In an earlier post, Jonathon introduced us all to the new emerging trend of cats-as-accessories, a style which first appeared during New York Fashion Week.

The man with the cat, it turns out, isn't a flamboyant designer or an indie rocker -- he's actually a Romanian socialite by the name of Nicolae Petroscu. Over the past week, Petroscu has dashed from show to show, accompanied by his Persian cat, Leo, and his mysterious lady friend Elisabeta. Stranger still, the duo travels through town in a vintage Rolls Royce with their own personal violinist and an lowly assistant who throws roses in their path.

As one might imagine, there has been considerable speculation about this pair. A Google search on Petroscu yields nothing, aside from an article about Nicolae Petroscu, a diplomat who died in 1958.

So what exactly is going on here? Is it a piece of performance art? Is it a joke? Or are these people for real?

Well, Radar online thinks that Petroscu's persona is probably the work of comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. With his cover blown after the film Borat, creating new personalities portrayed by other people is probably the next obvious step in his career.