Some people call it being on trend, others – getting inspired by somebody’s work… After all, design is just a clever way to arrange already known elements so that it feels new. I often remember a fun moment from Unzipped when somebody tells Isaac Mizrahi who is working on Inuit-inspired collection that Jean-Paul Gaultier has [Continue reading...]

…as seen on Russian and Ukrainian catwalks. Something old, something new… This season we will see both new and exciting things and old trends declining to fade away. Some global trends failed to bloom on Russian and Ukrainian catwalks, like the sixties’ silhouettes, burglar stripes and sheer inserts, while others have been [Continue reading...]

With the likes of such industry key players and brands as Stella McCartney, Bono’s Edun, Livia Firth’s Eco Age advocating sustainable, cruelty-free fashion, it is not surprising that the so-called eco-movement is going through its revival. Once an expensive, but frequently scorned “homely” option, eco-fashion is now rapidly gaining [Continue reading...]

‘Cycles and Seasons’ is a term that non-Russian fashion press have only recently become aware of, and in light of the latest news about the project’s termination, it becomes evident how little is known about Russian fashion in the rest of the world. Cycles and Seasons by Mastercard was launched in April 2009 as “an [Continue reading...]

Finally, there is a place in the United States where you can buy Vika Gazinskaya. Fivestory, a new luxury boutique opened last week in New York, offers a unique shopping experience. Created by a young woman for, obviously, young and well-heeled crowd it “blends worldly wit and uptown refinement” (Vogue.com). Indeed, this [Continue reading...]