‘Keep your socks on your feet’ What to know about Russian rapper Vacio, who was jailed and then drafted into the military after attending the ‘almost naked’ party in nothing but a sock

‘Keep your socks on your feet’ What to know about Russian rapper Vacio, who was jailed and then drafted into the military after attending the ‘almost naked’ party in nothing but a sock

Russian rapper Vacio (Nikolay Vasilev) attended TV presenter Nastya Ivleeva’s now-infamous “almost naked” party in Moscow. His costume? A single Balenciaga sock covering his penis. This became somewhat of a symbol for the whole debacle, and the authorities decided to make an example of him. At first, he was jailed for 15 days and fined 200,000 rubles (around $2,250) for “LGBT propaganda.” Then, as he was leaving the police station, he was stoppe…