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Mink

Jan 27, 2014 | by admin | Fur Resource | Fur

Mink from the wilderness is referred to as wild mink. Farmed mink is referred to as ranched mink. Mink comes in a variety of colors, sometimes natural, and sometimes dyed.

The mink is a semi aquatic Weasel indigenous to North America, Siberia, China and Japan.

Mink was not trapped in any quantity until the 19th century and did not become fashionable until the mid 20th century.

Unless sheared, mink is a dense and lightweight fur with lustrous guard hairs and lush, soft under fur. Dark mink is the most recognizable even though, as early as 1930, breeders developed types such as clear light blue ‘Sapphire’, ‘Silverblue’ and white.

Female mink pelts are generally smaller, softer, silkier, lighter in weight, and have a higher luster than male mink pelts, however a female mink pelt is not necessarily better than a male mink pelt.

Better pelts are found using the touch test – look for silky guard hairs (longer hairs on top) and even-textured under fur (the thicker, shorter fur underneath the guard hairs.)

Written by Pauline Cameron & Katie Kemsley


Silver mink fur - Courtesy of daisyfairbanks
Silver mink fur
Courtesy of daisyfairbanks
Silver mink fur - Courtesy of dorotheasclosetvintage.com
Silver mink fur
Courtesy of dorotheasclosetvintage.com
Vintage silver mink wrap - Courtesy of poppysvintageclothing@sympatico.ca
Vintage silver mink wrap
Courtesy of [email protected]
Vintage white mink stole - Courtesy of poppysvintageclothing@sympatico.ca
Vintage white mink stole
Courtesy of [email protected]
Platinum mink fur - Courtesy of daisyfairbanks
Platinum mink fur
Courtesy of daisyfairbanks
Vintage platinum mink stole - Courtesy of daisyfairbanks
Vintage platinum mink stole
Courtesy of daisyfairbanks
Blonde mink fur - Courtesy of daisyfairbanks
Blonde mink fur
Courtesy of daisyfairbanks
Vintage blonde mink stole - Courtesy of daisyfairbanks
Vintage blonde mink stole
Courtesy of daisyfairbanks
Black mink fur - Courtesy of dorotheasclosetvintage.com
Black mink fur
Courtesy of dorotheasclosetvintage.com
Blue iris mink fur - Courtesy of dorotheasclosetvintage.com
Blue iris mink fur
Courtesy of dorotheasclosetvintage.com
Vintage mink stole - Courtesy of in-like-flynn
Vintage mink stole
Courtesy of in-like-flynn
Vintage chocolate mink jacket - Courtesy of poppysvintageclothing@sympatico.ca
Vintage chocolate mink jacket
Courtesy of [email protected]
Chocolate mink fur - poppysvintageclothing@sympatico.ca
Chocolate mink fur
[email protected]
Mink fur - Courtesy of dorotheasclosetvintage.com
Mink fur
Courtesy of dorotheasclosetvintage.com
Herringbone mink fur - Courtesy of daisyfairbanks
Herringbone mink fur
Courtesy of daisyfairbanks
Herringbone mink fur - Courtesy of daisyfairbanks
Herringbone mink fur
Courtesy of daisyfairbanks
Vintage herringbone mink coat - Courtesy of daisyfairbanks
Vintage herringbone mink coat
Courtesy of daisyfairbanks
Vintage pastel mink cape  - Courtesy of poppys vintage clothing on rubylane
Vintage pastel mink cape
Courtesy of poppys vintage clothing on rubylane
Vintage stitched together black and white mink - Courtesy of listitcafe
Vintage stitched together black and white mink
Courtesy of listitcafe
China mink fur - Courtesy of circavintageclothing.com
China mink fur
Courtesy of circavintageclothing.com
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