Abstract: An artificial fur-like pile article is a cloth-like fibrous structure provided with piles having a length of more than 10 mm, each pile composed of a non-attenuated portion where the fineness does not substantially vary in the length direction, an attenuated portion where the fineness is gradually reduced toward the top end and a fine top end,(a) the non-attenuated portion being composed of a core-sheath composite fiber having a flatness ratio of 1.5-5 and a fineness of 8-50 d, and having 1-4 wing-shaped projections in cross-section,(b) the top end being formed of an exposed core of the composite fiber and having a substantially uniform fineness of an average diameter of 5-25 .mu.m and a length of 0.3-5 mm and(c) the attenuated portion having a length of 1-15 mm.