Barbie has fabulous friends the world over, and some of her most stylish and exotic friends call Russia their home! From a gilded Imperial past when men such as Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Great strode the land to the post-Communist chic modern present, fashion never takes a holiday in Russia. A revolution of brilliants reds and whimsical matryoshka dolls makes for a scintillating style for Mila; inspired by traditional, folkloric design, the Russkaya Krasavitsa beguiles beneath her babushka. Darya, by contrast, raises a toast to the opulent glamour of Moscow. Fit for a czarina, her dress of golden embroidery and brilliant red is never square but daringly romantic.
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