Fashion Police: Russia Cracks Down on Pop Stars’ Revealing Costumes

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
known by her stage name Glukoza, became embroiled in scandal after pro-Kremlin censorship activist Yekaterina Mizulina took note of her
dress code.Pop singer Lusia Chebotina said she would stop performing altogether if a dress code was introduced, saying that more
consciousness
backed by veteran pop singer Lolita Milyavskaya, who said that seemingly revealing bodysuits are not simply a fashion choice, but are part
Sofya Sandurskaya / TASSThough Russia is yet to introduce formal legal punishments for artists whose appearance clashes with its agenda of
Union, all artists knew how they could and could not dress if they wanted to be shown on television or make a career at all
have been demonstrating this gay aesthetic [until recently]
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