"Fashion behind the Iron Curtain. Out of the closet stars Soviet era "

Catalog is devoted to the exhibition "Fashion behind the Iron Curtain. Stars from the wardrobe of the Soviet era, "and contains photographs of over 1,000 items from the 20's to the 90's from the collections of fashion historian Alexander Vasilyev , museum Bakhrushina private collectors .. This is the first in our country large-scale exhibition devoted to the problem of formation of Soviet fashion as a social and aesthetic phenomenon era of totalitarianism. Despite the fact that the country was separated by the Iron Curtain from the outside world, and, consequently, of the world's fashion space, Soviet women of fashion in the capital and the provinces could roundabout way to get some foreign fashion magazines, fabrics and patterns, which are then turned into a very distinctive phenomenon - the so-called Soviet fashion. It was very different from her contemporary western, now closer to world standards in the era of the Second World War, then moving away from them in the era of stagnation. Fashion in the Soviet Union dictated only a few - the idol of his time: the stars of the theater and the cinema, prima opera and ballet, operetta and pop artist ... It is hard to imagine what it cost this legendary beauties maintain the image of the true stars of the difficult times, causing many fans love and the pursuit of imitation of millions of compatriots. This directory will dive into the world of things and events that illustrate the characteristics of the period of 1917-1991 years, and also the development of fashion in the country, cut off from the public space of fashion. In these pages, you will see things from the personal wardrobe of Maya Plisetskaya, Galina Ulanova, Olga Lepeshinskaya, Lidiya Smirnova, Clara Luchko, Natalia Fateeva, Tatiana sniffing, Lyudmila Gurchenko and many other favorite stars of the past.