Osome2some is a St. Petersburg-based clothing brand, founded by Anna Andrienko and Natalia Buzakova. The story began in India where the aspiring designers headed in search of fabrics for their debut collection. Next stop was London, and the hard-working team of two hit the road to success. The designers opened a studio in Hackney Wick [Continue reading...]

“Why show during Couture and not ready-to-wear? …In Russia, we don’t have any fashion industry. It’s really difficult to organize the process of making ready-to-wear clothes, so we have to make couture clothes. We are doing everything in one building. All our embroidered buttons, all our shoes. We are trying to find people [Continue reading...]

Alisa and Julia Ruban, the designer duo behind the eponymous fashion label, talk about their past experience as stylists for major Russian and Ukrainian magazines, challenges of working as a team and the inspiration behind their debut collection. The first part of this two-part series is here: RUBAN Part 1 Lookbook And Video How did [Continue reading...]

Though still in his early twenties, Artem Klimchuk is already an established designer. His collections as shown at Ukrainian Fashion Week have been praised by critics as solid and mature, customers are lining up for his understated, feminine dresses. The key to his success is not only his talent but also a broad range of [Continue reading...]