A bit about Soviet-era fashion: illustrations from the “Fashion Magazine” (Журнал мод), 1957
I like that models - first of all, because they don’t look, you know, Soviet. And, secondly, they exemplify the idea that beauty trends can’t be cut with The Iron Curtain.
Kokoshnikis a traditional Russian headdress worn by women and girls to accompany the sarafan, primarily worn in the northern regions of Russia in the 16th to 19th centuries.
Кокошник - (от слав. «кокош», обозначавшего курицу и петуха,старинный русский головной убор в виде гребня (опахала, полумесяца или округлого щита) вокруг головы, символ русского традиционного костюма.
