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Born in Taškent in 1967 into an important family   stion that came to mind. Usually the first meeting   THE PERFECT
        of politicians and academics, Ferutdin Zakirov   is imprinted on a person. The close of Ferudtin   COMBINATION
        opened in the early 90s a multi-brand boutique   hand is masculine and vigorous but at the same   OF ITS PRODUCTS
        focused on high-fashion brands for men Europa   time gentle, like the stretch from somatic Uzbek   MUST HAVE TWO
        Exclusive in his hometown, following his passion   smart fighter but dressed like a gentleman just   COMPONENTS,
        for fashion. And soon afterwards another store   came from trying to tailor a big Savile Row cutter   THE QUALITY
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        opened in Moscow. It’s during this period, while   After the Soviet Empire, as his fellow country-  PRODUCT AND
        Zakirov is constantly going back and forth betwe-  men, Ferudtin is being done, in love with fashion   STYLE IN ITS FINAL
        en Milan and Paris looking for the ultimate luxury   and the world is. The turning point in the late 90s,   REALIZATION.
        to bring in his stores, that he developed a perso-  the entrepreneur launched Feru (luxury brand)
        nal style concept for men which in March 2010   and Ferublu (premium brand), two labels of his
        inspired him to open his first menswear brand   own, with which Zakirov brought the beauty of
        store in Taškent. Ferudtin Zakirov, such as Carne-  Italian haute couture on the whole Russian ter-
        ades of Alessandro Manzoni: who was he? Just   ritory, in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, through
        crossed the threshold of its prestigious boutique   a retail network that kept growing up to 2015,
        in Milan, a marble temple and impactful parquet,   year that marked the end of this experience.
        dedicated to elegant men, this is the first que-  Ferutdin Zakirov has a concept of elegance for




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