Russia's 62% of women and only 38% men, many of whom are heavy drinkers, so the battle for the female happiness is a rude one, only the slimmest, the…

- Alexander Vassiliev

My deep relations with fashion started in Paris in 1980s, when I was appointed head of The Fashion History course at French Esmod fashion school, the…

- Alexander Vassiliev

The historical side of fashion was very attractive to me when I was a teenager in Moscow, working for the costume departments in various Russian thea…

- Alexander Vassiliev

My collection of historical fashion consists of about 10,000 pieces - dresses and accessories, from 18th century to today. The main focus was initial…

- Alexander Vassiliev

There's a huge and hungry market for the books on style and fashion in Russia, though the books should be done in Russian, not English since there ar…

- Alexander Vassiliev