Latest fashion of winter in Russia

 Sometimes it seems like dressing for cold weather relegates you to one of two options: walking around puffed out with down-stuffed layers like a bloated snowman, or slimming your outerwear situation down and catching walking pneumonia. So when this winter came around, we felt it was time to call in the professionals, those who know how to take a temperature drop and keep on going, those who thrive in a famously unfriendly climate—the Russians. Faced with temperatures that sometimes reach below -50 degrees, Russia is well aware that staying warm is a life-saving necessity: Napoleon’s troops died while attempting to invade Russia in 1812 because of the frigid winter. To get the lowdown on how to dress for the big chill, we spoke to street style stars, models, and other fashionable natives on how they combat the frost stylishly. Staying warm and chic in winter? We’ll toast a vodka shot to that any day.