THE KING OF FURS : SABLE
Rare things like diamonds are precious and passion objects of women. One of these precious items is fur. The elegant and wild, natural beauty of fur coats always attract women and also beauty of woman in fur coats attract men. Sable is the king of furs with its charming beauty and rarity and it is the symbol of aristocracy and nobility, especially a black sable fur, which is called as black diamond.
The best quality, real sable fur can be found very rarely. Maybe it is more valuable than the gems. Most of the furs sold as ‘sable fur’ are actually another type called ‘marten fur’, closely akin to sable. Marten is American, however origin of the real sable furs is Russia and sable fur quality cannot be compared with marten. Therefore, if you decide to spend a fortune for a sable fur coat, you better consult to a fur specialist to own a real Russian sable and you should buy it from a very reliable furrier. Actually, only very few fortunate wealthy people have best quality original sable furs in the world and wearing a sable fur coat is just a dream for most of the women. But a marten fur may somewhat satisfy some.
Sable Fur
Sable fur is the pure luxury. Sable is a very light weighted fur type with an unbelievably silky touch. The color range of sable fur is quite wide. There are yellowish brown, dark brown, grayish and black sables. Sometimes, the throat part of the sable has a white or silvery patch. The golden look bright yellowish sable is beautiful. A brown sable with a blue cast or a sable with silvery guard hairs have fantastic look. But the black sable is charming. It shines like a ‘black diamond’. The darkest color is the most valuable one. The darkest sable fur is taken in winter and its hair is denser and longer. Each sable fur has different features, their hair density, thickness and the quality of touch varies from one fur to another as well as their colors and shades. This makes each sable garment a unique piece.
In the past, sable fur was worn only by imperial family and was presented to some world leaders and queens as valuable gifts and has been symbol of privileged, noble class. Today, only extremely wealthy people or some world stars like Madonna have sable on their shoulders and only top designers like Chanel or Ferre dare to use sable fur in their collections. Generally, sable is combined with high quality fabrics or used for small pieces giving an aristocratic look, such as fur stoles or for trimming. Very few people can wear an elite sable design but also very few people in the world can make it a perfect garment. The tender skin of a sable needs skillful and experienced hands to be created as it needs a wealthy owner. Precious sable skins become masterpieces of art in the hands of the experts more than a garment.