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Osome2some is a St. Petersburg-based clothing brand, founded by Anna Andrienko and Natalia Buzakova. The story began in India where the aspiring designers headed in search of fabrics for their debut collection. Next stop was London, and the hard-working team of two hit the road to success. The designers opened a studio in Hackney Wick [Continue reading...]

The much awaited re-launch of the magazine, which was once in the top 3 most popular glossies, is scheduled for this coming fall. L’Officiel Russia had a glorious but challenging past. After a series of lawsuits following the epic dismissal of its famed EIC Evelina Khromtchenko (the vacant place was filled with the Russian publisher’s [Continue reading...]

St. Petersburg might be first and foremost known for its cultural heritage and a palpable feeling of mystery, associated by many with romanticised literature of the Imperial Russia. The city of now, however, draws visitors in with an atmosphere that is both historical and irrevocably modern, touching upon everything from cultural outings to work [Continue reading...]

Award season continues! 8th annual ELLE Style Awards took place in Kiev this Wednesday. Editors, designers and fashionable crowd showed up at a museum located in a 18th century fortress dressed in the latest designer collections and entertained themselves with the music by the hottest artists, including Jamala who is dubbed “Ukrainian Amy [Continue reading...]

Shopping and fashion in Moscow have long been synonymous with grand department stores GUM and TSUM, infamous for their über-luxury and crowds of prying tourists. In reality, though, the capital is an intricate map of hidden shopping treasures, many of those being unique in their kind. [Continue reading...]