lot of the girls here are part of the 'Grace' fashion theatre. It is the girls' favourite school club. They come here after classes to learn about designing clothes and dressmaking. They start with the designs and finish with a fashion show of the finished dresses. It's hard to believe that the masterpieces presented in the shows have been created by schoolgirls! National costumes have been the focus of attention in recent years, not only for practical work but also for school project work. National costumes, like all clothes, have to protect the wearer from environmental conditions and should look nice. However, all costumes also have a social function. They show people the wearer's role in society, their rank or social status, as well as other details such as age or marital status. However, not all of the meanings of the individual details and elements of the costume are known today. One project about Russian national costumes completed by students at the school was called 'The Traditions of Ethnic Motifs in Russian National Costumes'. It included several women's costumes from different social levels. The presentation displayed the colourful costumes and also presented traditional Russian musical instruments like the balalaika. Through school projects like this, many of the students have the chance to see that national costume is not only one of the most precious legacies of folk art and social history, but also one of the richest resources for studying ethnicity and its links with national identity.