Thinking about a fashion makeover this season? In Russia, the style-conscious (and perhaps politically aware) need look no further than a new collection inspired by the President, Vladimir Putin.
The range, entitled "Team Putin," has gone on sale at a boutique on central Moscow's fashionable Bolshaya Dmitrovka street. The site was formerly occupied by a Christian Louboutin store. The designs have been produced by Russian internet retailer Aizel.
Patriotic shoppers might be drawn to the raincoat with the Russian double-headed eagle crest on the back. The crest was for centuries the symbol of the power of Russian tsars. During the communist era of the last century, it disappeared from official buildings and documents, only to enjoy a revival after the end of the Soviet Union.
