9 Ways To Go Faux For Fall

Shrimps designer Hannah Weiland is giving the uptown furriers a run for their money with fizzy-colored coats so butter-soft and fluffy, it's hard to tell if the materials are real, faux, or faux faur fur. She's not alone—a coterie of influential designers are all in line, eschewing purist materials for their animal-friendly doppelgängers, from magenta snakeskin and iridescent leopard, to bouclé "denim" and painterly cow patches.

Russian wunderkind Gosha Rubchinsky's word is bond, especially when he decided to make faux fur for men an actuality with his chubby leopard-print coats and hoodies. But the latest incarnations go beyond Muppetland—think anti-cookie cutter animal patterns inspired by modern optic motifs. Got milk? Moschino riffed off the bovine trend with its comically sumptuous Long Coat, embroidered with cow patches. We can also guarantee that no animals were harmed in the making of Christopher Kane's Snakeskin Allover Jog Pants.

When it comes to fashionable pieces that won't offend your "morally-correct" vegan neighbors, sometimes it's best if you fake it 'til you make it. Here, nine of our favorite ways to go faux. 


Shrimps Dulcie Striped Coat in navy/flameHartono Angki Faux Oversized Jeans in light blue Rachel Comey Perforated Combo Rainboots in whiskeyMoschino Long Coat in ivoryGosha Rubchinsky Leopard Print Hooded Coat in pinkChristopher Kane