Galen. My Mum used to wear dead animals around her neck too! Some still had the head and tails on. They used to frighten me when I was young. Mind you, now I'm older a love a bit of fur.
I was only asking if it was a dead animal. I'm not sure what sort of animal it resembles – maybe cat like those hats with the flaps that they sell in Moscow. It's hard to tell from a photograph.
It has a bit of Edgar Allen Poe about it... but if she feels good in it that is what matters! I have worn the most hilarious outfits that at the time i thought were fab!
ps as long as it was fake /faux fur. I am a bit ambivalent about specifically bred fur (sorry veggies/vegans et al) but wild fur I object to whole heartedly.