I knew taking Russian would come in handy one day
When I started high school my mother convinced me to take Russian as my required foreign language -the following year the “Soviet Union” became- “The Former Soviet Union”. So here I was poor Masha (my name in Russian), stuck with taking a somewhat useless language for three more years - and yes, I failed every year, because my Russian Teacher Mr. Tomlinson hated me.
Still I always found the culture (as I do many cultures) extremely fascinating- and can still read it perfectly- I just don’t understand what I am reading. (He really drilled the alphabet into our heads).
All this to say that we missed out on maybe one of the most creatively charged fashion weeks this season: Russian Fashion Week Oct 19-27. The designs were whimsical and embodied a lot of serious attitude. There were a few US and European designers featured, but not enough to really count. One collection, B-Rude, is designed by 80’s pop queen Boy George.
I must say that there was a lot of talent to be found in the collections featured at the shows; raw, classic, and modern…. Check out the RFW site and take a look:
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