Christian Dior in Russia: Past & Present

Friday, June 25, 2010

I found these pictures of a vintage Christian Dior photo shoot in Russia and sent them to hubby since he's my expert Russian. Although they were taken in the 1950's he recognized the building immediately and sent me back a collection of current photos.  The location is the Moscow GUM (pronounced goom) - it's short for Glavnyi Universalnyi Magazin - an iconic shopping mall at the Red Square.

The contrast between the models and the onlookers is almost painful in some photos. How very interesting to see the changes many years later!

Then:






Now:






View more from the Life shoot here. 


Photo credit: Vintage - Life, Modern - GUM
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12 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 25, 2010 at 11:22 AM

    What a great find, these are amazing pictures. Yes, the onlookers - look at their facial expressions!

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  2. TiffanyJune 25, 2010 at 11:50 AM

    these pictures are amazing! i absolutely love vintage pictures and these ones are so chic! and i love the way those little old ladies look at the models! beautiful find!

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  3. Courtney ErinJune 25, 2010 at 11:51 AM

    Great photos - the looks of bewilderment on the faces of the watchers are priceless.

    xoxo ~ Courtney
    http://sartorialsidelines.blogspot.com

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  4. hip hip gin ginJune 25, 2010 at 3:09 PM

    Wow, that mall is beautiful! Great vintage shots too, really interesting.

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  5. Diana MieczanJune 25, 2010 at 5:14 PM

    That is one of the best finds...I love this so much...Thanks sweetie for the link...You are a star:)
    Have a wonderful weekend and see you soon:)
    Muah

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  6. TayebugJune 26, 2010 at 8:38 AM

    I would wear those dresses today. Classic!! Beautiful pictures.

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  7. WelcomeJune 26, 2010 at 3:08 PM

    Just found your blog and I love it!!! I am your newest follower... vintage puts me in heaven...have a fab weekend!!

    XOXO
    Kiki

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  8. LenoreNeverM♡reJune 27, 2010 at 6:01 AM

    amazing visuals~
    Love the picture with the 2 older ladies...
    adorable!

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  9. BonBon Rose Girls KristinJune 28, 2010 at 10:42 AM

    Thank you so much for sharing these. Incredible!

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  10. Lady GreyJune 28, 2010 at 8:25 PM

    I wish we had more shopping malls that looked like that around here!

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  11. THE ALTERNATIVE WIFEJune 29, 2010 at 5:19 PM

    Oh these are just stunning!!! Thanks for sharing them :)

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  12. Punctuation MarkJune 29, 2010 at 11:17 PM

    fantastic images... both vintage and the new ones... that place is perfect for shopping!

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