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It is no secret that the Russian aristocracy in the tsarist times was fluent in French. No wonder that whole passages in the novels of our great classics – from Pushkin to Leo Tolstov were written in the language of Molière. The history of these two countries intertwined; French were captivated by Nordic beauties while…
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Maison Margiela has always been noted for its eccentricity, which attracted and continues to attract the public. With the arrival of John Galliano no significant changes followed. Though at the spring-summer 2016 haute couture week in Paris Maison Margiela presented their collection without usual eye masks. Asymmetry, layering and interweaving of fabrics, light carelessness of…
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”We are in the middle of nowhere and Fashion House is the only reality”, – said Karl Lagerfeld in an interview of a new Chanel haute couture spring-summer collection. At a time when some gossip about the imminent overthrow of the international groups’ dictates, and others hole up at home, yielding their places in the…
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The task of reviewing a collection of the house, whose name became appellative in the world of haute couture, orphaned after the “sudden” departure of its creative director, is, quite frankly, not an easy one. Raf Simons, “fleeing” the Dior in the mid-season and taking with him ‘’his right hand’’ of atelier, left the team…