Handsome Furs

Its winter time and I don’t know about where you live, but here in Toronto, it has been C-O-L-D! I have one of those down filled super warm winter coats and its nice and all, but it’s not the most fashionable piece of clothing that I own. I have some cute wool pea coats in my wardrobe that are much more flattering, so being the way that I am and in spite of the below freezing temperatures outside, I usually opt for one of the pea coats. I know, I know, if I don’t dress properly I’m going to catch a cold, but really…fashion is always going to win out.

I figured that since my body wasn’t going to be at its warmest, my head had might as well be, so I decided to purchase a fur hat to help fight the cold and let me tell you, my fur hat is the best purchase that I have made all season. Not only is it extremely cute (I get tons of compliments on it) but it keeps my head extremely warm!

I settled on a faux fur one as I couldn’t quite bring myself to purchase an animal fur one. The faux hats that I came across were all just as warm at the real ones. Most are lined the same way and from a glance you really can’t tell the difference.

Parkhurst, a Canadian company, make lots of winter accessories and I’ve found several different styles of their synthetic fur hats that are really well priced. You can find their accessories at The Bay and other department stores. Now, this may be a little controversial, I know that a lot of people are anti-fur, but if you opt for the real deal, I would recommend looking for a second hand one. There are lots of furriers in Toronto where you can find well maintained, clean and newly stitched second hand hats.

If you’re looking to be super warm and are considering a fur coat, again I would recommend that you go with vintage. There are lots of shops in Kensington Market that have rack after rack of fur coats and when I perused the neighborhood last week; I noticed that a lot of those shops were selling their furs at 50% off!