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The fur of animals such as rabbits, sheep or foxes very commonly used to make clothing or accessories supporting performances. But, now there is new animal that entered in the list of ‘ingredients’ accessories, namely mouse. Fur mice turned out to be processed into a beautiful fur scarf.

Type of rats used accessory materials are not rats at random. Rats are rats that live in brackish water areas, called nutria. Nutria rat fur scarf was featured in the collection of autumn / winter 2010, designer home Alabama, United States, Billy Reid.

Reid uses the mouse to fur collar, hat and coat at night. The fashion house J Mendel also issued a collection of patchwork coat with fur, and looks very luxurious. Then, Oscar De La Renta makes cuts on the edge of the fur of rats and combined with precious gems.

Rat hair accessory trend was pioneered by Cree McCree, an artist from New Orleans, United States. He took the initiative to make the fur nutria, becomes ethically accessory ingredients.

“I wanted to show how the nutria can apply with fantastic and highlights how important it is to protect existing wetlands,” McRee said, as quoted from the Times of India.

He also sells gear nutria as earrings at a price of U.S. $ 30 and necklace with a price of U.S. $ 60-75.