Question on ears

So I've looked around and I see plenty of tutorials for basic ears, which I figured.
I'm not really asking for a full on tutorial just suggestions of materials one would use.

The head I am working on has ears that I don't like the look of using methods cat or dog ears do. Here's a picture of the reference image:



I guess you could say that the closest thing would be like an eastern dragon, like Haku from Spirited Away.
I do not want to do fur on the inside of the ear, either using felt, fleece, or some sort of slick but not shiny material (spandex or something, but that doesn't seem like it would work to well haha)

One thought I had was to make the base out of the material I am going to use for the inside of the ear and use wire to shape it and put fur on the back. I just don't want it to look bulky because I'm not going for toony. There's also the concern of how it's going to be attached but I will find a way to make whatever work.



Any and all help is appreciated, thanks in advance~