Chistye Prudy (’Clear Ponds’) in Moscow, 1950. Photo by G. Korabelnikov.
This blog is about old postcards, book illustration and all kinds of paper whimsy from the Soviet Union. I'm a long time collector, and this blog is 7 years old. I have an etsy shop for cards, books, pins and vintage finds from Russia.
Illustrations from Soviet fashion magazine “Models of the Season” (1958)
Soviet fashion magazines from Leningrad, Riga, Tallinn, Moscow (1960-1962)
Riga House of Fashion, 1950s. Photo by Emmanuil Yevzerikhin.
Vintage fashion - early 1950s
Kiev Fashions of 1980, vintage fashion booklet ()
Fashion for Kids, vintage book from 1982 ()
Photo by Semyon Fridlyand, 1950s
Summer fashions of 1970 modelled by St Petersburg’s landmarks
Fashion catalog from the Leningrad House of Models, 1958
Vintage fabrics ads
New Year party outfit ideas (1976)
Pictures from this little booklet -
Love the 60s vibe! :)
“Selected foreign models” from a Soviet shoe catalog, 1936 ()
Shoes from Soviet Russia, 1936 ()