breakin: important thing in my life. but breaking down the barriers in soviet russia was not easy. his first collection of colourful flower patterned skirts, russian shawls and multicoloured boots for female workers was a step too far for the soviet authorities and instantly rejected. those created limits too much for slava zaitsev so he left the official fashion industry had opened his own studio. ideas were pouring opened his own studio. ideas were pouring out opened his own studio. ideas were pouring out of- opened his own studio. ideas were pouring out of me. i i opened his own studio. ideas| were pouring out of me. i got to get a group of young people and we began to create our own collection. and we began to create our own collection- collection. everything changed with. certainly collection. everything changed with. certainly it collection. everything changed with. certainly it was - collection. everything changed with. certainly it was called i with. certainly it was c
Zaitsev was known for designing bright dresses featuring flower patterns taken from traditional Russian shawls. He was initially refused permission to leave the Soviet Union and was followed by the KGB.
his typical of a collection featured massive shoulder pads which had never ever been seen in russia. and his ideas went down the storm. tickets first fashion shows were like gold dust and they cost a fortune. suddenly people in russia were willing to part with a whole month s wages just own one over slava zaitsev s creations. he was the first soviet designer to show collection at the paris fashion show. and it was not long before the so called bizarro fashion was being mentioned alongside the likes of karl lagerfeld and pierre cardin. his career went from strength strength, named one of the top five designers in the world, and his list of clients included movie stars, singers, the very wealthy, and president vladimir putin s ex wife. slava zaitsev, soviet designer, has died at the age of 85.