Written by therfblog on 05 August 2013
With fashion photography on the rise globally, bursting with waves of studio and street-style photographers, it is at times easy to lose track of those talents, who are shaping the industry or are the most promising newcomers today. Russian and Ukrainian photographers do not yet possess the same widely acknowledged reputation as Mario Testino or [Continue reading...]
Written by therfblog on 21 May 2013
Dasha Zhukova covers (and guest edits) Vogue Russia June 2013 Patrick Demarchelier (Photographer) Fabien Baron (Art Director) Dasha Zhukova (Editor) Ludivine Poiblanc (Fashion Editor/Stylist) [Continue reading...]
Written by therfblog on 19 April 2013
Gorgeous Natasha Poly graces the cover of Vogue Russia for the 10th time (and who even keeps count how many other magazines she covered). The ‘Carmen And Torero’ cover story is very graphic, done mostly in shades of black an red and features versatile Natasha in both feminine and masculine roles. [Continue reading...]
Written by therfblog on 21 August 2012
I positively cannot think of another piece of clothing or accessory that would feel more “Russian”. Kokoshniks were worn as early as in 10th-12th century and had quite a history since then. Together with other elements of traditional Russian costume they were banned by Peter the Great in order to modernize Russian social system, but [Continue reading...]
Written by therfblog on 05 October 2011
Vogue Russia published a special edition fully dedicated to ballet. The love story between fashion and ballet started a long while ago. Fashion designers sought inspiration in famous ballet shows and/or designed costumes for the stage (take Coco Chanel, for example), prima ballerinas set fashion trends… One cannot imagine the 20th century [Continue reading...]