CAROLINA HERRERA in Moscow

Herrera came to Moscow to open her first boutique at the TsUM shopping center and host a show of her linen-woven Spring 2010 collection.
(Reuters)

Russia is the 4th largest luxury good market, but with the evil economic crisis and all, a few designers fled the Russian capital.

Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney were forced to close their boutiques and many other designers suffer from the drastic drop in sales.

Russian consumers have been famous for most of the decade for their lavish spending and penchant for high-end brands, but the crisis has curbed their disposable income, taking a toll on the country's luxury market.

Carolina Herrera is an optimist though, and believes that her brand will do well.

Herrera showed some 200 elegantly dressed fans a collection of chiefly amber, rose and caramel dresses inspired by forms seen in Japanese baskets.
The designer seemed enchanted with what Moscow had to offer.

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