Film fashion watch: Best and worst pelts

The pros and cons of showing some skin

By Drew Tewksbury, Special to Metromix

It’s tough living in a cave. Your roommates are bats, you get bad reception on your fire, and there’s no outlet mall to get your shopping on.

Yes, for cavepeople, plains dwellers and jungle natives alike, the best way to stay stylish is the pelt. It’s an affordable and comfortable solution to looking your best while wrestling a mastodon. In honor of Jack Black and Michael Cera’s pelt-heavy prehistoric flick “Year One,” opening June 19, we present a fashion roundup of the best and worst pelts, hides, and loincloth on film.