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Above the Fold Post-post-Soviet? Eastern Europe’s young designers are shunning a tired aesthetic Trading post-Soviet nostalgia for an avant-garde future, young Eastern European is celebrating a multi-faceted cultural heritage—through neon babushka scarves and cabbage-inspired coats. by Kristen Bateman
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