MOSCOW (AP) " At 78, fashion designer Slava Zaitsev may look frail and complain that he has left his cane at home but he still makes two new collections every year, one of which premieres Thursday at Russian Fashion Week. The son of a laundress, Zaitsev grew up in a communal apartment in the Soviet Union, where fashion was officially outlawed. On his first visit abroad, Zaitsev presented his collection at New York's Waldorf Astoria in 1987. Zaitsev, a typical Russian who was eager for a late-night heartfelt conversation after the show, was stunned. Zaitsev has even already found production facilities in his hometown of Ivanovo, about 250 kilometers (155 miles) north-east of Moscow.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 12, 2016 10:07 UTC