THE RFB

24th season of Defile Na Neve fashion week in St Petersburg has just ended and as I’m browsing through the runway pictures at their website I can’t help gritting my teeth with disappointment. Evidently, in a city with a population of only 4.5 million people there is no place for two fashion weeks. Defile is [Continue reading...]

Yesterday I had a pleasure of visiting Ctyl.’ Network (now Bridge Showroom) booth at Fashion Coterie, one of the largest and most prestigious trade shows on the planet, that takes place September 18 – 20 in NYC. Coterie is a giant treasure cove filled up to the brim with all the designer brands we know/love, [Continue reading...]

Ukrainian designer Christina Bobkova’s FW 2011-12 collection (fashion label Bobkova.) is now selling in eight USA boutiques. In August the designer made a long trip to the U.S. to personally present her new collection. Bobkova. label is represented in the U.S. by Bridge Showroom (former Ctyl’ Network). ‘Boutiques that carry [Continue reading...]

Boutique Physical Element proudly presents the Bobkova fall/winter 2011 collection. Portlanders, you must be wondering what fashion event Jo Carter, the proprietress of Physical Element, will bring to you next? There’s been so many over the years and each one was truly unforgettable…  Well, then save the date of Thursday, August 25th. [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...]