Russia's fashion industry is just emerging on the international stage. Designer Tatyana Parfionova is one of St. Petersburg's best known exports.
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Russia's fashion industry is just emerging on the international stage. Designer Tatyana Parfionova is one of St. Petersburg's best known exports.
Tatyana Parfionova
Does anything not look good by the light of chandeliers? 8-Store is one of several designer outlets in Taigaspace, an 18th-century merchant house that also houses creative start-ups.
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Does anything not look good by the light of chandeliers? 8-Store is one of several designer outlets in Taigaspace, an 18th-century merchant house that also houses creative start-ups.
8-Store
The monthly "Garage Sale" at Etagi is one of St. Petersburg's hippest markets. The best stalls are in the courtyard.
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The monthly "Garage Sale" at Etagi is one of St. Petersburg's hippest markets. The best stalls are in the courtyard.
Etagi
Run by a pair of extravagant shopkeepers, Off is the place to buy or hire classy vintage gear.
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Run by a pair of extravagant shopkeepers, Off is the place to buy or hire classy vintage gear.
Dmitry Tsyrenshikov
Marmeladova buketik is named after a character in Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment." That doesn't mean the clothes are tragic.
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Marmeladova buketik is named after a character in Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment." That doesn't mean the clothes are tragic.
Dmitry Tysrenshikov
Leonid Alexeev (left) is one of St. Petersburg's leading designers. The man on the right holds an invisible tray of drinks.
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Leonid Alexeev (left) is one of St. Petersburg's leading designers. The man on the right holds an invisible tray of drinks.
Ksenia Savina
Shoppers need something to carry all that retro Russian swag. Asya Malbershtein's leather bags do the trick.
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Shoppers need something to carry all that retro Russian swag. Asya Malbershtein's leather bags do the trick.
Asya Malbershtein
The elegant Angleterre hotel screens foreign-language films. You don't need subtitles for all the people-watching opportunities here.
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The elegant Angleterre hotel screens foreign-language films. You don't need subtitles for all the people-watching opportunities here.
Dmitry Tsyrenshikov
Word Order book store is St. Peterburg's unofficial intellectual hub. It's name also nabs a pretty decent Scrabble score.
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Word Order book store is St. Peterburg's unofficial intellectual hub. It's name also nabs a pretty decent Scrabble score.
Word Order