1971, back when the worst thing about TV news was sleeping your way to the top. The Love Machine is based on a book of the same name by Jacqueline Susann, so I guess technically it’s still fake news. The movie is about a dude building his resume in bed; thus, we won’t be paying much attention to him.

The Love Machine – Fur Fashion Stats

• Fur/Feather/Misc Runtime: 08:26 minutes
• Film Runtime:  108 minutes
• On-Screen Ratio: 7.81%

Find-a-Fur: The Love Machine, 1971

(All times are approximate and are affected by the cut of the film.)

• 22:40 – white mink collar
• 33:40 – white fox to white feather trim
• 51:25 – black mink
• 57:35 – 59:50 – fox adjacent collar
• 1:06:00 – sheared? (very short hair)
• 1:20:45 – spots
• 1:24:25 – burn spotted coats
• 1:28:00 – chinchilla coat + hat
• 1:45:40 – white fox trim

The Love Machine – Fur Fashion Gallery

The two characters with the most wardrobe variety are Judith (Dyan Cannon) and Ethel (Maureen Arthur). Judith is the top in the “sleep to the top” scheme, and Ethel is just the flip side of the coin, though she doesn’t get anywhere. 

This film features an interesting variety of coats, riding astride the 60s and 70s aesthetic with sleek minks and spotted coats alongside thick white fox and plush sheepskin-trimmed coats.