A Russian designer’s mentality is a complex one. Pragmatism and customer-oriented approach, developed under the influence of Western fashion industry, go hand-in-hand with Eastern sensibilities, such as a unique feel for color and texture. But not every designer can successfully develop both sides to their fullest potential and produce a [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...]

We’ve been waiting for it the whole summer! Now, when ‘the January of fashion’ has finally arrived, it is a great time to do some shopping. Today we invited Tanya Gabrielyan of Bridge Showroom to share her fashion picks for this fabulous season. Buyers tell us they buy what they love and what they can [Continue reading...]

Jean-Pierre Braganza has just showed one of the best collections of the whole S/S 2013 season, highly praised, among other things, for the spectacular prints and clever asymmetric cut. One very special and surprising thing about this collection is that it was made in collaboration with Ukrainian artist and designer Zinaida Lihacheva. In his own [Continue reading...]

I’ve been dreaming about a Chapurin dress for a long time and finally got one that will be my lucky dress from now on. I cannot think of any other word than ‘empowering’ to describe Chapurin’s clothes. Feeling confident is very important when winds of change are blowing (and they always do for me). I’m [Continue reading...]