I saw this article in The New York Times today... thought I would post it:
Moscow’s New Dress Code: Less
MOSCOW — On any given day, the clothing seen on that once-sacred spot where somber citizens used to gather in long lines to pay homage to the founder of the Soviet state offers a whirlwind tour of Russia’s fashion preferences.
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Muscovites and tourists now wander past Lenin’s Mausoleum in fashions that until recently might have been considered more appropriate for a beach resort.
They can range from a woman in short shorts and stiletto heels with small children in tow, to a teenage girl in a micro-mini skirt or a maxidress, to a consciously stylish young man in a sleeveless shirt with a flower-framed portrait of Vladimir Putin, black cargo pants, flip-flops and straw fedora.
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