British fashion glossies rarely ventured behind the Iron Curtain, but in 1975, a team of fashion photographers made a breakthrough by traveling to Soviet Armenia. The true star of that historic assignment was not the supermodels who were part of the crew, but the futuristic “Arshaluys” by sculptor Ara Harutyunyan. This is the remarkable story of how the master’s work burst onto the pages of British Vogue.
How the Armenian Statue “Arshaluys” Made It into Vogue
