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Fearless ferrets fight for fashion freedom.

 
 
Mistoffelees
10:43 / 12.10.05
A shop that exclusively sells clothes for ferrets? Another market gap closed, and many people wondering: "Why didn´t I think of that?"

Still, capitalism can be hard for a young and struggling enterprise as Simon Bishop, owner of the fashion shop "Ferret World", soon found out, when he meddled with brand names.

The Daily Telegraph has the details (excerpt):
The people at the fashion house Burberry have become used to dealing with their best-known design being taken in vain, what with all those chavs sporting counterfeit Far Eastern versions of the black, white, red and beige check.

But there really are limits, you know. And that limit is ferret wear.

Or rather Ferret World, reputedly Britain's only ferret accessory shop, which is facing the threat of legal action after daring to advertise clothing for the cuddly little animals purporting to be "in the famous Burberry design".


Full article here.



Some more press for and from Mr. Bishop here.

Website of Ferret World here.
 
 
Mourne Kransky
11:30 / 12.10.05
Somebody should sue him for cruelty to ferrets.
 
 
ONLY NICE THINGS
12:07 / 12.10.05
First race, now chavs - Mist, could you go for the hat-trick by innocently quoting something eye-wateringly sexist? Dave Sim's always good.

God, I hate the Telegraph.
 
 
Mourne Kransky
15:55 / 12.10.05
Damn fine thread title though.
 
 
All Acting Regiment
16:05 / 12.10.05
Isn't Burberry just the name of that particular tartan pattern?

And it's Ferrets, for fuck's sake- that's not to diss Ferrets, just that there surely isn't much crossover appeal that the Ferret company could be stealing?

Wankers.
 
 
Mistoffelees
17:42 / 12.10.05
I almost mixed that up with Blueberry, that old Jean Giraud Comic.

But really, why sue? That just makes them look bad, and gives the ferret fetish free publicity. What do people dress those ferrets up, anyway?

And Dave Sim? Those comics were about aardvarks, Haus, not ferrets. I believe I finally saw the last issue recently?
 
 
ONLY NICE THINGS
18:51 / 12.10.05
I could explain the whole gag, but I'm not sure it would be profitable.
 
 
Mourne Kransky
20:43 / 12.10.05
That ferret doesn't look all that fearless to me. Looks like a wuss in that outfit, with his belly exposed. If he was wearing the skin of the tabby cat he'd just killed, that would be fearless.
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
20:49 / 12.10.05
Xoc- that's actually the pelt of another ferret he's just killed. He's like the ferret Ed Gein.
 
 
Mistoffelees
21:00 / 12.10.05
Xoc- that's actually the pelt of another ferret he's just killed. He's like the ferret Ed Gein.

Now imagine: dancing ferret...in front of mirror...tucking its tail between its legs...
 
 
Mourne Kransky
21:08 / 12.10.05
It rubs the lotion on its pelt. It does this whenever it is told.
 
 
Mistoffelees
21:20 / 12.10.05
And that´s how this guy keeps his shop going, secretly sewing in his cellar...
 
 
Mourne Kransky
21:32 / 12.10.05
And what did you see, Clarice? What did you see?

Ferrets. The ferrets were screaming.
 
 
A fall of geckos
11:45 / 13.10.05
I would pay good money to see a ferret version of Silence of the Lambs. Possibly produced in mad ferret CGI.
Or claymation.

Slight tangent, here's a bunch of mp3s from Silence of the Lambs, the musical.

Including the song Put The Fucking Lotion in the Basket.
 
 
Ex
11:53 / 13.10.05
And surely the ferrets are exactly the kinf of customer Burberry wants? They smack of the sporting outdoor life, trecking up the Caingorms with your retainers following. None of yer urban shopping-mall fol-de-rol.

I suppose the tiny furry funsters are a bit declasse - I bet if they were Irish Wolfhound coats Burberry would be gleeful.
 
 
pointless & uncalled for
12:06 / 13.10.05
It would never happen, Burberry don't do long hair coats.

However, a Thompsons Gazelle in a burberry mini-skirt and matching handbag would would just scream haute couture.
 
 
Mistoffelees
14:26 / 13.10.05
@An Unkindness of Geckos

I just listened to the Musical. Wow, thanks, that alone makes all the ferret suffering worth it.

The part with Bill singing "put the fucking poodle in the basket" is inspiring, and the guy singing Clarice making his s´s sh´s is a nice touch.
 
 
Mourne Kransky
14:31 / 13.10.05
Great ferret fashion spread in G2 in the Guardian today. Tried to find a link on the Guardian website but no luck. Their Pete Doherty and Kate Moss mustelids were very fine. Never seen a ferret smoke before.

Ferrets are the East17 and Danniella Westbrook of the vermin world. I bet Burberry wouldn't have been so upset if they'd had stoat or ermine dressed in their fabric.
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
18:27 / 13.10.05
Somebody should sue him for cruelty to ferrets.

Have you ever tried getting a ferret to wear something it didn't like?

Well, neither have I, to be fair, but still...
 
 
Triplets
19:10 / 13.10.05
I, for one, would like to see Stoat in a Burberry cap.
 
 
Mourne Kransky
19:47 / 13.10.05
Nah. Unless they make these:

Très chic!
 
 
Bard: One-Man Humaton Hoedown
20:17 / 13.10.05
Is it me, or does that ferret look pretty damn schloshed? I think that little ferret-tuxedo came with one too many complimentary martinis...shaken, not stirred.
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
20:17 / 13.10.05
How much would you like to see it?

In pounds?
 
 
Malarki
22:17 / 13.10.05
Now, now Mr Stoatie, you obviously don't remember some of those Waldeck Road nights as well as others, and for good reason, we have the photographic evidence somewhere....

I looked after a friends ferrets (including a fat one called Elvis) last summer and wouldn't wanna get inna fight with them and neither did my cats (ask Stoatie, you don't fuck wiv da cats). They've got a bite worse than something with a really nasty bite and worse than that they smell of piss! But Burberry??!! Look, the factory outlets just down the road from me, I got petrol, old milk bottles and rags. Anyone got a lighter and a spare half-hour?
 
 
Mistoffelees
09:58 / 22.04.06
Attention please!

It´s only eight months til christmas, so now here are some presents ideas for the distinguished ferret:

ferret clothes




 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
10:50 / 22.04.06
If a ferret had really big trousers, what animal would he keep down them?
 
 
Sniv
10:52 / 22.04.06
There's a TV show in those pictures just waiting to be made... oh, and that bunny-ferret? Thanks for the nightmares.
 
 
iamus
12:45 / 22.04.06
See all the shameful, embarrassing things we as a species have done in the name of dressing animals up in clothes (see here in general, but, oh god oh god, here specifically)?


They're all absolved by that second wee ferret.
 
 
All Acting Regiment
13:17 / 22.04.06
If a ferret had really big trousers, what animal would he keep down them?

The parts of the rabbit he wasn't wearing.
 
 
Katherine
11:06 / 18.10.07
As per the Happy thread...

Please add your info/link to Barbelith´s own thread for ferret fashion.

Sorry Mist.... here you go!
 
  
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