Archive for January, 2013
Vika Gazinskaya Did It First
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...]
Poustovit Spring 2013
The start of the Ukrainian Fashion Week was marked by the highly-awaited show of Lilia Poustovit whose eponymous line has long been deemed an epitome of national fashion, long before the concept of modernised folk symbolism gained its wide-spread popularity. The already familiar minimalistic clean cuts, frequently over-sized shapes and unique [Continue reading...]
Ulyana Sergeenko Couture Spring 2013
She is from the South. These words are true for both the designer, who was born and raised in Kazakhstan, and her inspiration – Scarlett O’Hara. It might seem surprising that Ms Sergeenko has chosen a theme that isn’t Russian at all and therefore should be less familiar to her. As it turns out, this [Continue reading...]
