Hot looks for the wintry season

Word on the street is that Harbin is the place to be this winter. Cheap dumplings and mammoth ice sculptures, I dare you to find a more alluring tourist combination. There's the slight matter of freezing temperatures to contend with but it's nothing that wearing an entire bear farm can't fix.



I can't say I approve of this savagery but hey, when in China do as the proletariat do. A splash of festive red can only mean that the Lunar New Year is fast approaching.



You can probably get by without the Oriental tonsure as long as you have the relevant headwear expertise. Some people naively think they can get by with lavender raccoon trapper hat. These foolhardy fashion victims don't realise that fur hats inherently flawed because they leave certain parts of the head exposed. This winter, it's all about maximum coverage, baby.



Granted you'll have all the appeal of a Pacman monster but when the fur hatters' noses start dropping off from frostbite, you'll chuckle and shake your head at my uncanny foresight. He/she who rugs up, laughs best.