Fashion Week takes place in the Russian capital. Events include fashion shows, markets where you can purchase clothes, bags and accessories, and a B2B Showroom for fashion industry professionals.
From March 1 to 8, fashion shows of Russian designers are held at two venues at the Manege Central Exhibition Hall and at VDNKh as part of the International Exhibition and Forum “Russia”.
During the event, there are markets in Manege, where mainly clothes from Russian designer brands are presented, but there are also several brands of bags, including a permanent participant of the Week, the brand of silk bags Two Eagles. In the B2B showroom space, where fashion industry professionals meet, clothing collections from Russian designers and the only shoe collection from the Moscow brand Duet.by.me are presented.
Fashion Week is a chance for designers and small local brands to express themselves and find contacts for business development. The founders of Duet.by.me Alexandra Gankevich and Arman Khachatryan first participated in the events of Moscow Fashion Week in December 2023 at the international forum Brics Fashion Summit and again present their collection in the B2B Showroom of Fashion Week at the Manege Central Exhibition Hall.
“Participation in the BRICS Fashion Summit brought us several contracts and wholesale orders. Here they also come to us and are interested. Many people are attracted to shoes because there are few of them compared to the clothing brands presented, says Alexandra Gankevich. – In addition to our online store and showroom in Moscow, we sell in Yekaterinburg, Kazan, and Krasnodar. We are mainly represented in showrooms, and in Krasnodar our shoes are present in the Krasny shopping center. There are plans to open our own retail outlet in Moscow. Now purchasing power is falling, everyone’s sales have dropped, it’s very difficult for small brands like us to promote themselves on social networks, this platform gives us the opportunity to expand our circle of contacts and make ourselves known.”
The Duet.by.me collection includes two lines – premium and medium segments. The basis is made up of loafers, they are complemented by classic models of men's shoes - derbies, high women's boots, elegant ankle boots.
In the premium line, where the price of a pair of women's boots is 50 thousand rubles, there is a calfleather upper, a leather sole, a leather stacked heel and a hand-painted upper using the glassage technique.
For the first time at Fashion Week, Duet.by.me presented unisex sneaker models in its collection.
Some Russian shoe brands use the opportunity to participate in the Fashion Week catwalk for promotion and, in partnership with clothing designers, present their shoes for shows. For example, shoes from a Moscow brand of avant-garde style shoes NotMiSize will appear in the fashion show of the Lesia Lesun brand, the show of which will take place tomorrow at the Manege Central Exhibition Hall.
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