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

A popular shoe choice for women in the nineteenth century, associated with traditional Russian boots made of red leather.

Tatyana's night clothes.

Tatyana's relaxed hairstyle, reflecting the differences between the complex hairstyles worn in public and the comfort of home.

A countryside fop, similar to a dandy, styled with a visored cap.

Continued European influences on Russian styles and fashion amongst the city's elite.

Onegin and Lensky mended their opposing personalities to form a blossoming friendship, through afternoons spent on horseback.

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

Pushkin utilized the French term 'boa' (fur shawl) in the same stanza as 'ливрей', a Russian term for the official clothing of men for the tsar. An example of European influences transcending into Russian culture.

Tatyana's transformation into the city's fashionable elite, following European standards.