Russia had many difficult moments during the past two centuries: wars, economic and social issues, but there was never shortage of creative people trying to express themselves through clothes they make and wear. “Fashion as the Mirror of History: 200 Years of Russian Fashion“, on view from May 17 to October 8, aims to explore [Continue reading...]

Shopping and fashion in Moscow have long been synonymous with grand department stores GUM and TSUM, infamous for their über-luxury and crowds of prying tourists. In reality, though, the capital is an intricate map of hidden shopping treasures, many of those being unique in their kind. [Continue reading...]

Russian fashion season would not be complete without the much awaited show by A La Russe whose feminine and elegant clothes have been receiving rave reviews in the past few seasons. In line with the brand’s aesthetic, Anastasia Romantsova once again designed a collection that serves both as a reminder of the bygone romanticised era [Continue reading...]

I’m happy to present you this S/S 2013 fashion week calendar for Russia and Ukraine. For more information about each fashion week visit their website, all URLs can be found on the Links page. You may have noticed that there are less fashion weeks than a year ago. Well, I guess, only the best survived, [Continue reading...]

Vika Gazinskaya once said in an interview that she loved making clothes ever since she was a child. Well, a child’s imagination isn’t yet restricted by notions of right and wrong. When a little girl sees a piece of wallpaper with a beautiful pattern on it, she may as well use it to make a [Continue reading...]