Fur sure

Recently I swore off white shoes after Labor Day, but gave a tentative OK to white clothing post August (see "Tacky" Sept. 24).

Fellow blogger Pink Lady asked about season-appropriateness of fur.

Truthfully though, I can't think of any fundamental reason why fur isn't appropriate for seasons other than winter. It is, afterall, luxurious and decadent and wonderful. And we must be sensible. An animal has died so that we may be fashionable, so we best be liberal putting it to good use.

That's not to say some months may be off limits for pratical reasons -- I wouldn't wear a fox collar to an August wedding in Charleston, for example. But that isn't because it would look bad, per se. It's more because I wouldn't want to ruin it with perspiration and spend a small fortune on dry cleaning it (instead, save that money for more fur)

If J Lo can walk down a red carpet mid-summer in a rabbit stole and stay dry and lovely looking, I say go for it. If ya got it, use it.

Luckily, those warm month dilemmas are behind us. Fur is in for fall, dahling, and its fabulous! (Spare us the nude supermodels on billboards protesting fur al la 1995). Fur handbags, fur scarves, fur ear muffs in all the colors of the rainbow ... bring 'em on.

In other news, Martha spends some time at the beach; SNL boats an all-female "Weekend Update team;"; A queen skewers a queen -- Elton John blasts Madonna; and finally, Britney Spears' move of the week.