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Article: Felt boots: rustic? No, a fashion statement!

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February 27, 2007
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Byline: Olga Sobolevskaya

MOSCOW _ Russian felt boots are the latest high fashion with West European ladies.

Gatchina, one of the former suburban Royal residences near St. Petersburg and the seat of a felt boot factory, premiered a show _ and French, German and Russian fashion houses showered the company with orders for fancy exclusive items.

18th-century Russian Empresses Anna Ioannovna and Catherine the Great sported felt boots with the most exquisite attire. Now, glamorous ladies wear boots embroidered in silk, beads and paste gems, or with lace, brocade and tapestry applications.

The 16th Moscow Fashion Week, in October 2006, ...

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