Ukrainian designer Svetlana Bevza launched her eponymous label in 2006 and has since proved that the concept of minimalism is truly inexhaustible. Minimalism can be aristocratic, like in Bevza F/W 2011 collection, or “spiritual”, like the season before that (the collection was accordingly named “Path to yourself”), strong [Continue reading...]

Bobkova S/S 2012 collection, shown at Ukrainian Fashion Week, was inspired by nature. Drapes resemble waterfalls, skewed cut reminds us that symmetry is artificial and the blue-grey color palette offset by bright red evokes the feeling of serenity. Fabrics used in this collection are light like a breath and will sure keep you cool during [Continue reading...]

DAPHNE GUINNESS By Valerie Steele and Daphne Guinness Yale University Press, 124 pages, illustrated This book is the result of Daphne Guinness’s extended interview with the curator and fashion historian Valerie Steele. Daphne explains the origins and characteristics of her style, remembers her past and discusses her relationships with other [Continue reading...]

Five days before the official premiere at Cycles and Seasons by Mastercard in Moscow Vika Gazinskaya S/S 2012 collection is in each and every blog. “Isn’t it an unthinkable breach of etiquette?” you might ask. No. Vika has already shown her collection. To the press and buyers. During Paris Fashion Week. It just wasn’t a [Continue reading...]

As we are now in the middle of the Russian-Ukrainian fashion month, I would like to post an overview of what is happening right now in both countries. In the picture: a design from TOSHA S/S 2012 collection Saint Petersburg, Russia Defile Na Neve fashion week has just ended and, in my humble opinion, it [Continue reading...]