Ushanka - Stereotype

Stereotype

Though ushankas are a distinctly Russian hat (indeed, the stereotypical Russian is seen to wear one) the wearing of fur caps of similar design was relatively common throughout China, North Korea, Eastern Europe. The ushanka became a symbol and media icon of Soviet Russia. Photographs of US President Gerald Ford wearing the cap during a 1974 visit to the Soviet Union were seen as a possible sign of Détente. In 1991, with the fall of the Soviet Union came the first wave of commercially imported Russian winter hats into the United States. W.C. Fields also wears one in the famous short film The Fatal Glass of Beer (1933 film). The ushanka hat has now made its way to the United States and the rest of the world and is a very popular hat.

  • Formal and closed setup of Ushanka worn with the Winter version of the Afghanka, both the Afghanka collar and the Ushanka are made from fishfur.

  • Ushanka with ears unfolded. It is possible to fix ears on the top of head to get classic style of wearing ushanka.

  • Ushanka with ears folded back. There is no extra neck protection, but it is easier to get on and off.

  • A souvenir ushanka for tourists.

  • Gerald Ford wearing an ushanka and Leonid Brezhnev, 1974 in Vladivostok.

  • Recording artist Jay-Z wearing Sable ushanka

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