Degrees north latitude

Nordic Fashion has always differed from the trends set by world fashion designers. Modern trends northerners always rethink their own way, making allowance for climatic conditions of the Arctic: a fashionable skirt wear tights, top modern coat - woolen scarves. It is this special and unique clothes and accessories demonstrated Murmansk and Norwegian designers during the Day of fashion and crafts festival "Barents Bird."


Before the beginning of the fashion show, which took place in the building regional museum, opened hand-made fair - Murmansk craftswomen and seamstresses pitched their magic tablecloth with homemade earrings, bracelets, rings, pendants, brooches, made in different techniques, knitted hats and mittens all kinds colors, wallow wool capes, vests and jackets.

- Today, many are beginning to take an interest in needlework murmanchane just as a hobby. One finds in this lesson, something different: a rest from everyday life, the opportunity to create something unique with their own hands, get moral satisfaction, - said Angela needlewoman Menshenina creating products felted wool.

Perhaps the most unusual creations were Maria Kabanova, the creation of which the girl used pieces of northern nature - flowers heather and moss tufts of different grades, she placed a tiny glass cones, which became the basis for earrings.

- Most of my products are made of natural materials that using resin jewelry securely sealed in time and space - shared it. - Make such jewelry is not too difficult. All that is needed - patience, perseverance and love of needlework.

While visitors strolled through the fair, backstage fashion show was in full swing operation. Girls trying on outfits and designers have made recent changes to their work, perfect fitting clothes under figure models.

- We will show a collection that won last year's competition "NaMODnenie" because the inspiration for it was the northern wilderness. This collection is due to the color and material transfers northern flavor - explained one of the creators of the collection "degrees north latitude" Maria Kondrat. - The collection was very "wearable", many things have already found their owners, so today it will be presented at a reduced level.

Hardly audience took their seats, the show began. Guests of the event saw eight collections created by designers from Murmansk and Murmansk region. Completed the display output models in folk costumes of the Kingdom of Norway.