Russian influence seen in winter fashions

KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS
WHENEVER THE TEMPERATURES DROP, ONE IMPORTANT WINTER FASHION TREND IS VISIBLE: THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING.
LUXURY GOODS ARE SELLING WELL. DECORATIVE GLITZ IS A HIGH-STYLE PRIORITY. IT MAKES SENSE THAT MAJOR DESIGNERS FOUND THEIR MUSES IN THE FRIGID LAND OF DOCTOR ZHIVAGO.
NOT ONLY DID FUR AND FAUX FUR HATS AND BOOTS HAVE A HEAVY RUN ON THE CATWALKS LAST YEAR, BUT HEAVY ORNAMENTAL EMBROIDERY, TOGGLE COATS, APPLIQUES AND PEASANT BLOUSES UNDERSCORED THE POINT. WIDE GOLD BRAIDED BELTS RAISED THE ELECTRICITY.
IT WAS A MAJOR MOMENT FOR OSCAR DE LA RENTA, KNOWN FOR HIS RICH EMBELLISHMENTS. HE ADDED LAVISH JEWELED EMBROIDERY. AND ANNA SUI'S HIGH FUR HATS AND CYNTHIA STEFFE'S GOLD ACCESSORIES PROVIDED SUPPORT.
TREND-SETTING FILMS
SUCH INFLUENCES HAVE A LONG HISTORY IN AMERICAN FASHION. IN 1935 GRETA GARBO'S "ANNA KARENINA" SHOWCASED THE VISION FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, ACCORDING TO STYLE.COM. AND IN 1965 "DOCTOR ZHIVAGO," THE FILM, WITH ITS FUR-TRIMMED COATS AND HIGH BOOTS, PUSHED THE STYLE THROUGH THE LAST PART OF THE DECADE.
TODAY'S FASHIONISTAS WHO MAY BE LOW ON FUR BUDGETS CAN CREATE THE LOOK ON THE CHEAP WITH HIGH BOOTS, LAYERS OF GOLD CHAINS, FURRY BOAS AND VELVET OR SILK PANTS TUCKED INTO HIGH BOOTS.