seal products and shops

I've been looking for a seal skin Anorak/Parka for years and every shop I found that makes or sells them are asking outrageous prices ($4000-$5000). Hard to believe the industry is struggling when such high prices are asked.
 
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Natural Boutique, 152 Water Street, St. John's, NL

Vogue Furriers, 167 Water Street, St. John’s, NL

Both have websites and contact info easily acquired via Google.
 
great thread - I have a sealskin belt that has seen better days. Would love to get another.

And maybe some genuine "Saskatchewan Seal Skin Bindings" for you guys that remember Super Dave..
 
Great idea for sure. A good buddy of mine from Labrador has a beauty of a seal skin hat. If you've never seen one they are quite nice - rather light but he swears they are very warm ... might be a good time to find me one!

Super Dave ... that brings back some great memories! I'm going to have to see if I can drum up some old episodes on youtube.
 
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Not to mention seal meat. It's been many years but I loved the taste of it. I believe I saw something in the news recently about a move to start marketing seal meat. About time.
 
bellero said:
I've been looking for a seal skin Anorak/Parka for years and every shop I found that makes or sells them are asking outrageous prices ($4000-$5000). Hard to believe the industry is struggling when such high prices are asked.
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Agreed. I'd own a parka if they weren't so expensive! I think they look awesome!

Cheers
Jay
 
Seal protests increase sales, says St. John's fur seller

Seal protests increase sales, says St. John's fur seller
Owner of Always in Vogue says coats, boots fly off shelves after high-profile protests
CBC News Posted: Dec 19, 2013 5:32 AM NT Last Updated: Dec 19, 2013 11:11 AM NT

The owner of a St. John's store that sells seal fur products says this week's visit by celebrity anti-sealing activists Pamela Anderson and Sam Simon has created more demand for seal skin and fur fashions.

Bernie Halloran, who owns Always in Vogue, said seal products such as coats, boots and handbags fly off his stores racks and shelves whenever high-profile anti-seal hunt protests happen.

"The last time we did it was with, was when our premier at the time Danny Williams took on Paul McCartney and Heather Mills," said Halloran.

The former Beatle and his then wife debated the seal hunt with Williams on the U.S. television network CNN in 2006, during a visit by the couple to Canada to protest the hunt.

"And we had the biggest week of sales that we had in the history of Always in Vogue, because of the anger Newfoundlanders and Labradorians feel when they are attacked by celebrities."

Canadian star of Baywatch latest celebrity visitor

Anderson, a Canadian-born actor, and philanthropist Simon, co-creator of The Simpsons, were in St. John's on Tuesday in a visit organized by People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

The pair offered $1 million in cash to Canadian sealers so they could retire and stop hunting seals.
Anderson and Simon were heckled by a crowd of sealers and their supporters outside the building, which houses the Canadian Sealers Association's office.

Halloran said despite Anderson's assertion that the seal industry is dying, he sees a bright future for seal products, with China as a huge potential market.

"It's a great product," said Halloran.

"It's been bullied for 30 or 40 years, and it's about time it got its rightful place."
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I'm glad to see people supporting this, there are so few truly Canadian industries it's great to see the fur trade is alive and well.
 
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