ALEXANDER VASILIEV - BEAUTY IN EXILE

Fashion historian and TV presenter Alexander Vasiliev opens a new chapter in the life of the Russian abroad. The audience of his lecture ‘Beauty in Exile’ will see the ‘Russian’ Harbin, Berlin, Constantinople of the 20-30s. And, of course, Paris!

The history of Russian fashion houses, created by natives of the most generic families of Russia - Irina and Felix Yusupov, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna Romanova, Princesses Trubetskoy and Obolenskaya and others. The work of prominent Russian artists and designers in fashion. Finally, the fates of secular Russian beauties who became famous mannequins.

This story will take the audience back to a time when the world capitals of fashion, with their unquestionable authority and luxurious defiles, knew one more lawmaker - Russia.

Alexander Vasiliev's unrivalled talent as a storyteller will allow everyone to experience the charm and flavour of forgotten decades.