His first major misstep was in January, when he learned that the wife of his ex-chief prosecutor, Kim Tae Jung, had accepted a fur coat and other clothes from an expensive boutique.

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For years Rebecca Brough, a Hollywood stylist, refused to use leather or fur when putting celebrities in nice clothes for public appearances and magazine shoots.

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And understand that even a single wearing (or probably a lot of try-ons with your new sweater) means your natural-fiber clothes (wool, silk, cotton, cashmere, fur including blends) are no longer sterile when it comes to insects.

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But though the inspiration was masculine, the clothes were supremely feminine and sexy with their peplums, slits, cutouts, fur detailing and harnesses.

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