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We’re Not Freaks

Russian men who put style above all

Boris Dunaevskii, 75, lives in Russia's Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk. He wears the hippest labels and is a local Instagram star. Viktor Kazakovskii, a pensioner from Kirov, creates striking outfits from vintage clothes and performs outdoors. By night, Igor Kasev fixes the city of Perm's burst water pipes. By day, he designs and sews exquisite ball gowns that win prizes in international competitions.
These men from distant cities in Russia show off their favourite clothes to RTD and share the unexpected meaning their frivolous passion has brought to their lives.

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Published: 10 August 2020 20:00

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