Inside and Outside

  CPM is not only a great trade fair for processionals of fashion industry but also a place where one of the best contests for designers is held. They say the hardest piece of clothes to construct is a coat. That is exactly the theme of the collections from designers who are willing to try their luck with ProFashion Masters. I loved the collections and approach there. Each showed the unique face of the designer and I could totally see how they are not willing follow the paths and rules looking for their own answers. I was very much impressed with quality of work (most looked amazing on models no matter how much they moved). One of collections was made by the digital designer who made her digiatal works real. It was hyper impressive, no wonder she won the artistic part (first photo below). While other vibrant collection won the seller's competition.  We were not only shown the collections by the contests so it was not only the finals for us. We were presented with collection...

It was not a day 3 for everyone, it was just a day three for me. It was a start ofEthnic fashion program, focusing on heritage and friendly differences between various people of Russia. It is an issue for many people here that the differences are not embraced and even among the majority of people of Russia various habits, cultures, languages and traditions are not supported and seen as wrong, while on the Russians (Slavic people) are seen as real Russians and only their culture is appropriate. It is a very important day to me as well being a minority. Today I want to show the collections from Tatarstan region (and I highly recommend to take a look at the first six costumes because after all this a blog of a Tartar girl) and Bashkotostand region (both by Millihasite group), Tyva (two different shows), Sakha (north Syberia) and Bryansk (a collection of typically seen as "from Russia"), there also was a collection from fellow Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan (the latter from Happy Bir...