In 1987, agnès b. traveled to Moscow – the then capital of the Soviet Union – for five days, accompanied by Philippe Trétiack, a journalist and writer for ELLE magazine. Her mission: to explore new fashions, styles, and tastes in a country and among a people she knew almost nothing about at the time.
Upon arrival, she found herself immersed in a world far removed from her Western frame of reference: silent crowds, vast spaces, a difficult daily life, and often dark, unadorned clothing. B…
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