Monday, September 12, 2016

The Popularity Of Faux Fur Throw In Todays Fashion

By Brenda Hayes


Faux originally comes from the French word that means false. The meaning of it describes a thing that is literally false, fake, or simulation. To be able to create this kind of product, manufacturers will attempt on creating imitation designs of the certain product that would really look like the original item. But some manufacturers and also the users would rather choose on making the original item look like it is fake to avoid some controversies regarding on the over using of animal furs.

Faux materials can be produced in many different ways. This includes finishes that are made with marble dust. Some types of stones are being finished with spatter dash, sponging, or feather streaking techniques. Fake furs became popular because of its promotion for the animal welfare, thus, faux fur throw is being produced as an animal friendly and an alternative to the original clothing.

These are most commonly used for clothing, but aside from that, its other uses are for fashion accessories, pillows and bedding, and also for stuffed animals. Real furs are thicker compared to fake furs. And because of the thickness, special sewing machines are produced for this type, but this can also be made by hand.

These furs in todays generation become increasingly popular when it comes to fashion designing. It became a mainstream for winter fashion, and are usually used for hats and jackets. Designers are looking forward to creating more and more designs of faux fur in their future collections. Most designers would rather use fake rather than the real ones since they can manufacture and control the aspects of production such as its volume and color.

There are many types of materials for producing fake furs. The usual materials that are utilized are polymeric fibers. These are processed and are dyed to get the desired result of its color and texture. Acrylic and modacrylic polymers are mostly being utilized types of polymers.

Modacrylic polymer and acrylic polymer have their characteristics that are very useful and these include weight lightness and it is also springy. Other useful characteristics are its sunlight, smoke, and heat resistance. It also has resistance to mildews, thus, lessening the attacks of insects. It also contains low absorbency making it dry quickly. Wool, silk, and mohair fabrics can be used to improve the appearance of the garment.

To be able to monitor the production, incoming raw materials should be inspected. Other features such as the density, appearance, pH, resiliency, and absorbency are also being tested. While the production is on going, from time to time, manufacturers are taking samples for them to know if ever they met the requirements.

The modern technology has a big part for the continuous improvement of high quality products. According to researchers, more products will be developed in future years and these products will have improvement when it comes to the quality and cost. New methods are still investigated for more efficient and quicker production.

Since there is a continuous growth of the demand of these products, it would not be easy for a person in distinguishing faux from natural. And these may be one reason for the increase in the demand. Lastly, the manufacturers must strive in producing products that are of higher quality but have lesser cost.




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