Nicki Minaj’s Fur Coat Style and How to Get the Look

A Nicki Minaj fur coat look comes down to three things: length, colour and confidence. She wears fur big, often full length, often in colour, and she wears it as if the coat were part of the performance. This guide looks at what makes that style work, the connection between her music and our workroom, and how to get the look in a coat of your own.

Below: her fur style, the “Swalla” video, three ways to wear pink, and how to see a coat on yourself before you order.

What Makes Her Fur Style Work

Scale comes first. Where most people choose a jacket, she reaches for a coat that touches the ankle, with a collar big enough to frame the face. Harper’s Bazaar photographed her arriving at a New York Fashion Week show in exactly that kind of full-length fur, worn open over a fitted outfit, which is the whole formula in one picture.

Colour comes second. Pink has been her signature since her first album, Pink Friday, in 2010, and it came back for Pink Friday 2 in 2023. A pink fur coat is the boldest way to wear that colour, because fur holds a dye deeper and softer than any fabric. Our coloured furs show how far that range goes.

The third thing is attitude. A statement coat only works if it is worn like it belongs to you: open, over something simple, with nothing else in the outfit competing with it. That is true whether you are on a stage or on your way to dinner, and it is the advice we give every client at a fitting.

The “Swalla” Connection

In 2017 Nicki Minaj featured on Jason Derulo’s single “Swalla”, alongside Ty Dolla $ign. In the video, Jason Derulo wears a full-length silver fox coat made by Marc Kaufman Furs. It is one of many pieces we have made for performers, collected in our Celebrities in Furs collection.

The women in our celebrity collection show the same rule at work: a big coat, a strong colour, simple clothes underneath. Monica’s pink and white fox and Cardi B’s full-length rex rabbit coat are both cut to be the centre of the picture. You can see every piece, men’s and women’s, in the Celebrities in Furs collection.

Get the Look in Pink

For the full Nicki effect, start with fox. Its long guard hair gives the volume and the big collar, and pink fox comes in shades from soft pastel to bright candy. A full-length pink fox coat is the statement piece; a short fluffy jacket gives the same colour for everyday wear. Mink is the alternative for a sleeker line, and a mink coat with a fox collar gives you both. Our pink fox coats collection has every shade we make.

If you want pink without going full length, a hot pink mink coat, a pink fox boa or a blush cape coat each carry the colour in a different way. A boa is the easiest start: it goes over a black dress or a leather jacket and turns the outfit pink in one move. A cape coat with batwing sleeves gives volume without the weight of a long fox coat.

Any of these can be ordered in another shade of pink, or cut to your measurements in our New York workroom. Bring a photo of the look you want, and we will show you how close we can get. Browse every colour in our coloured furs.

Choosing Your Shade of Pink

Pink fur is dyed, and the shade decides how the coat behaves. A pale or blush pink sits close to skin tone and works almost like a neutral: it goes with grey, camel, cream and denim, and it is the easiest pink to wear in daylight. A candy or hot pink is the stage colour, the one that photographs brightest and reads from across a room. Between them sit the dusty rose and powder shades, which look expensive under evening light. If you are unsure, start with the coloured furs collection and compare the shades side by side.

Fox and mink take dye differently. Fox has long guard hair over a dense underfur, so the colour looks softer and changes as the fur moves. Mink is short and even, so the same dye looks deeper and more solid. That is why a pink mink coat with a pink fox collar works so well: two textures, one colour. If you already own a coat with a faux trim, we can replace the faux fur with real fur in the pink of your choice.

See It on Yourself First

Pink is a big decision. Our virtual fur try-on puts any coat on the site onto a photograph of you, so you can see the colour and length on yourself before you order. Upload a photo taken straight on in good light; the coat appears on you in about a minute. It is free, needs no account and everyone gets three try-ons a day.

The styler can also change the background to a fur party or a night out in New York, so you see the coat where you would wear it. Every picture keeps a small credit line at the bottom, and final colour and fit are settled at the fitting.

Questions

How do I get a pink fur coat like Nicki Minaj’s?

Start with the length and the fur: a full-length fox coat gives the most volume, a mink coat a sleeker line. Most of our pink pieces can also be made to your measurements. See the pink fox coats.

Do you make fur coats for performers and celebrities?

Yes. Marc Kaufman Furs has dressed performers for decades, including the silver fox coat Jason Derulo wore in the Swalla video. See the Celebrities in Furs collection.

Is a pink fur coat hard to keep clean?

No more than any light fur. Keep it away from perfume and makeup, and have it cleaned and cold stored each spring so the colour stays even. Cleaning and storage.

Every coat is made and fitted in our New York workroom, where we have been cutting fur since 1870. Shop the pink fox coats or try one on your own photo first.