KM20 is a concept-store, restaurant and gallery in one opened right which was founded by Olga Karput in the historical part of Moscow in 2009. The store has now unveiled its latest evolution, with a new three story space packed with some of best brands. It is now over 2,500 square meters that high fashion brands and labels from young and promising designers co-exist: from Raf Simons and Helmut Lang, Vetements, Gosha Rubchinskiy, Dries Van Noten, Off-White to Cottweiler and Cav Empt and exclusive sneaker collaborations. There's something for everyone. New KM20 is not just a store. It is a place for a magical experience connected to everything modern that is happening with fashion. Objects, installations, furniture – all created specifically for the space in close collaboration with the best current creatives from all fields – this is what new KM20 is.
Patriarch's Ponds is an affluent residential area, one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in the city. It dates back to at least the 17th century when Patriarch Ioakim, the eleventh Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia was settled here.
The Patriarch Ponds area (locals simply call it “Patriki”) is the main gourmet center of Moscow, both for tourists and locals. From small coffee corners and secret pubs to posh restaurants and trendy bars – here surrounding the green oasis of Patriarch Ponds park you can find anything you want. The most interesting places are located on Malaya Bronnaya street and its side streets – and all this is just a 10-minute walk from Mayakovskaya metro station.
A brand new business district called Belaya Ploshad (White Square) built around an early 20-century old-believers' church. Old believers are a fundamentalist sect that's split from the official Orthodox Church in 17 century. Many prominent Russian tsarist-era businessmen were from the old-believers' background. During Soviet era, this church was desecrated, then, in the 1990s, returned to an old-belivers' community and renovated. A good example of Moscow contrasts - a fundamentalist church (with a Facebook page) and modern office blocks next door. Plus - on the other side of Belaya Ploshad there is Belorussky Station Square - a large intersection with an endless construction site, a railway station, full of dirt, primitive street trade, homeless, and... nice cafes.