Slava Zaitsev, Soviet fashion designer nicknamed ‘the Red Dior’– obituary
Telegraph
23-05-20 06:08
Vyacheslav "Slava" Zaitsev has died aged 85. A Soviet-era fashion designer, he was known as the "Red Dior" due to his flamboyant designs, which first caught the eye of the Western press. He became the first Soviet fashion designer to have his own label in 1982 when he set up the Slava Zaitsev Moscow Fashion House. Zaitsev went on to design costumes for the Soviet team at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and dress the Gorbachev-era nomenklatura in well-cut suits. Despite showing his collections around the world, his nationalist designs meant that Russia remained his main market.