Fur-Wrapped Femi-Nazis

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"Presburger, whose Somper Furs boutique is one of the oldest furriers in town, says a lot of her clientele are women in their 30s thrilled to discover that many of today's furs are nothing like the coats their mothers wore. The new designs are trendy, versatile. She held up one example, a blue beaver biker jacket that sells for $2,500, just a fraction of the cost of the mink and sable coats on a different rack.

"So the price is very affordable," Presburger says. "It wears like a sweater."

Presburger, a board member of the Fur Information Council, vowed to fight the ballot measure with all the gusto she could muster. An attorney is flying in from Chicago, and 150 furriers and fur farmers are planning to attend this weekend's conference, she says.

Born in Poland under a Communist regime, Presburger said she is terrified by the specter of oppressive government regulation."