Whether fur is in or out of fashion, some people have a fur fetish. They find fur sexy and sexually arousing and enjoy looking at and touching fur.
Fur is the animal skin or hide with the hair, fuzz, or fur on it. In traditional cultures, animals were trapped and used for meat, bones, leather and fur. Fur was historically worn most in geographic areas where humans need to survive extreme cold temperatures. Canada’s north and Scandinavian countries used and use fur clothing for warmth.
When it comes to fashion, fur is controversial because different animals are factory farmed in order to take their soft coats. Fur is a luxury item and very expensive, something only the rich can afford. It is worn for couture and to signal high social status.
The exclusive status and the animal cruelty have made fur controversial in many cultures. In turn, this forbidden aspect can fuel the idea of taboo and rarity and make fur more appealing, even erotic, to some.
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What Is a Fur Fetish?
The fur fetish is sexual arousal and sexual pleasure from fur, including looking at fur, touching fur, and wearing fur.
There are many reasons why some people experience fur as a fetish. Fur is right there at the formation of kink and fetishes, in the title of the novel by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Venus in Furs.
Sacher-Masoch’s name was transformed into “masochist” or “masochism” by psychologists giving vocabulary to sadomasochistic sexualities. The book was about a man who loved being dominated by a beautiful woman, who happened to be very rich and fetching in furs. The Velvet Underground band later recorded a song on the theme with the same title.
So the fur fetish was part of the concept of kink being born, but in fact, like kink itself, it is much older. Fur fetish is not as common as leather fetish, but it goes back to our primal roots. For some it is about primal living and power, whether consciously or unconsciously. For others, it is simply natural.
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The power dynamic comes into fur again with its posh reputation for extreme luxury. It is associated with goddesses like Hollywood starlets or the extremely rich.
For others, the fur fetish has nothing to do with power or taboo or BDSM or even our cave days hunting and gathering. It is a fabric fetish and it is simply the tactile quality that excites. It can be a garment fetish, too, such as a coat fetish.
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Fur Coat Fetish
For some, the fur fetish is specific to fur coats. This is one of the most popular manifestations of the fur kink. There are countless reels on Instagram and Tumblr that feature scantily clad women, and sometimes men, wearing fur coats.
Some are simply modeling coats in an otherwise non-sexual context, and this is enough for many fur fetishists!
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10 Sexy Ideas for Fur Lovers
1. Wear a Fur Coat Over Lingerie or Nothing
This is Hollywood legend. At least ten divas are famous for claiming they wore nothing but fur to a party. Josephine Baker was one, and she also posed in evening wear atop a saber tiger fur. Meow!
You can recreate this erotic power by wrapping yourself in fur with nothing much else on—await your lover or go a knockin’.
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2. Have Sex on a Fur Blanket
The full body experience of the fur fetish is having sex on a fur blanket.
3. Try Fur-Lined Bondage Cuffs
Fuzzy handcuffs and fur -lined bondage cuffs for wrist restraint and ankle restraint are super sexy ways to get your kink on.
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4. Play with Fur-Tailed Butt Plugs
Into pony play? Butt plugs? Dress up? Have some fun with butt plugs that dangle gorgeous fur plumes.
5. Have Furry Sex in Fursuits
You can take your fur fetish to the next level and don a full fur suit.
Most furries are into the anthropomorphic qualities or cartoon qualities of their characters, as well as the tactile sensations of the costumes. Fur suits are usually faux fur or otherwise unrealistic, but furry sex is a very playful joy.
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6. Role Play Your Fur Fantasy
Maybe cartoon cosplay or furry role play doesn’t do it for you. If your fur fetish is part of your BDSM world, role play the sadomasochist classic Venus in Furs or any other kinky fantasies that come to mind.
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7. Go Fur Shopping Together
Flout all taboos and go to a fur warehouse or fur store and luxuriate in the different fur fabrics. You can enjoy looking at fur coats and fur fetishes even if you don’t invest!
8. Hit the Great Outdoors
Sporty types can find lots of fur fetish pleasures by hitting the trail. Go snowshoeing in big furry boots. Toboggan together with fur mittens and big fur hats.
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9. Try Cabin Porn
Vintage porn sometimes features Nordic babes in big boots and boyfriend sweaters, before everything comes off in front of an open fire, on top of a rug that is actually the fur pelt of a bear. It can be difficult to find an animal pelt to make love on, but maybe your lover is a hunter or you happen to find the right setting to rent.
Taxidermy isn’t everyone’s fur fantasy, of course, but I admit I’ve wiled away a few fantasy nights in a ski lodge in a furry threesome and it was, quite literally, wild stuff!
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10. Use Fur for Sensation Play
The unique tactile qualities of fur are very erotic, and can be used in sensation play along with other stimuli. Most of us take great pleasure in fur, even if it’s not sexual pleasure—we love to pet cats and dogs, we find rabbits and llamas cute and enjoy petting zoos. We love fuzzy scarves because they’re warm and soft.
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You don’t have to have a bona fide fur fetish to incorporate fur as part of your sensation repertoire. But if you do have a fur fetish, I don’t have to tell you how fantastic fur feels against your face, neck, breasts, hands, belly, and genitalia.
Do you have a fur fetish? How do you incorporate it into your kink play?
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