作为第一本也是唯一一本同类书籍，《皮草:一段历史》探讨了皮草对社会、政治，当然还有时尚的影响。这种材料有着悠久、复杂和丰富的历史，在最近和正在进行的反皮草辩论中达到了高潮。Jonathan Faiers讨论了皮草（长期以来因其暖和、柔软和隐含的地位而受到赞誉），是如何变得极具争议性，成为反对虐待动物运动和道德时尚运动的中心的。同时，由于皮草的生产对环境的影响以及它与快时尚的联系，假皮草现在也面临着自己的被抵制。本书分为五个部分——专门介绍毛发、皮毛、大衣、皮肤和羊毛—不仅探讨了皮草的政治问题，还探讨了它在西方时尚中的中心地位、它给人带来的触觉享受，以及它在文学、艺术和电影中的应用。

The first and only book of its kind, Fur: A Sensitive History looks at the impact of fur on society, politics, and, of course, fashion. This material has a long, complex, and rich history, culminating in recent and ongoing anti-

fur debates. Jonathan Faiers discusses how fur-

long praised for its warmth, softness, and connotation of status-

became so controversial, at the center of campaigns against animal cruelty and the movement toward ethical fashion. At the same time, fake fur now faces a backlash of its own, given the environmental impact of its manufacture and its links to fast fashion. Divided into five sections-dedicated to hair, pelt, coat, skin, and fleece-the book surveys not only the politics of fur but also its centrality to western fashion, the tactile pleasure it gives, and its use in literature, art, and film. This thoughtfully reasoned, eloquently written, and spectacularly illustrated examination of fur is both timely and essential, filling a gap in fashion scholarship and appealing to a broad audience.