RUSSIAN ELEGANCE: Country & City Fashion from the 15th to the Early 20th Century By L. V. Efimova and T. S. Aleshina Vivays Publishing, 195 pages, illustrated In the beginning of the 18th century Russia experienced abrupt political, economic and social changes, implemented by Peter the Great’s steady hand. Among his many reforms, Peter [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...]

Do you want to see a perfect debut collection? After years of styling for editorials in L’Officiel Ukraine, Grazia and In Style it seemed natural that sisters Alisa and Julia Ruban would expand into designing clothes. The first RUBAN collection was born as part of an ongoing quest for redefining casual and refreshing Moscow girl’s [Continue reading...]

Every designer has a muse, usually a friend or a favorite model. I remember the time when Igor Chapurin’s muse was one girl who, altough very good looking, remains nameless in my memory. Nowadays it is not just somebody. Naomi Campbell and Igor Chapurin met in 2009 and made an instant match. After her first [Continue reading...]

Bearded baby fashion label is aiming at becoming a full-scale lifestyle brand. They’ve just launched a line of interior design products and dinnerware called bearded baby CASA. The very first items in the collection are charming limited edition plates with prints by Sergey Bondarev, the creative director of bearded baby (here is my previous [Continue reading...]