So what is a quality Ushanka hat?

[TBear]

Haha! Canada is infecting the world with Toques!

I have to say, someone's grandma had fun making that one in the middle...

[die_cast]

I have to say, someone's grandma had fun making that one in the middle...

This one is for people with great sense of humour. 

[TBear]

This one is for people with great sense of humour. 

That, or you are going to visit your grandma and don't want to hurt her feelings


I'm pretty sure my grandma had made me a toque like that when I was a kid. Hideous, but very warm. At the very least, noone ever stole it

[die_cast]

Hideous, but very warm. At the very least, noone ever stole it

Exactly! 

[Maxx2]

I was a little unsettled when I got those photos of what Russians are currently wearing. I was hoping they had kept their good taste and fashion sense and looked like I remember them from 11 years ago. If those photos were true on what they wear now then Russians have sunk to America's low sink of tastelessness. 

[die_cast]

If those photos were true on what they wear now then Russians have sunk to America's low sink of tastelessness.

Some people in Russia are "westernized", especially young ones... some prefer "American" style in clothes, some care more about comfort than grace. They are not majority, but you can meet them every day.

[Editha]

A quality of Ushanka isn't everything.  http://www.rabbityhats.com/fur-hats 
If you want to look good in this type of hat, you better choose your color. Is it brown, black or maybe shouting yellow? Ushanka hats has a long traditional and cultural background, thus such hat must be worn with pride.