Etiudy o mode i stile. 9-e izd - Vasil'ev A.A.

The book includes articles and essays by the famous fashion historian, art historian and theatrical artist Alexander Vasilyev. In the 1980s he emigrated to France, where he assembled a unique collection of costumes and accessories of the nineteenth and 19th centuries. The author tells in the book about the history of his collection, remembers his parents, shares reflections on the history and evolution of clothing. In this book, Alexander Vasilyev also acts as a chronicler of Russian emigration, telling about famous Russian ballerinas and actresses, with many of whom he had friendly relations. "Studies on fashion and style" are written brightly and very vividly, which makes this book available to the widest readership.