Why Now Is the Best Time to Invest in 100% Vegan, Made-in-America Luxury Fashion
The Rising Cost of Faux Fur: What’s Going On?
A new wave of tariffs on imported textiles—including faux fur fabrics from China—is sending shockwaves through the American fashion industry. For small, independent brands like Furrocious Furr, these rising costs hit hard. Our signature, ultra-luxurious vegan faux furs are ethically sourced, cruelty-free, and meticulously designed in Los Angeles—but the base fabric itself must be imported. With tariffs increasing, we’re now facing significant hikes in raw material costs. Our Los Angeles fabric vendors have already been forced to pay 150% more due to the newly raised tariffs on imported faux fur rolls.
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How Tariffs Are Affecting Small Fashion Brands
Unlike fast fashion giants, small businesses can’t absorb sudden cost increases without making adjustments. We don’t mass-produce. Every Furrocious Furr coat is made with attention to detail, using premium, limited-quantity faux fur to create head-turning, one-of-a-kind looks. Tariffs on these essential fabrics threaten our margins—and ultimately, our pricing.
If we’re forced to pay significantly more for the materials that make our statement pieces possible, price increases will become unavoidable. As a luxury brand committed to quality and sustainability, cutting corners simply isn’t an option.
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Why It’s Happening: A Quick Look at the Tariff Landscape
The U.S. government has been expanding and enforcing tariffs on a range of Chinese imports, including synthetic textiles like faux fur. Originally intended to pressure international trade negotiations, these policies now directly affect American fashion designers, especially those who rely on high-performance vegan alternatives to animal like products.
Even for those of us creating Made-in-America designs, the global nature of fabric sourcing means there’s no escaping these added costs.
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The Impact on Ethical Fashion & Festival Culture
At Furrocious Furr, we’ve built our brand around the idea that bold fashion can also be conscious. Every coat, vest, and faux fur masterpiece is a testament to cruelty-free luxury, worn by bold souls on festival grounds, city streets, and snowy mountaintops alike.
Tariffs on faux fur don’t just hit our bottom line—they threaten to make ethical fashion less accessible. That’s bad news for the planet, animals, and consumers who are looking for vegan alternatives to real fur.
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Why You Should Buy Now: Prices Will Rise
We want to be transparent with our community: if tariffs continue at the current pace—or worsen—our fabric costs could double. That would force us to raise prices across our product line to stay afloat.
If you’ve been eyeing one of our iconic faux fur coats or festival-ready pieces, now is the time to act. Buying now locks in current pricing before the next wave of tariffs takes effect. We still have a limited supply of non-tariffed fabric at our factory, and some of our vendors have rolls that weren’t affected yet—but once that’s gone, all new fabric will be subject to these steep tariffs, which means prices will have to go up.
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Support Small. Support Ethical. Shop Before Tariffs Hit Hard.
We’re not just another fashion label—we’re part of a movement that believes in creativity, cruelty-free materials, and conscious production. But like many small American made businesses in the fashion world, we’re vulnerable to international policy decisions that are out of our hands.
By shopping now, you’re doing more than just securing your next showstopping look—you’re helping preserve the future of ethical, independent fashion and supporting the hard workers in Los Angeles who meticulously craft our made to order Furrociosus Furr products.
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Stay Fierce, Stay Furrocious.
Thank you for standing with us. If you have any questions about our pricing, fabric sourcing, or how tariffs might affect our new collections, feel free to reach out or DM us on Instagram.
Browse our latest collection and order now while our prices are still low—many of our fabrics haven’t been hit by the new tariffs yet, but that’s quickly changing.
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