You can take the girl out of the village, but the village from the girl... Let's not take this phrase literally, because a sense of taste is not automatically attached to a Moscow residence permit. In my understanding, this expression concerns not so much the question of who was born where, but taste in general.
Several years ago, on the Internet, one could often find various articles on the difference in the clothes of metropolitan and provincial young ladies. The difference between them at one time was considerable, I remember those times when they wore what they sold without thinking about fashion.
Fashion was dictated by what the sellers brought to the market. Yes, I remember very well the times when I tried on jeans outside of the convenience store fitting room with air conditioning in the summer and central heating in the winter. And behind some kind of curtain, which was helpfully held by the seller, and even standing on a piece of cardboard. In this case, the seller can look behind the curtain with the words "well, okay?" at the most embarrassing moment, when you, along with the tight jeans, pulled tights, or even panties ...
How provincial women are drawn in your imagination observers in their articles? And is it so relevant now, in 2021? I remember there were articles on how to calculate a provincial woman in Moscow.
In the capital, everyone is running on business, life is in full swing, the distances from point A to point B are sometimes so huge that the lion's share of the time passes on the road. People choose convenience, comfort, and sleep for half an hour in the morning, not makeup. In the provinces, they like to dress up, the state of full parade is almost permanent. Whether in Auchan, or for a friend's birthday, you need to dress more smartly, put on brighter makeup and go ahead. Seriously?
In my city, which is not even a millionaire (although you cannot call it very small either), people also run about their business. They also rely on comfort, and in full parade at 9 am in the minibus you can only meet very young students. Those who, due to their age, have a high need to dress up.
The last time I was in Moscow was a few days ago. From time to time I go there on business. All 2 weeks I paid attention to the appearance of others. In the metro, in parks, in organizations in the center of Moscow, in a shopping center, in Ashan, after all. My observation slice captured the maximum. Have I seen any difference? No.
The most interesting thing is that my city smelled right through and through with Baccarat and a la Baccarat Rouge - this is a scent with medical notes. I already wrote about this a few months ago. I came to Moscow and was surprised, she is also all in these iodine-pharmacy notes. The same Baccarat, the same fakes or obscenities of other brands.
What is more in Moscow is the people who can afford expensive brands. Which is quite natural. Of course, there are also better-off people in provincial cities, but their concentration is lower. A provincial can afford to spend 200-500 thousand on shopping, but not a Muscovite, of course. But generally speaking, more people have this opportunity in the capital.
In our time of the Internet, online learning, many resources, the boundaries between the capital and the province are blurred. You can learn fashion and style from people who are respected in this area while sitting in Voronezh. And during the quarantine measures, it was online learning that stepped far forward, and this applies not only to Russian resources, but also foreign ones. It is possible to develop observance and instill taste in any part of the country where the Internet catches.
Much more depends on priorities. Women in small townships or villages may not be interested in the default fashion, for example. But who said that all Muscovites without exception are interested in her? The theme of villages, by the way, generally requires special attention. Would you like to read about it?
Share your observations in the comments, be mutually polite regardless of geography. Thank you for your attention!
