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The Russian doll look

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Black plays a big part in Slavic mystery: think Catherine the Great, the Rasputin era, and dark fairytales set in the forest...Without letting our imagination run away with us, black is always elegant and mysterious, and it's a big feature of the Russian look.

We love: The smooth velvet of this gorgeous black bolero, and the short/voluminous look.

Gilet, Unité La Redoute, around £46
www.laredoute.com

Sarah Horrocks
22/01/2007

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