Opening of the exhibition of Vyacheslav Zaitsev at the fashion Museum

Open smile - perhaps the main and indispensable element of style of Slava Zaitsev. She never left it - and when a young man from Ivanovo conquer Moscow, and when, being already famous Vyacheslav Zaitsev demonstrated their models on the best catwalks of the world. "Red Dior" - as it was then called abroad. The designer, who is always a step ahead.

Exhibition "longing for beauty" - a journey through the world of fashion and the world of the designer. For example, these costumes from the collection of "the 1000th anniversary of the baptism of Russia" - not just made a splash at fashion Week in new York in 1987, but made a kind of "fashion revolution". It was after the show of famous designers from Europe and the United States began to use in his work designs.

Be a trendsetter Zaitsev was always. To become a full participant in the world of fashion Vyacheslav Zaitsev could only in the restructuring. In 1988, he was the first Russian designer who presented his collection in Paris. Then the models marched in costumes Zaitseva on the Champs elysées, showing off his collection - "Russian seasons". Paris was conquered. So that Vyacheslav Zaitsev was awarded the title of honorary citizen.

Vyacheslav Zaitsev not only sketches, but also paints. Works of the artist are in the Tretyakov gallery in Madrid Prado Museum. And the permanent exhibition of the Hermitage collection of his costumes. That proves that birds - this is a classic.