Designers from the Amber Fashion House, part of Rostec’s Kaliningrad Amber Combine, have crafted a stunning dress made of natural amber.

Amber has been prized as a gemstone since antiquity. Because it originates as a soft, sticky tree resin, amber often preserves prehistoric insects, plant material, and other organic fragments within its golden depths.

This extraordinary dress is composed of 1,260 ultra-thin amber plates, each just 1 mm thick. Every piece contains 40–50 million-year-old inclusions—traces of tree bark, soil, flowers, pine needles, and other mineral and organic remnants from a lost world.

Weighing 2 kg, this shimmering masterpiece was featured in the Fashion House’s latest collection, unveiled at the end of winter.

‘Thanks to the use of transparent amber with inclusions, each piece features a unique pattern,’ explained Maya Skvortsova, Deputy Commercial Director of the Combine.

Of course, this is a couture dress—designed for the runway, red carpets, and dazzling at high-profile events. Yet the creators of the collection believe it highlights a key trend: amber jewelry effortlessly complements any fashion style, with its natural individuality enhancing the wearer’s personality.

Over 90% of the world’s amber comes from Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast, and the Kaliningrad Amber Combine accounts for 65% of the global amber market.

‘Baltic amber is highly sought after worldwide, and we plan to keep captivating its admirers by exploring its potential in high fashion,’ added Maya Skvortsova.

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