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BCBG Max Azria Fall 2014 Might Save Our Lives With Vintage-Inspired Furs and Massive Coats

Apparently the polar vortex has been on everybody's mind lately. Thursday morning's BCBG Max Azria Fall 2014 show offered up the type of thing we'd be desperately happy to have on, oh, a spontaneous expedition to Antarctica — cozy muffs, oversized jackets, and fur, fur, fur.

Here, 17 looks guaranteed to keep us alive, should we ever attempt a neo-Shackleton expedition to the real down under.

by Tori Telfer

BCBG Max Azria Fall 2014

Who needs blankets, pillows, or central heating when you have a sweater like this?

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BCBG Max Azria Fall 2014

There’s something kind of indulgent — and wildly delusional — about a fur ruff paired with bare arms.

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BCBG Max Azria Fall 2014

It’s not traditionally pretty, but it’ll keep our heart rates high.

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BCBG Max Azria Fall 2014

An oversized muff screams, “These hands have never had to work a day — or send a text — in their lives, baby.”

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BCBG Max Azria Fall 2014

Fur, leather, and asymmetrical hemlines to keep the blood moving.

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BCBG Max Azria Fall 2014

Who knew beige + gray could be so thoroughly not boring? That deep V neckline, however, will have to go. Brr.

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BCBG Max Azria Fall 2014

When blankets become coats, all is well with the world.

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BCBG Max Azria Fall 2014

Muffs to save us from frostbite, clingy gowns to make the polar bears stare.

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BCBG Max Azria Fall 2014

Southwestern flair can’t keep this explorer down.

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BCBG Max Azria Fall 2014

Leather a little chilly against your skin? That’s what long-sleeved white t-shirts are for.

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BCBG Max Azria Fall 2014

C u on the ski slopes.

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BCBG Max Azria Fall 2014

You’ll blend right in with a snow-covered forest — and all the surrounding wildlife.

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BCBG Max Azria Fall 2014

Almost as good as your grandma’s fur-collared camel coat. Almost.

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BCBG Max Azria Fall 2014

Warm, fashionable, and able to provide a decent amount of protection from falling icicles.

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BCBG Max Azria Fall 2014

And if you choose only one piece of clothing with which to survive the polar vortex, make it this monstrously chic fur.

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