Legends and trends. Who is shaping the future?
Fashion is a whole culture in and of itself and encompasses all aspects of life. It is as changeable as our rapidly developing world. Over the centuries, bright creative stars and talents have burst onto the scene and set cultural trends for decades to come. Such visionaries as Sergey Diaghilev, Felix Yusupov, Irina Yusupova, and countless other prominent names have contributed to the promotion of the Russian style. Today, young talents continue to draw inspiration from tradition and culture. Fashion trends are the future that is already with us; you just need to be able to see it. In art, design, cinema, business, and other spheres, influencers, popular culture, the economy, and society itself influence how trends take shape. This is precisely where new ideas and concepts appear that then spread throughout the world and determine how society develops further. Who is shaping the trends and b. ecoming the main trendsetters of the future and how?
Moderator
Ksenia Sobchak,
Journalist, TV presenter
Speakers
Alexander Akopov,
Director, Film Institute, National Research University Higher School of Economics
Konstantin Bogomolov,
Art Director, Moscow Drama Theatre on Malaya Bronnaya
Sofia Trotsenko,
Founder, Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art; Member of the Civil Chamber of Moscow
Alexey Fursin,
Head of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Development Department of Moscow