"I simply adore all my possum garments, but my favourites are my black swing back shorn possum jacket and my full length black shorn coat with luxurious collar and cuffs.
I have suffered from rheumatiod arthritis since I was eighteen years old.
Any other coat offering the same degree of warmth is bulky and heavy and difficult
to get on and off, due to restricted movement in my shoulders.
My possum coats are easy to slip in and out of due to their lightness, a consequence
of each individual hair being hollow inside like bamboo, creating a vacuum
which also gives the possum fur its great insulating quality.
I have worn my possum jacket constantly for all occasions. I have, I confess,
given it quite a hard time but it remains defiantly in pristine condition!
Whether I am attending a school sports day or going to the opera it transforms
miraculously from informal and practical to formal and glamorous. I treasure
my possum coat and jacket above all things in my winter wardrobe."