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...]

One of the world’s leading travel magazines launched in Russia featuring Natalia Vodianova on the cover of its very first, October 2011 issue. The launch of Traveller follows the successful launches of Vogue, GQ, Glamour and AD in Russia. It will be positioned as the most respected source on luxury travel experiences catering to the [Continue reading...]

An interview with Chapurin under a curious title ‘No More Gzhel and Fur Hats!’ http://www.russia-ic.com/ppl_articles/interviews/1450/ Well, I can tell that he is older than me because I remember none of those. I don’t remember “Soviet uniformity” mentioned in the article either… At the time I went to school and [Continue reading...]

Unlike the last season, this time the schedule resembles a can of sardines. Seven fashion weeks in one month! You can find the full schedule of each event at their website, all addresses are in my blogroll under Fashion Weeks.   [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...]