The Best Faux Fur Fashion for the Faithfully Cruelty-Free

Look hot and stay guilt-free by adding animal-safe furry flair to bust your outfit blahs using attention-grabbing faux fur accessories. Whatever your budget, a fake fur piece is out there for you. Fake fur is massively cheaper than the real thing, and it is often easier to pack, wash and maintain. Some faux-fur is made to look real, while some looks fake on purpose. Either way, you decide whether to keep quiet on whether your faux-fur piece is the real thing.

Go Rustic With Long Vests of Faux Fur

To add a touch of caveman chic to any flirty spring dress, check out Rachel Roy's Faux-Fur belted vest ($149, rachelroy.com), one of the best long vest looks on the faux fur scene. With a chunky, luxurious fur look and a shimmery dark-brown-to-black tone, this belted vest would go well with a short-sleeved Spring sundress for an outdoor wedding in the warming weather.

Trick Your Animal Rights Friends By Donning the Best in Realistic Fake Fur

If have a hankering to get nagged and berated by all of your vegetarian and vegan friends because of the death and destruction it took to create your hot new mink coat but don't want the guilt involved in the fur trade, you may want to opt for a good faux fur getup.

Not only will it save you potentially thousands of dollars on the same look, but you will also get the smug satisfaction of telling your self-righteous PETA loving anti-fur friends to eat their words as you reveal your sly faux fur secret.

Short Fake Fur Shrug Jackets Add a Touch of Class

Class up any spring short dress with an accent of fur from French Connection. The Gem Fur Jacket is a realistic-looking tiny shrug that ads a touch of cozy class to your warm weather getup. Catch it in mid-winter when winter wear is on its way out and you may grab a clearance price for your animal-friendly efforts.

When Fur Takes the Scene, Go Faux to Rise Above the Fray

Unfortunately for minks, foxes, chinchillas and the like, fur is back in. With all of the new faux fur options available, buying fur not only makes poor money sense, but it is also poor politics in most social circles. Many people feel that buying fur is cruel, and in many cases, fur is not harvested in a way that most people consider humane to the animal.

Many fur farms are also wasteful and handle the animals inefficiently in a way that some feel is disrespectful. Since faux fur is everywhere and grows rapidly in quality and realism every season, real fur and the cruelty that comes with it is on its way into the Dark Ages where it belongs.