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  • Collection: "Reading" Fashion in A. Pushkin's Eugene Onegin: Word as Image in 1820s Imperial Russia

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A plethora of dandies and ladies dancing together in the ballroom, as part of the 'city' culture that Tatyana enters.

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Onegin glances Tatyana's new city poise.

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Tatyana's and Olga's nanny wearing traditional Russian garmets; not subject to Western trends and influences.

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A stylish activity of the Russian elite, the theatre was a mainstay in Russian tradition and culture.

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A vision of married life for the husband was complete with the wearing of a 'xалат'. Lensky envisions himself adorned with this robe, when he was to finally marry to Olga.

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Vladimir Lensky's soulful introduction; the opposite of Onegin from personality to his longer romantic hairstyle.

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Wigs were still a major part of traditional Russian culture and dress for men.

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An elite gentleman, showcasing the best of men's winter clothing with a beaver-trimmed coat.
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