Russian style fashion

Russian style fashion, known as a la Rus is characterized by excessive, wealth parading luxury in detail. Despite the fact that in the XX century there was an end of the Russian Empire, Russian style conquered Europe. The first burst of fashion for everything Russian occurred after the collection “Kazan” of the leading French fashion designer of the early 20th century Parisian couturier Paul Poiret (20 April 1879 – 30 April 1944). Poiret admired Russian folk costumes – sarafans, shawls, scarves, and successfully embodied in his collection innovative features of Russian style.

Also a great influence on the formation of fashion a la Rus had a tour of Sergei Diaghilev’s ballet “Russian Seasons”. In addition, during the revolutionary years, a mass emigration from Russia, and among the emigrants were many aristocrats who began working abroad as mannequins and models have raised the profession to a higher level. Russian style in fashion – made of sheepskin coats, tunics, long layered skirt, straight wide blouse with embroidery and blouses, scarves, shawls, fur hats, patterns in the style of Gzhel and Khokhloma, a lot of applications and embroideries. Style a la Rus is characterized by excessive, parading wealth and luxury in detail.

Common features of the style a la Rus:

  1. Skirts and dresses in the style a la Rus should be the length of the midi, maxi and super-maxi; necessarily flared from the waist or hips, or – cut in the form of a bell, but not skin-tight.
  2. Hats and scarves. Perhaps the most characteristic of the style a la Rus is a headdress – kokoshnik. Kokoshnik is the most used by the designers, creating an image in Russian and pseudo-Russian style. But it also may be a variety of patterned scarves (like Pavlovoposadsk), light kerchief, turbans or hats with earflaps.
  3. A la Rus style – Velvet, satin, velvet accents and accessories. Satin slippers and boots with high heels, coats, belts, bags, wallets made of velvet, etc.
  4. Footwear: high-boots, shoes, boots, our ancestors especially loved the colors – red and gold (as domes of Russian churches) go perfectly with clothes in the style a la Rus.
  5. Bag – shaped like basket or traditional tuesok; bead, velvet, satin, embroidered – using the classic Russian-style floral pattern of Pavlovo-posadsk handkerchief or crafts.

Russian style in clothes and accessories photo

D&G Collection, Fall Winter 2008, Ready-to-Wear
D&G Collection, Fall Winter 2008, Ready-to-Wear
Collection with Gzhel motives from Valentino, Fall-Winter 2013-2014 Ready-to-Wear
Collection with Gzhel motives from Valentino, Fall-Winter 2013-2014 Ready-to-Wear
Collection in a la rus style from designer Lena Hoschek
In a la rus style from designer Lena Hoschek
Collection in a la rus style from designer Lena Hoschek 3
Designer Lena Hoschek
Collection a la rus by Ulyana Sergeenko
Collection a la rus by Ulyana Sergeenko
Brooches in the form of orders - a popular accessory in the style of a la rus
Brooches in the form of orders – a popular accessory in the style of a la rus
Model creation starts with fabric
Model creation starts with fabric
Svetlana Levadnaya, brand Levadnaja Details
Svetlana Levadnaya, brand Levadnaja Details
Shoulders - a kind of collar - can be worn with dresses or plain T-shirts
Shoulders – a kind of collar – can be worn with dresses or plain T-shirts
Founder of the Tsar Bird brand Natalia
Founder of the Tsar Bird brand Natalia
It's hard to imagine yourself wearing these clothes at work or on the subway.
It’s hard to imagine yourself wearing these clothes at work or on the subway.
Ulyana Sergeenko's collection in a la rus style
Ulyana Sergeenko’s collection in a la rus style
Ulyana Sergeenko in a la rus style
Шn a la rus style
Ulyana Sergeenko in a la rus style 2
Ulyana Sergeenko in a la rus style
Ulyana Sergeenko in a headdress a la rus
Ulyana Sergeenko in a headdress a la rus
Style a la rus in the Ralph Lauren collection of the fall-winter 2013-2014 season
Style a la rus in the Ralph Lauren collection of the fall-winter 2013-2014 season
Spring-summer collection of pret-a-porte deluxe for 2013 by Vyacheslav Zaitsev
Spring-summer collection of pret-a-porte deluxe for 2013 by Vyacheslav Zaitsev
Russian style of dress by Christian Lacroix
Russian style of dress by Christian Lacroix
Russian style in clothes from Yulia Latushkina2
Сlothes from Yulia Latushkina
Russian style in clothes from Yulia Latushkina
Russian style in clothes from Yulia Latushkina
Russian style in clothes from Vyacheslav Zaitsev
Сclothes from Vyacheslav Zaitsev
Russian style in clothes from Tamara Dobrolyubova
Russian style in clothes from Tamara Dobrolyubova
Russian style in clothes from Tamara Dobrolyubova 2
Russian style in clothes from Tamara Dobrolyubova
Russian style in clothes from designer Evgeniya Luzhina-Salazar3
Designer Evgeniya Luzhina-Salazar
Russian style in clothes from designer Evgeniya Luzhina-Salazar
Russian style in clothes from designer Evgeniya Luzhina-Salazar
Russian style in clothes from designer Evgeniya Luzhina-Salazar 2
Russian style in clothes from designer Evgeniya Luzhina-Salazar
Russian style in clothes by Yulia Latushkina (Belarus)
Yulia Latushkina (Belarus)
Russian style in clothes by Suzanne Bisovski
Russian style in clothes by Suzanne Bisovski
Russian style in clothes by Suzanne Bisovski
Russian style in clothes by Suzanne Bisovski
Russian style hats and scarves
hats and scarves
Russian style bag
Russian style bag
Russian RocknRoll, collection winter 2013-2014
RocknRoll, collection winter 2013-2014
Russian queen, work of designer Nadezhda Madaminova
Russian queen, work of designer Nadezhda Madaminova
Russian clothing style by Karl Lagerfeld
Clothing style by Karl Lagerfeld
Necklace Khokhloma from Tatiana Rumyantseva (Winner)
Necklace Khokhloma from Tatiana Rumyantseva (Winner)
Leather boots with strawberry glade embroidery
Leather boots with strawberry glade embroidery
Kokoshnik has always been a symbol of the Russian style of dress ..
Kokoshnik has always been a symbol of the Russian style of dress ..
Kokoshnik from Сhapeau Egoiste atelier de modiste
Kokoshnik from Сhapeau Egoiste atelier de modiste
Earrings in a la rus style from Maria Vukolova
Earrings in a la rus style from Maria Vukolova
Russian style of dress from the designer Evgenia Luzhina Salazar
Russian style of dress from the designer Evgenia Luzhina Salazar