Fashion in Russia

My six-week love affair with Russia has come to an end.

20141115the last wordI have reached the conclusion that there will never be enough time to take in all that is Russia as travelling across the country is easier said than done and sometimes even proves to be quite perilous. One thing that is clear, wherever you go throughout the country, people seem to be living in a different fashion era altogether. The era is one that has an inescapable Russian DNA plastered all over it. The style is also neither in the present nor the past. It’s not even one that is extremely-trend focused, according to Western influence. I guess what makes it so Russian, is that everyone tries seemingly, to escape the fashion and imagery associated with Soviet times. Well for the most part at least the younger generation does.

It’s not a place where people are particularly fascinated by trends, but more so, how they can project an image to show that they don’t belong to