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Women’s fashion in the USSR in 1957
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Art, History, People
Immediately after the October Revolution, the Soviet government took control of the fashion. In general, the changes occurred mostly in women’s fashion. Clothing was unpretentious, simpler than in the days of the Russian Empire. The woman was to look like as a citizen (“tovarisch”), who can “build” socialism.
However, during the Khrushchev thaw (late 1950s – 1960s), due to more openness in Soviet society, the western style in fashion began to spread. This catalog, published by Leningrad fashion house (Saint Petersburg today) in 1957, gives an idea of this time. Pictures by visualhistory
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Masud Hossain · April 25, 2020 at 6:19 pm
This catalog, published today at the Leningrad Fashion House (St. Petersburg) in 1957, gives an idea of the period. Pictures by VisualStory. What was remarkable is understandable by looking at the 1957 fashion catalog.