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A collection of unusually feminine models was presented under the Von Vonni label, a US brand of Armenian origin. The brand's collections are on sale at TSUM, one of Russia's relatively few department stores.
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The culmination of Moscow’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week was the men's prêt-a-porter collection of popular Italian brand Pal Zileri. The collection — as befits such a commercially successful global house — was built around the ready-to-wear concept and perfectly expressed the "put on and go" principle. And that is what buyers of this famous Italian brand usually do.
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Svetlana Tegin is recognized as a Russian master of knitted fabric. She buys her unique cashmere and angora wool in Mongolia, where her winter collections of beautiful cardigans, wraps, and other delights, are made under the Tegin brand.
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Biryukov's renowned minimalist dresses, long skirts, and comfortable coats with 3/4 sleeves can be bought in Moscow and St. Petersburg at the Bosco di Ciliedgi and Le Form department stores.
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As is now customary for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Moscow, the headliners included Russian designers Oleg Biryukov and Svetlana Tegin.
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The undeniably brilliant infant terrible of British fashion, Giles Deacon, displayed a spring-summer collection under his own Giles brand, consisting of dresses of various length and style.
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Having sold his very first collection at the tender age of 16, a few years later he received a medal for his "outstanding contribution to the fashion industry" from the hands of Queen Elizabeth II. Today, Ozwald Boateng sews attire for Hollywood stars at the Oscars, and it was his vision that created the wardrobe of Neo and Morpheus in "The Matrix Reloaded."
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Among his clients, Ozwald Boateng counts Will Smith, Russell Crowe, Samuel L. Jackson, Daniel Day-Lewis, and other global stars.
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Perhaps the most anticipated show of Moscow Fashion Week was that of Ozwald Boateng. A native of Ghana, Ozwald Boateng is one of the most stylish men in the world. For many years he worked as creative director of Givenchy Homme, and now owns a boutique in a prestigious region of London.
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Italian brand Costume National decorated the catwalk of the historic Moscow Manege with blouses made of pink gauze and white breeches, flesh-colored gladiator-style sandals, loose-fitting jackets with a low double-breasted fastening, and dresses and suits with vertical black stripes accentuating the rigorously geometric silhouettes.
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Thai fashion house Kai was represented on the Moscow catwalk by a collection of wedding, cocktail and evening gowns. Founded in 1968 in Bangkok, this fashion house has since served some eminent clients, both in Thailand and abroad.
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This time around, Liliya presented clothes adorned with curious optical ornaments made out of kaleidoscopes, and Buddhist and Hindu mandalas.
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Liliya Poustovit, a very talented designer from Ukraine, presented her latest collection under the Poustovit brand. Her collections have graced one of Milan's showrooms and several leading conceptual boutiques, such as Le Form in Moscow and Dome Market in London.
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British brand BasharatyanV was founded by Veronika Basharatyan, who left for the UK at the age of 20. Veronika studied fashion at Britain's leading schools, and recently began promoting her own brand of clothing.
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As usual, the colorful opening to Moscow Fashion Week drew attention to the fact that every culture has its own traditions of national costume, which inspire designers to produce original pieces by adapting the old and mixing it with the latest seasonal trends from around the world.
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This couturier's style is very distinctive: it's saturated with traditions deeply rooted in Russian national dress and instantly recognizable in any city anywhere in the world.
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The week began with a presentation of the new collection from Slava Zaitsev Moscow Fashion House, headed by renowned fashion designer Vyacheslav Zaitsev, famous even in Paris since Soviet times.
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On display were new collections of ready-to-wear clothes created by designers from Russia, the USA, the UK, Ukraine, Belarus, Thailand, Armenia, Italy, and Georgia.
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On 17-24 October, Moscow hosted Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia.
