Monday, December 10, 2007

Mittens Are for Estonians

Rasha is effin’ cold. Plus, there are plenty of other things to worry about (maintaining nation’s birthrate, getting a table at Rai, not being eaten by bears.) For these reasons, little sway is given to the concerns of Western animal rights activists.


The annual “Fire & Ice” fashion event shows “what’s up” in the world of fur and leather. I’m posting photos from last year’s event because they’re much more fantastische. Also because I remembered seeing them back then and feeling a peculiar swell of emotion then ultimately resulted in the creation of this blog.

Nothing comes between me and my mink flapper dress.

Screw You, PETA.

Of course, you have to come to “Ice & Fire” swinging your biggest fur accessories.


But if you really want to know what captured my heart, and sent me down the path to Moscow nightlife anthropology blogging, it was the fellow above. He had me at jewel-encrusted eye-patch.

Photos: elite.ru

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'll fight you for the debonair dude in the eye patch...

Brent said...

jewel-encrusted? that thing looks like a toad!

Anonymous said...

fur-wearing uber-slags

Lara Dunston said...

Oh my god! I can totally understand why! I would have done the same thing!

Just discovered you and love the blog! My name is Lara so guess where my family's from?! But unfortunately I missed out on all this freaky fabulous-ness when I was there five years ago. Looks like I'm going to have to return - real soon!