Learn Russian: Силуэт коллекции довольно строгий. Впрочем, этот тренд очень элегантный. - The collection's silhouette is quite strict. However, this trend is very elegant.

Силуэт коллекции довольно строгий. Впрочем, этот тренд очень элегантный.

The collection's silhouette is quite strict. However, this trend is very elegant.

Breakdown of Силуэт коллекции довольно строгий. Впрочем, этот тренд очень элегантный.

этот

this [f: эта, n: это]

Questions & Answers about Силуэт коллекции довольно строгий. Впрочем, этот тренд очень элегантный.

How does впрочем differ from other words for "however" or "but" like но or однако?

Впрочем acts more like "having said that," "then again," or "though" as an afterthought. While но is a direct contradiction and однако is a more formal "however," впрочем is used to soften the previous statement or introduce a slightly contrasting second thought without completely invalidating the first one.

I know довольно as an exclamation meaning "enough!". Why is it translated as "quite" here?

You are right that as a standalone exclamation, довольно! means "enough!" or "stop!". However, when it is used as an adverb modifying an adjective (like довольно строгий), it means "quite," "rather," or "fairly."

Both строгий and элегантный are in their long forms. Could we use the short forms (строг, элегантен) here instead?

Yes, you could use the short forms, which would make the sentence sound slightly more formal or literary. Using the long forms (строгий, элегантный) as the predicate is very common in modern Russian, especially in conversational speech or everyday commentary like talking about fashion.

Why does the genitive word коллекции end in -ии rather than just -и?