On the eve of the capital Day the city came the news that ex-"Miss universe", TV presenter and designer Oksana Fedorova will lead the fashion Museum. In addition, the first birthday of Moscow in the Gorky Park at the site Muzeon will host a fashion show, which, in particular, you will see a collection couturier Vyacheslav Zaitsev.
On the appointment of Oksana Fedorova has declared on specially on this occasion a press conference. On the agenda was also the theme of the upcoming transformation of the Museum into a modern Centre of fashion, where, in addition to screenings and exhibitions will be organized discussions, round tables and educational programs.
The future head of the Museum was presented by the Minister of Moscow Government, head of the Department of culture of Moscow Alexander Kibovsky that fashion knows firsthand - in the beginning of his career he taught the history of costume in one of the leading theater schools in the country. He announced that there would be a "restart the entire system - repositioning of Moscow as the centre of the domestic industry". He added: "We consider the Museum as an exhibition of old items, and as a cultural center that not only receives, but gives".
The legendary Vyacheslav Zaitsev expressed the view that "the fashion Museum was to be held for a long time". "I exhibited in different museums of the world, but for the money, he added. - Cooperate with them. Recently, for example, 16 models took from my collection of the Museum of Yves Saint Laurent. Also my work is in the Metropolitan Museum, the Hermitage. I am happy that the idea to modernize our fashion Museum, it could have appeared earlier. I think that Oksana Fedorova will be a worthy leader of such a Museum." Zaitsev also said that for 35 years has collected a huge number of models and would like to create a parallel to my Museum and to cooperate with the fashion Museum.
Oksana Fedorova told the Explorer, "RG", because of your busy schedule already found a place to lead the fashion Museum. In the charity Fund, which she heads, work is already established. As a designer Fedorova has been working for more than four years, and at the next MBFW in October will present a new collection, like all previous ones, focused on working women. At the moment the fashion Museum's important to Express yourself and articulate a new concept of work, everything else will be done gradually. While Fyodorov said that will not forget and about the research component: "We will cooperate with specialized universities. And we will defend the dissertation" she said.
The President of the National chamber of fashion Alexander Shumsky stressed how important it is to not be associated only with shopping, then is was not a capital of shopping and fashion capital. He noted that interest in Russian designers in the world of high - need only to do everything in his power to maintain and develop the industry.
