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Lisa Anisimova, a student of Ƶ, a designer, presented her project at the Russian Creative Week
10 October

Lisa Anisimova, a student of the Costume Design Institute of Ƶ, an artist and designer, presented her author's project "Fabulous Heritage" at the Russian Creative Week 2025 festival-forum.

At the forum, Lisa Anisimova presented costumes and art objects for Alexander Pushkin's fairy tale "The Tale of Tsar Saltan". Each costume is based on Russian fairy tales and is handmade: fabric painting, embroidery, decorative elements with semiprecious stones. Lisa Anisimova's works are at the intersection of high fashion, painting and set design.

"For me, participation in the Russian Creative Week was an opportunity to show how art can speak the language of modernity while remaining true to tradition. I presented costumes-art objects from my author's project "Fabulous Heritage", which includes paintings, watercolors, sketches for costumes and more than fifty artistic images based on Russian fairy tales. I was inspired by the fact that there were people around who, like me, build their creativity on national culture, turning it into the basis for new meanings, technologies and business ideas. I especially remember the sessions on the creative economy and youth initiatives — there was a feeling that a new cultural ecosystem of Russia was being born," says Lisa Anisimova.


In her costumes, the student of Ƶ strives to demonstrate not only the characters themselves, but also through symbols to reflect their inner light, valor, loyalty and beauty of the Russian spirit. Lisa shares that her images are understandable to people of different ages and cultures — they seem to open the door to our fabulous subconscious.


"Every costume is born from a sketch — sometimes this stage takes a long time, because it sets the mood, character and composition of the future image. I do a lot of work with the history of costume: I study traditional cuts, ornaments, decorative techniques so that the modern interpretation retains its connection with cultural origins. Then work begins with the material: a pattern is created, fabrics, stones, threads, ornaments are selected. After that, the costume is sewn, hand-painted, complemented with embroidery and decorative elements. The most difficult thing is to keep the idea in every detail without losing the integrity of the image. Sometimes it is technically difficult to implement what is conceived on paper, especially when it comes to complex textures and combinations of materials. In such cases, patience and attention to every detail helps — this is a job where you can't rush," Lisa adds.