Most people know Anton Chekhov only for his tremendous contributions to to the theatre and the short story. His technique of literary impressions was a total and spontaneous innovation, setting him entirely apart from his contemporaries, such as Tolstoy and Gorky. While others moralized, preached and judged, Chekhov simply sought to represent the complex inner lives of his characters, exploring humanity through the most subtle and delicate of outward expressions. Few, however, realize just how much Chekhov contributed to the world of fashion. As can be seen by this picture, taken over a hundred years ago, Chekhov may very well have been the first man in history to have popped his collar. While much scholarly debate still surrounds the subject, one can still clearly deduce from the picture that Chekhov was one of the earliest innovators of “gangsta” style. His well established introduction of the ghetto walking stick is in itself a significant break-thought and a good indication of why communist Russia excelled the west in krunk for so long.“Man is what he believes” - Anton Chekhov
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