Chelsea's Nasty Pig Celebrates Valentine's Day In Its Own Unique Way

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Just because Chelsea fetish boutique Nasty Pig specializes in bondage harnesses and rubber sex pants doesn't mean it doesn't have a soft spot for holiday-themed windows. The store celebrated Christmas with an S&M Santa and Rudolph, but for Valentine's Day, window stylist Polar Buranasatit took things in an even stranger direction, creating a display tells the story of "a rugged lumberjack and an eager plant biologist who is looking for rare wild mushrooms and love."

But can a man who studies plants truly be happy with a man who chops them down? In the end, our lovers meet by a tree stump surrounded by extremely NSFW mushrooms. It's a moving vignette about love overcoming differences, and also about jock straps. And in a final inspired touch, it's made almost entirely out of reclaimed and recyclable material—surely the lovestruck biologist would approve.
· S&M Santa and Bondage Rudolf at Chelsea Boutique Nasty Pig [Racked NY]
· Nasty Pig [Official Site]