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This is an interesting report on the Russian fashion industry in two parts: “After a decade of conspicuous consumption, the Russian shopper’s spending habits are changing with a big impact on luxury brands and high-street retailers. The market is clearly moving into a new direction – mature, savvier and more predictable for a long-term [Continue reading...]

The former editor of Vogue Russia Aliona Doletskaya writes about the meaning of luxury for the Russian consumer. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/09/fashion/09iht-luxmag14.html [Continue reading...]

Russians are not done with fashion weeks this season! Two more are coming, one in Moscow, the other in Saint-Petersburg. A whole package of all things related to fashion will be brought to lucky invitees, including: exhibitions, movie screenings, lectures and seminars, parties and… yes, runway shows. Cycles and Seasons by MasterCard (Moscow) [Continue reading...]

22nd Defile na Neve fashion week took place during October 7-10 in Saint-Petersburg (there were several shows off this schedule, the last one happened on October, 30th). 22 Russian and Latvian designers presented their spring-summer 2011 collections in beautiful historic buildings and museums. An interesting fact: there are now two fashion weeks [Continue reading...]