EDITORIAL
Rooskii Chic
Rooskii Chic
We wouldn’t be doing what we do unless we thought there was some vague shadow of hope for Russia’s future, that the people of Russia were worth fighting for. And we wouldn’t hesitate to report good news about Russia, if there were any. Most days, because of malignancy of the Putin regime, there simply isn’t. But here’s some we’re glad to mention.
The Moscow Times reports on a tiny but determined trend in Russia cyberspace indicating the development of online markets for the Russian fashion industry. In particular, it points to a Live Journal Blog called Show Room Chic in which Dima Sher, owner of a vintage clothing bouttique called Shtripka, created to offer a forum to up-and-coming Russian designers. SRC has even been linked to online commerce, so the designers make sales as well as networking connections. SRC is loaded with high-quality fashion photographs made on the cheap, like the one shown above, and represents number of garments that appear quite well made an even, in some case, chic. It’s an example of what Russians can do at their cooperative, socializing best.
La Russophobe 