Saint-Petersburg. The Hermitage presents the Russian style

A large collection, both for festive and everyday wear. Many costumes are full of amazing finds and secrets that they sometimes keep for centuries. For example, restorer Tatyana Grunina-Shkvarok once took a women's suit to work and it seemed to her that one of the sleeves was more rigid. She carefully propped it up and took out the letter! In it, the husband, who was working, wishes health to all his relatives and sends money to his family. Apparently, the wife spent the money, and decided to keep the letter from her dear husband closer to her body. His original, of course, was placed in special conditions, and a good-quality copy was put in the sleeve.

The great pride of the collection is the outfits for the 1903 costume ball in the style of the era of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich. By the way, a find was also made in the ballroom costume of Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna - a fudge bitten by the Princess!