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AP PHOTOS: Moscow Fashion Week sprawls across the capital

Jun 25, 2022, 1:03 AM | Updated: 1:14 am

A model displays the collection by Russian designer Slava Zaitsev during the opening of the Fashion...

A model displays the collection by Russian designer Slava Zaitsev during the opening of the Fashion Week in at Zaryadye Park with the Spasskaya Tower and St. Basil's Cathedral in the background near Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Monday, June 20, 2022. Chic and adventurous models and couturiers have been spread all over the Russian capital for Moscow Fashion Week, flaunting their designs in venues ranging from a sprawling Stalin-era propaganda exposition to a large park near the Kremlin admired for its innovative features. More than 100 shows are being held during the week that began Monday as well as scores of speakers who are noted names in the Russian fashion industry. (AP Photo)

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MOSCOW (AP) — Chic and adventurous models and couturiers have been spread all over the Russian capital for Moscow Fashion Week, flaunting their designs in venues ranging from a sprawling Stalin-era propaganda exposition to a large park near the Kremlin admired for its innovative features.

More than 100 shows are being held during the week that began Monday as well as scores of speakers who are noted names in the Russian fashion industry.

Among the major names showing their clothes are Slava Zaitsev and Valentin Yudashkin.

The center of the action has been Zaryadye park, built where the vast and unwelcoming Hotel Rossiya once stood just east of the Kremlin and St. Basil’s Cathedral. The park’s most famous feature is an elliptical ramp that juts out over the Moscow River, an epic catwalk for models.

Many other shows are being held in VDNKh, built to show the “people’s economic achievements” and renowned for its array of elaborate Stalinist architecture. In one of the week’s memorable images, models in up-to-the-minute couture sauntered past the huge Friendship of People’s fountain that features golden women in idealized peasant dress.

The shows take place amid the pressures of increased sanctions against Russia because of fighting in Ukraine and the withdrawal of many foreign businesses. But designer Yulia Skalatskaya said her work is thriving nonetheless.

“I experienced some difficulties, but at the same time, to be honest, our sales have grown,” she said. “If you work well, if you make good collections then you’ll have more clients. If you only rely on the fact that some brands have left and someone’s place has been vacated, nothing will change only because of them leaving. You need to work.”

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              A model poses for photographers backstage after displaying a collection by graduates of the British Higher School of Art & Design during the Fashion Week at Zaryadye Park near Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Friday, June 24, 2022. Chic and adventurous models and couturiers have been spread all over the Russian capital for Moscow Fashion Week, flaunting their designs in venues ranging from a sprawling Stalin-era propaganda exposition to a large park near the Kremlin admired for its innovative features. More than 100 shows are being held during the week that began Monday as well as scores of speakers who are noted names in the Russian fashion industry. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
            
              A model displays a collection by graduates of the British Higher School of Art & Design during the Fashion Week at Zaryadye Park near Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Friday, June 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
            
              Models gather backstage waiting for their turn to display a collection by graduates of the British Higher School of Art & Design during the Fashion Week at Zaryadye Park near Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Friday, June 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
            
              A model has make-up applied backstage before a display during the Fashion Week at Zaryadye Park near Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, June 23, 2022. More than 100 shows are being held during the week that began Monday as well as scores of speakers who are noted names in the Russian fashion industry. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
            
              Models display a collection by Russian designer Alena Akhmadullina on Moskvoretskaya embankment during the Fashion Week at Zaryadye Park near Red Square with a Stalin's type skyscraper in the background in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, June 23, 2022. Chic and adventurous models and couturiers have been spread all over the Russian capital for Moscow Fashion Week, flaunting their designs in venues ranging from a sprawling Stalin-era propaganda exposition to a large park near the Kremlin admired for its innovative features. More than 100 shows are being held during the week that began Monday as well as scores of speakers who are noted names in the Russian fashion industry. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
            
              Models display a collection by the Branding and Design Academy METRICS during the Fashion Week at Zaryadye Park with the Kremlin Churches, the Spasskaya Tower and St. Basil's Cathedral in the background near Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
            
              Models display the collection "Loom by Rodina" by Russian designer Svetlana Rodina at the historical Kitai-Gorod (China Town) Wall during the Fashion Week at Zaryadye Park near Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Chic and adventurous models and couturiers have been spread all over the Russian capital for Moscow Fashion Week, flaunting their designs in venues ranging from a sprawling Stalin-era propaganda exposition to a large park near the Kremlin admired for its innovative features. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
            
              Assistants help models to change dresses backstage, prior to displaying the collection "Loom by Rodina" by Russian designer Svetlana Rodina at the historical Kitai-Gorod (China Town) Wall during the Fashion Week at Zaryadye Park near Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Chic and adventurous models and couturiers have been spread all over the Russian capital for Moscow Fashion Week, flaunting their designs in venues ranging from a sprawling Stalin-era propaganda exposition to a large park near the Kremlin admired for its innovative features. More than 100 shows are being held during the week that began Monday as well as scores of speakers who are noted names in the Russian fashion industry. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
            
              Models stand backstage waiting to display the collection "Loom by Rodina" by Russian designer Svetlana Rodina at the historical Kitai-Gorod (China Town) Wall during the Fashion Week at Zaryadye Park near Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
            
              A models displays a collection by Russian designer Polina Mircheva during the Fashion Week at Zaryadye Park near Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Chic and adventurous models and couturiers have been spread all over the Russian capital for Moscow Fashion Week, flaunting their designs in venues ranging from a sprawling Stalin-era propaganda exposition to a large park near the Kremlin admired for its innovative features. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
            
              A spectator films on her smartphone as models display a collection by Russian designer Polina Mircheva during the Fashion Week at Zaryadye Park near Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
            
              A model displays a creation by Russian designer Igor Chapurin at the fountain "Friendship of Peoples" during Fashion Week at VDNKh, The Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. More than 100 shows are being held during the week that began Monday as well as scores of speakers who are noted names in the Russian fashion industry. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
            
              A model walks past spectators as she displays a creation Fashion Rebels by Russian designers during Fashion Week at Zaryadye Park near Red Square, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. (AP Photo)
            
              A model displays a creation from the collection "Lokoto" by Russian designer Lena Anikeeva during Fashion Week at Zaryadye Park near Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Chic and adventurous models and couturiers have been spread all over the Russian capital for Moscow Fashion Week, flaunting their designs in venues ranging from a sprawling Stalin-era propaganda exposition to a large park near the Kremlin admired for its innovative features. More than 100 shows are being held during the week that began Monday as well as scores of speakers who are noted names in the Russian fashion industry. (AP Photo)
            
              Models display a collection by a group of Russian designers of the Moscow Art-Industrial Institute, during the Fashion Week at Zaryadye Park with the Spasskaya Tower and St. Basil's Cathedral on the left in background near Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. More than 100 shows are being held during the week that began Monday as well as scores of speakers who are noted names in the Russian fashion industry. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
            
              Spectators pose for a photo between shows during the Fashion Week at Zaryadye Park near Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, June 20, 2022. (AP Photo)
            
              A model displays the collection by Russian designer Julia Dalakian during the opening of the Fashion Week in at Zaryadye Park near Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Monday, June 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
            
              Models prepare to parade during the Fashion Week at Zaryadye Park near Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Monday, June 20, 2022. Chic and adventurous models and couturiers have been spread all over the Russian capital for Moscow Fashion Week, flaunting their designs in venues ranging from a sprawling Stalin-era propaganda exposition to a large park near the Kremlin admired for its innovative features. More than 100 shows are being held during the week that began Monday as well as scores of speakers who are noted names in the Russian fashion industry. (AP Photo)
            
              Models display the collection by a group of Russian designers inside the GUM department store with lots of boutiques closed due to sanctions during the opening of the Fashion Week in Moscow, Russia, Monday, June 20, 2022. Chic and adventurous models and couturiers have been spread all over the Russian capital for Moscow Fashion Week, flaunting their designs in venues ranging from a sprawling Stalin-era propaganda exposition to a large park near the Kremlin admired for its innovative features. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
            
              A model displays the collection by Russian designer Slava Zaitsev during the opening of the Fashion Week in at Zaryadye Park with the Spasskaya Tower and St. Basil's Cathedral in the background near Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Monday, June 20, 2022. Chic and adventurous models and couturiers have been spread all over the Russian capital for Moscow Fashion Week, flaunting their designs in venues ranging from a sprawling Stalin-era propaganda exposition to a large park near the Kremlin admired for its innovative features. More than 100 shows are being held during the week that began Monday as well as scores of speakers who are noted names in the Russian fashion industry. (AP Photo)

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AP PHOTOS: Moscow Fashion Week sprawls across the capital