province, called Polotnianyi Zavod. The description of the life there suggests that the leisure part and the work part blurred together, and as such may be associated with the liberal reforms in Russia of the time. The inspiration Goncharova draws from the lifestyle is mostly taken from observing the everyday activities of the servants and peasants who lived there. That is evident in the number of her gardening images that can be identified with the landscape of this property. Fashion and costume designer Goncharova had a successful career in fashion, where she was producing costumes for the Ballets Russes. The style was influenced by her involvement in the avant-garde in combination with her Russian heritage. In France, she worked for the House of Myrbor, where her Slavic heritage influenced the abstract design that was favored by the avant-garde. She also worked for a famous designer Nadejda Lamonava in Moscow, where her completely artistic expression came to life. She experimented with abstract design, colors, patterns, different combinations of material, and evidently reacting against the prevailing fashion for Orientalism. Her designs were both influenced by Russian tradition and the Byzantine mosaics, which are visible in both the costumes and the dresses. Her work also exhibits Primitivist tendencies. She also designed many costumes for the Ballets Russes, most notably for the company's production of The Golden Cockerell (Le Coq d'Or) and Firebird. She was a key member of the Ballets Russes and worked closely with Sergei Diaghilev and Bronislava Nijinska. Her work had a major influence on French fashion at the time, particularly with legendary designer Paul Poiret. Chronology 1881: Born on 21 June 1881 in Nagaevo (Tula province). 1892–98 Moves to Moscow to attend Fourth Women's Gymnasium. 1900: Meets Mikhail Larionov, her lifelong partner. 1901: Attends the Moscow Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture 1906–07: Primitivism style 1908–10: Cubism style, participates in three exhibitions organized by Nikolai Riabushinsky (editor for Zolotoe runo journal) in Moscow. 1910: Co-founds the Jack of Diamonds and partakes in the group's first exhibition. 1912: Der Blaue Reiter exhibition in Munich, and the Second Post-Impressionist Exhibition in London (by Roger Fry). 1912–14: Cubo-Futurist and Rayonist style 1913–14: Major retrospective exhibition of Goncharova work, Moscow 1914: Moves to Paris with Larionov on 29 April. 1917: Travels to Spain and Italy with Diaghilev's company. Settles in Paris with Larionov. 1920: Exposition Internationale d’Art Moderne in Geneva 1922: Exhibition at the