Russian Fashion Models in the West

Fashion historian Alexander Vasyliev believes that the model profession was invented by Russian emigrants, who were the first who said, “We’ll do it all the time and for money!” In Russia the word combination “a fashion model” became the synonym for “the standard of beauty” ages and ages ago, and it has always been an admiration for all foreigners. Let’s take a look at the list of Russian fashion models abroad, modern ones and those who became fashion stars back in the early 20-ies of the 20-th century.

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Russian Fashion ‘89

We continue publishing some pieces of Russian fashion back from Soviet times. This part comes back from 1989. Enjoy.

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