I hope one of the other 80 fur coats was a better fit for John.
One Christmas Eve back in the late 70s when John Lennon and Yoko Ono called New York City home, Yoko rang the fur salon at Bergdorf Goodman and got the manager, John Cohen. She asked if he would, “… come over to the apartment tonight because John wants to buy some furs for me.”
Since it had been a slow season for fur and this was a celebrity request, Mr. Goodman told Mr. Cohen to oblige the lady. So, he and an assistant carted over several chests of furs and for over two hours Yoko pulled out coat after coat saying to John, “This is for my sister and this is good for you and …” The couple bought close to 80 fur coats. EIGHTY coats for a grand total of over $400,000. Imagine all the people (and animals) who could have benefited from that kind of money.
Mr. Cohen ended the story by saying this had never been done before and that night he slept very well. It was a Merry Christmas after all, for some.
This is one of many interesting tales recounted in the documentary film, Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s by Matthew Miele. Bergdorf Goodman is an iconic NYC luxury department store known for the best in merchandise and excellent personal shopper services.
OverDressed for Life 
Wow, what a story of fashion excess! “Imagine” how many animals that added up to…. Peace!
Yeah, rather disgusting. But a good story that speaks for itself. Merry Christmas, Kristen.
I so want to love Yoko, but the constant fur-wearing BS really attacks everything she says she stands for. How does she expect others to wake up to a peaceful world when she still continues to be a part of the aggressive one?
I agree. I posted this story because I think it’s an excellent reflection of who the talented John and Yoko really were and are – entitled, arrogant celebrities. They were not the peace/love-the-world couple they pretended to be. I doubt every much that they gave a damn about the world. That was just their platform. Thanks for reading OverDressed for Life.
Whilst I think it was terrible that he was murdered, and he was a very talented musician. He wasn’t a nice person and I think it is very hypocritical to wear real fur whilst spouting stuff about “peace, love and understanding” its so wrong on all levels.
I agree with you, Jane. Thanks for reading ODFL and for the comment.
Everybody complaining about them wearing furs are judging their 1970s behavior by 2014+ morals. You’re forgetting that there was no such awareness then. PETA wasn’t even founded until March 1980. A mere 6 months before John was killed. I would bet that some of your mothers wore furs too, as it was very fashionable at the time.
You are absolutely right! My grandfather was a furrier, trained in Poland, and the sweetest man you’d ever meet. It was an actual trade, and the whole industry was very different from what we see today.
You have to have a heart of ice to have no empathy for animals spending their whole lives in small metal-cages, suffering every minute – before being relieved by slaughtering!