by comparing two different furs together.
If you have one fur coat in front of you and have nothing to compare it with, pay attention to the color. Smooth transitions from white to gray or black should confuse. Clothes made from natural chinchilla will show so-called gaps between color transitions, while rabbit fur coats come out with perfectly drawn color.
In chinchilla fur products, the white color of the skin is emphasized with leather inserts. For example, when sewing crosswise, a thin strip of leather or suede 0.5 cm wide is sewn next to the white color, which will further highlight the snow-whiteness of the fur. A rabbit fur coat is smooth, uniform and without any inserts, unlike chinchilla clothing. Rex rabbit skins of white or opal color are dyed and marked with a black vertical stripe to make inexpensive fur products with an imitation chinchilla look.
Rabbit fur is also used in sewing “mink” items. It is recognizable to the touch. Natural mink has spiky guard hairs that “play” in the light and appear denser. In a rabbit, it is soft, sparser and without down. Most often, dyed and deeply processed rabbit clothing is passed off as sheared mink fur products.
Fur coats of the "autolady" model
Despite its low wear resistance, the “Rex” rabbit is often used in 2020-2021 to create fur coats of the “autolady” model. Although the product will not last long, it can withstand constant friction with the car seat. Such fur coats are often presented as a short model. To add originality to the appearance, fashion designers often use fur dyed in bright colors: blue, green or red. In such shades the iridescence, like that of a chinchilla, looks beautiful.
The feminine bat style with a loose cut and sleeves looks very beautiful and elegant. This could be a “car lady” product or a casual fur coat with a warm hood. Often there are products that are decorated with other natural fur (fluffier) on the sleeves, along the lower seam and in the upper part.
Another style with a loose cut is called a poncho. This model is rarely presented in Rex rabbit, but it looks no worse than elite products. The style is complemented by a stand-up collar or a deep soft hood.
What to wear with a Rex rabbit fur coat?
Affordable prices for fashionable rabbit fur coats allow you to replenish your wardrobe with outerwear made of beautiful natural fur. When choosing a model, consider the style and color.
Ash, black and light colors of rabbit fur coats are considered classic. It will suit everyday and festive looks. Fitted, medium-length fur coats look beautiful with straight dresses, long skirts and flared trousers. Short fur coats are worn with jeans, skinny trousers and short dresses. Royal rabbit fur goes harmoniously with simple shoes: feminine ankle boots, platform shoes or cropped boots.
If you wear fur hats, match them to your outerwear. The fur coat and the hat must have the same or similar fur in thickness and length, otherwise the look will be ridiculous. You can complete the look with gloves and a bag made of genuine leather.
A fur coat made of beautiful rabbit fur that shimmers in the light will be an inexpensive alternative to clothing made from chinchilla or sheared mink. When purchasing, pay attention to the quality of the fur.
When ordering products from our fur factory store, you can be sure of the high quality of rabbit fur coats.
Price category
The price of a fur coat largely depends on the quality of fur processing, the style of the fur coat, the conditions for raising rabbits and the country of origin. Industrial raising of animals makes it possible to keep the cost of Rex products within fairly affordable limits, but, of course, a Rex fur coat is much more expensive than its counterpart made from an ordinary rabbit. The price range is 30-60 thousand rubles.
Advantages
Models of Rex rabbit fur coats for chinchillas have a lot of advantages:
- Presentable appearance. This fur is processed in several ways. It can be cut and plucked, or it can be left in its original form. Rex's fur owes its appearance to longer hairs than other representatives of this species.
- Modern technologies have made it possible to create a fairly wide range. There are a lot of models, and any fashionista can choose a fur coat for herself.
- The quality of Rex rabbit fur is very similar to that of a chinchilla.
- Products made from such fur have a short service life (about 5 years). However, they retain heat well and cope well with moisture.
Let's decide on the model
An exclusive and such an expensive product (its cost varies from three hundred thousand to three million rubles) can rarely be found in an elongated or long version. Typically, status and luxurious fur coats are shortened and flared “figaro” styles. Short chinchilla fur jackets, sleeveless vests and boleros are in great demand among customers, indicating the aristocracy of their owner, universal in terms of wear and more acceptable in the price range.
The myth about the fragility of rabbit fur has long been dispelled by experts, so products made from it are no less in demand, and there is more scope for imagination. Most of all, ladies like the classic chinchilla rabbit. A fur coat, the price of which varies between 30-50 thousand rubles, can be shortened or even classic. Often it is additionally combined with another type of fur. The arctic fox finish looks especially advantageous on high-quality products.
Secrets of the right choice
Focusing on which fur will be more preferable (rabbit, chinchilla), the fur coat must meet the following parameters:
- real high-quality fur is not cheap at all, so you should not believe the seller’s promises and hope for luck;
- be sure to feel the fur, it should be light and weightless, soft, like real fluff;
- It is advisable to inspect the product in bright daylight, when the fluffy, dense undercoat is clearly visible;
- a fur coat (chinchilla, Rex rabbit) can be made in the same way, but the fur of the original expensive product always remains cool, the rabbit under the palm will quickly warm up;
- a high-quality cut fur coat has a number of features - at the joints of its seams the hairline usually falls a little, and light bellies should be located on the sides of the product;
- It is precisely due to the production of whole skins and the peculiarities of their connection that the finished chinchilla fur coat has an interesting wavy silhouette; using rabbit skins, such an effect cannot be achieved.
Don’t forget to smell the product; an unscrupulous manufacturer can artificially give it a heterogeneous color. Chinchillas do not have sebaceous and sweat glands, so their fur cannot have foreign odors. Chinchilla fur coats should not be bought on the market; for such a valuable acquisition it is better to go to a trusted specialized fur salon.
