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"  Dear FKIA, Is there any way to pull off this season&amp;#039;s shaggy fur trend without looking like a bear?  I own four furs, all of them vintage. My two favorites are the ones my mother gave me, though being mouton, I suppose that makes them sheepskin. They&amp;#039;re from the `40s and have mandarin collars and foot-ball-uniforms shoulders, and channel Sean Young in Blade Runner. The others are a `60s slim-fit mink that&amp;#039;s a bit too retro right now and a Marni cropped chubby, a gift that I&amp;#039;ve worn twice. I confess I can&amp;#039;t walk a straight line when it comes to animal rights, though I&amp;#039;d like to someday. Barring vegan designer Stella McCartney, most fashion lovers are, at the very least, leather-sole-clad, hide-bag-lugging meat-and-fish eaters. I am philosophically opposed to wearing fur, but hypocritically conflicted. I am not likely to give up my favorite bags and shoes anytime soon. And apparently not my Marni, either. I think about getting rid of it each season but can&amp;#039;t bring myself to do it.  One of the reasons is that the chubby, real or fake, is a staple every woman should have in her closet, since it is one of the few things that will actually keep you warm. I wore my Marni to two black ties, and for the first timer ever at one of those, I didn&amp;#039;t frieze. I&amp;#039;m not winning, just stating a weaselly fact. The other reason that it&amp;#039;s perhaps the easiest glam trick in the book: Put on your fur unless it&amp;#039;s of the Westchester-mom midcalf variety, you will look jazzed up. Chubbies come and go about every 10 years, but this season they&amp;#039;re just right for all the `80s-cum-`40s looks that require a strong shoulder, a superhigh heel, and a top-heavy silhouette. Wear them over any of the slinky dresses that are popular for night or the high-waisted, pleated pants that are riguer for day. Rocker-chic `70 versions turned up at Gucci over Frida Giannini&amp;#039;s embroidered tops, dresses, and fringed boots. And Marni&amp;#039;s Consuelo Castiglione showed long caveman vests over schoolboy shirts and pants. The best were at Dries Van Noten, who layered them over romantic floral-print dresses and eclectic, bold chunky necklaces.  At the risk of wearing endangered quail egg on my face, I&amp;#039;d recommend not going down the fur path unless you live in a climate that requires it, and a fake won&amp;#039;t do the trick. But if you happen to inherit one, at least wear it right, and try to offset your karmic footprint by doing something nice.  -submitted by Meghan from Phoenix "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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