Originally published in April, 2015 by Russia Beyond the Headlines in the column Leadership. Inspiration. Accomplishment. by Aleksandra Efimova

During my recent visit to Russia, I attended the fashion show at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Moscow. From my front-row seat, I admired the outstanding talent of a wealth of Russian designers. Captured by the procession of bright colors and exquisite designs, I wondered about the inspiration behind each piece, and how that inspiration might reflect the Russianness of its creator.

Russian couture is considered to be a very new phenomenon. “Russia’s fashion scene is little more than 20 years old, yet it’s already flourishing,” wrote Anastasiia Fedorova in “Sartorial-east: 24 Russian fashion designers to watch” in The Calvert Journal last year.

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