Sergei B. Ivanov, Russian defense minister, with President Vladimir V. Putin in December, 2006. Ivanov's high crested Ushanka with gold military emblem along with matching fur trimmed military topcoat provide a startling contrast to Putin's homogenous male Western formal attire. The puffery of military attire here seems visually akin to certain strains of contemporary feminine couture. So attired, Ivanov, with his weathered and rounded features, strikes a firmly androgynous pose.