Здание торговой фирмы А. М. Михайлова, Trade building in Kuznetsky Most Street, Moscow, Russia.
The Mikhailov Trade Building stands at Kuznetsky Most 14, built in 1903 by architect Adolf Erichson for furrier A. M. Mikhailov, with a fifth floor added in 1906–1907. Its lower floor has black labradorite Tuscan columns and polished dark-red granite cladding; the next two floors carry stucco and gold smalt mosaic in Art Nouveau style, and the fourth floor has terracotta-colored half-columns beneath a deep cornice.
The original owner Alexei Mikhailov rose from shop assistant to successful merchant dealing in furs from Siberia and America. The building erected in 1903 was later converted into a Soviet fashion institution and served that purpose until 2002.
From the 1940s onward, the building became home to the Soviet fashion design center, where collections were created for garment factories across the country. This role shaped how people dressed throughout the Soviet era.
The building sits on Kuznetsky Most Street in central Moscow and is accessible by public transportation. Today it houses a concept store and the exterior is visible from the street, though interior access depends on current business operations.
The upper hall of the fashion house held 50 wooden figures illustrating the history of costume, and the building also housed the editorial office of the quarterly "Journal of Fashion". The fashion house had a second show hall in the GUM building.
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