Perhaps no film better illustrates the role of the mink coat in American pop culture than “BUtterfield 8,” the 1960 film starring Elizabeth Taylor as a promiscuous socialite whose theft of a fur sets ...

When little Parton needed a new coat for the winter, her mother got to work gathering scraps of fabric. Typically, Avie Lee tried to use scraps that were all similar in color. But, knowing her ...

Kris Jenner is spreading the wealth, continuing to offload some of her most valuable designer clothes and offer them up to her fans — for a price. The latest batch of clothing on her famous family’s ...

“Broadway Joe” was known for his flamboyant wardrobe during his 12 seasons as quarterback for the NFL’s New York Jets. Fur coats were not unusual attire for him, and a mink coat that Namath owned ...

A Joe Namath mink coat with the initials “JWN” embroidered on the interior is being auctioned off by Heritage Auctions. The coat also comes with a signed edition of a 1969 issue of Esquire magazine ...

For weeks the fur trade had buzzed with talk about the latest thing in mink. “White wonder of the world,” said the ads, “white as purest snow.” From the Mutation Mink Breeders Association came a batch ...

When people picture a mink, they often jump straight to fur — big, elaborate coats like Cruella de Vil’s in Disney’s animated 101 Dalmatians. They’re not wrong: the fur trade helped shape early Oregon ...