Couture Furs & Jewelry

What Couture Furs & Jewelry does

Couture Furs & Jewelry is a privately-held multi-brand luxury retailer operating under DHM Furs LLC, headquartered in North Carolina. The company consolidates four heritage furrier brands: Montaldo's (Greensboro, NC, since 1919), Douglas Furs (Charlotte, Raleigh, and Roanoke, since 1946), Alan Furs (Fredericksburg and Glen Allen, VA, since 1949), and Lowenthal (Virginia Beach, VA, since 1955, now operated by Alan Furs). It serves affluent and multi-generational customers in the Southeast US across seven retail locations, offering fine fur outerwear (mink, sable, chinchilla, fox, lynx, sheared beaver), fine jewelry (367 SKUs with designer brands such as BerjK and Meira T, price points ranging from $310 to over $40,000), leather and suede goods, cashmere pieces, and accessories, supported by a Shopify e-commerce store with 405+ products.

The business model combines one-time retail product sales with recurring fur care services. Service offerings include UL Certified climate-controlled cold storage, appraisals, cleaning and reconditioning, repairs, restyling and couture redesign, and consignment programs, all delivered through on-site furriers and a couture design department. Pricing is largely quote-based for higher-value fur items, with jewelry carrying disclosed prices. The company does not rely on proprietary technology; its competitive position rests on brand heritage, multi-generational customer relationships, specialized craftsmanship, and a regional brick-and-mortar footprint supplemented by event-based cold storage drop-off programs across Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer through physical retail, e-commerce, telephone-based sales for high-value items, and event-driven customer acquisition. Marketing channels include content marketing via blog, organic social on Facebook and Pinterest, email newsletter under a "Subscribe and Save" program, and SEO targeting location-specific keywords. The company has no external institutional investment, no disclosed revenue, and operates as a family-owned business with Ms. Dina Alan identified as founder of the Alan Furs sub-brand.

Name

Couture Furs & Jewelry

Legal name

DHM Furs LLC

Website

https://fursandjewelry.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Couture Furs & Jewelry is a privately-held multi-brand luxury retailer operating four heritage sub-brands (Douglas Furs, Alan Furs, Montaldo's, Lowenthal) across seven stores in Virginia and North Carolina, serving affluent Southeast US customers with fine furs, designer jewelry, leather, cashmere, and recurring fur care services including UL Certified cold storage.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Luxury Specialty Retail (Fur and Jewelry)

NAICS

Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers (458110), Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers (458)

SIC

Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores (5600)

akta.pro primary industry

Luxury Haute Couture (CRAAAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Luxury & Couture / Small-Batch Cut & Sew (IMAOAEAL), Outerwear Specialty Care (Down Coats, Parkas, Technical Fabrics) (HSAJAGAI), Couture Designer Garment Care (High-End/Runway Pieces) (HSAJAGAL), Luxury Hats & Headwear (CRAKAEAG)

Keywords

• Luxury fur retail
• Fine jewelry sales
• Fur storage services
• Fur restoration repair
• Designer accessories

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Retail sales of fur coats, accessories, handbags, jackets, jewelry, scarves, vests, ponchos, capes, and leather/cashmere items. Online shop with 405+ products across various categories. Jewelry collection includes 367 products with price points ranging from under $500 to over $40,000.
2. Fur Care Services: Appraisals, cleaning and reconditioning, repairs, restyling, and consignment services offered at all 5 locations. Storage services in climate-controlled cold vaults.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Couture Furs & Jewelry, operating as DHM Furs LLC, runs a multi-brand specialty retail business selling luxury fur garments, fine jewelry, handbags, and designer accessories across seven stores in Virginia and North Carolina under legacy brands Douglas Furs, Alan Furs, Montaldo's, and Lowenthal. The company also provides fur lifecycle services including cold storage, cleaning and reconditioning, repairs, restyling, appraisals, and consignment.

Product overview

Couture Furs & Jewelry operates a multi-brand luxury retail platform comprising Douglas Furs (Charlotte NC, Raleigh NC, Roanoke VA since 1946), Alan Furs (Fredericksburg VA, Glen Allen VA since 1949), Montaldo's (Greensboro NC since 1919, formerly Kriegsman's), and Lowenthal (Virginia Beach VA since 1955). The core product portfolio centers on fine furs (mink, sable, chinchilla, fox, lynx, sheared beaver, Rex) and extensive fine jewelry (367+ pieces including diamond, ruby, sapphire, emerald, and colored stone jewelry from designers like BerjK and Meira T). Supporting product lines include leather & suede handbags, jackets and accessories, cashmere blends, and various fur accessories. The company provides specialized services including fur storage (UL Certified cold vaults), appraisals, cleaning/reconditioning, repairs, restyling/redesign, and consignment across 7 retail locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Alan Furs & Fine Jewelry: Virginia-based furrier and fine jeweler operated by Ms. Dina Alan, offering designer furs, luxury outerwear, and accessories with over 75 years of experience.

Products and services

• Fur Coats Luxury fur outerwear sold to individual consumers across Couture Furs & Jewelry's seven retail locations and online storefront, drawn from the Douglas Furs, Alan Furs, Montaldo's, and Lowenthal brand portfolio.
• Fine Jewelry Designer and fine jewelry merchandise sold to individual consumers through the company's Southeast US retail locations and e-commerce channel as part of its luxury specialty assortment.
• Designer Handbags Luxury designer handbags offered to individual consumers across the company's brick-and-mortar stores and online storefront.
• Jackets, Ponchos, Capes, Vests, Scarves, Hats, and Other Fur Accessories Supporting fur apparel categories beyond coats, including jackets, ponchos and capes, vests, scarves, hats, and other fur accessories sold to individual luxury consumers.
• Leather and Suede Garments Leather and suede outerwear and apparel sold through the Couture Furs & Jewelry retail and e-commerce channels alongside fur products.
• Cashmere Apparel Cashmere apparel products offered to luxury consumers as part of the retailer's high-end ready-to-wear assortment.
• Fur Cold Storage Climate-controlled cold storage service for customer-owned fur garments between wearing seasons, available through the company's retail locations.
• Fur Cleaning and Reconditioning Professional cleaning and reconditioning services that restore and refresh customer-owned fur garments, executed through the company's in-house fur care capabilities.
• Fur Repair and Restyling Repair and restyling services that modify, update, or restore fur garments for customers, leveraging the company's master fur craftsmanship capabilities.
• Fur and Jewelry Appraisals Professional appraisal services providing valuation of fur garments and jewelry for insurance, estate, resale, or consignment purposes.
• Luxury Fur and Jewelry Consignment Consignment program under which the retailer accepts pre-owned luxury furs and jewelry from clients and resells them through its stores, with the consignor receiving a share of the sale proceeds as commission.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fur Vault: Online direct-to-consumer fur retailer specializing in fur coats and accessories. Closely comparable in product specialization and category focus, though Couture Furs & Jewelry adds physical retail, jewelry, and fur care services.

Emerging players

• J. Mendel: Luxury fashion house historically known for fur craftsmanship and couture outerwear. Comparable as a fur-focused luxury brand with couture and design expertise, though structured as a designer brand rather than multi-store retailer.
• MaxMara: Luxury Italian fashion house with strong fur and outerwear offerings. Comparable in luxury outerwear and fur-adjacent product mix, though distributed globally through wholesale and own retail rather than focused fur expertise.

Regional players

• Ben Bridge Jeweler: Multi-store fine jewelry retailer with U.S. regional presence. Comparable multi-store regional retail model for fine jewelry, though without the fur expertise and couture restyling services of the subject company.
• Helzberg Diamonds: Multi-store fine jewelry retailer with regional U.S. footprint. Comparable as a regional brick-and-mortar fine jewelry retailer with multi-location operations, though lacking Couture Furs & Jewelry's fur category and couture services.

Broad incumbents

• Bergdorf Goodman: Ultra-luxury retailer known for designer furs, fine jewelry, and couture outerwear. Highly comparable luxury positioning and customer base, with a similar emphasis on fur expertise and bespoke service.
• Bloomingdale's: Luxury-leaning department store with fur salons, fine jewelry, and outerwear departments. Comparable customer demographic and multi-category luxury positioning, with similar in-store specialty service experiences.
• Neiman Marcus: Ultra-luxury multi-brand retailer carrying designer furs, fine jewelry, and high-end outerwear. Comparable as a luxury retail platform with similar customer demographic and price points, though it operates at much greater scale across multiple categories.
• Saks Fifth Avenue: Luxury department store with strong fur, jewelry, and outerwear assortments. Comparable customer demographic and price positioning, with overlapping product categories though much broader portfolio.
• Nordstrom: Multi-brand luxury department store carrying designer furs, fine jewelry, and outerwear. Comparable customer overlap and product mix, though fur is not a focus category.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/dhmfurs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alan-furs-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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