The so-called ‘new east’ is home to the most talked about creatives in the industry. So why weren’t they showing in Kiev last month?Hanging from the snow-covered roof of Lesnoy fleamarket in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev is a fur coat, identical to that seen on the catwalk of trend-setting label Vetements in Paris in January. Suspended alongside it are oversized padded coats, sportswear, bootleg brands and washed-out denim – the sartorial tropes by which the post-Soviet world has come to bewitch the contemporary fashion world.The “new east” – which typically comprises Russia, Georgia and Ukraine – might not be …read more
Source: The Guardian
