WELCOME TO FASHION AS A 2ND LANGUAGE: ARE YOU FLUENT?

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Monday, January 4, 2010

New York, London, Paris...Moscow? Russian Chic

Is Russian Vogue destined to be the next French Vogue? It seems to be heading in that direction, with sharp editorials like this, photographed by Alasdair McLellan (featuring FA2L New Fashion Face, Hannah Holman; you'll find her in the sidebar, right). Perhaps the land of Czarist splendor is ready for another close-up. Stay tuned.