She's an extreme example, but by no means unique: old habits die hard and fur is still seen as the last word in luxury in many markets, used liberally, and literally, head to toe (check this season's favourite fur-lined and trimmed shoes).
My favourite is the Fur and Feather Inn (thefurandfeatherinn.co.uk) at Woodbastwick village.
This suede cropped jacket isn't cheap but it does combine two of our favourite SS16 motifs: toy fur (see House of Holland) and suede (Balmain, Victoria Beckham and Courrèges).
She brought her granddaughter her favourite food, "herring in a fur coat" - a traditional dish of salted fish covered in beetroot.
The Tibetan antelope, hunted almost to extinction for the fineness of its fur, remained his favourite cause, and he went to the icy plateau to burn sequestered skins himself though, to his sorrow, he could not stop the disbanding of the heroic anti-poaching brigade and the transfer of patrols to corruptible local officials.
But also largely because what we understand by the label "Russians in London" has increasingly centred on a handful of wealthy individuals who own apartment blocks within stumbling distance of Harrods and lunch on "herring under a fur coat" (a favourite Russian salad) and sweet cherry dumplings at Mari Vanna, a glamorous Knightsbridge restaurant.
Highlights were the cuddlesome purple fur jacket (new favourite word of all time?), silky turqoise sweatshirt and pants, and a dark denim onesie that made the model look like the most adorable mechanic ever.
Drumroll please for my personal favourite piece, the white fake-fur Crown jacket.
It's made from dirt-resistant canvas and faux fur, and was a particular favourite of my cat.
Mr Gorey of the fur coat and sneakers is my favourite illustrator.
I have favourite road albums I listen to over and over: Rabbit Fur Coat, by Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins.
