Dainty porcelain tea sets, Marie Antoinette and Alice in Wonderland were the inspiration for Ulyana Sergeenko’s latest haute couture collection. Brimming with lots of delicate lace, prim flower details and tons of scalloped edges to make any lover of the wondrous swoon. My fave dress out of the bunch was …
Read More »Stella Jean- Fall 2017-From Russia With Love
Newcomer Haitian-Italian designer, Stella Jean, made her mark with an homage to Mother Russia with scenic vistas of the motherland mixed with military paraphernalia for a truly original fall collection. For someone who is not Russian, this collection was on point! The collection captured the modest village life intertwined with …
Read More »Ulyana Sergeenko- Spring- Haute Couture- 2015- Gorgeous!
The attention to detail in Ulyana’s collections is incomparable… did you know that all the embroidery and stitching is done by hand by 100 super-talented seamstresses? This season, I’ drooling over the rooster handbags and the pink cape. Sooooo, gorgeous! Any who, never a disappointment! photos: Style
Read More »Ulyana Sargeenko- Haute Couture- Fall 2013- Russian Dolls
Our favorite Russian did it again! Couture designer Ulyana Sargeenko showed a beautiful (once again) couture collection for the fall. My favorite out of the bunch is first look with the puffy, fuzzy made from a million Mr. Miggins fur! So, fluffy, so cuddly. I love the silhouettes and the …
Read More »Valentin Yudashkin- Fall 2013- Ice Queens
When I think of Russia, I think of Bond girls in white fur and diamonds drinking vodka. I also think of fat, burly, men drinking vodka and wearing those fur hats. So, in other words, Russia reminds me of fur and vodka mostly. Anywho, Russian designer Valentin Yudashkin went by way …
Read More »Ulyana Sergeenko – Fall Couture 2012- Pravda!
I love love love this collection. It’s like Joan Crawford had a love child with a Russian WWII general. This is all kinds of YESSS! It makes me want to frolic up to a mountain top and pick beets from the farm for a supper of borscht! The 1940’s shoulders …
Read More »Chernobyl by Jamie Pitarch
Remember that awful awful nuclear meltdown in Chernobyl? People had to move forever far away, wild animals were fenced into the contaminated area, people across Europe started developing thyroid problems and weird growths, basically, it was a disaster and 26 years later, it’s still inhabitable. Some of you who read …
Read More »Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang
The Bang-Bang handle by Russian Nikita Kovalev is definitely on my ‘How to be a Bad-Ass List‘. If I replaced all my doorknobs with this, I would be well on my way to frightening guests and scarring small children. But, nonetheless, still badass. Although, I can’t read Russian, I gather from her …
Read More »Pineapple Express
Russian designer Venera Kazarova showed her Fall 2011 collection in Moscow with mainly what looks to be wedding dresses. I love the theatrical quality of it all, however the pineapple reference is a bit strange. I know that pineapples are a symbol of hospitality from the pineapple hanging at the …
Read More »Russian Vogue + Matryoshka Dolls
As you may know, I have a little obsession for Russian Dolls ( Matryoshka dolls)… okay it’s HUGE!!! So, naturally I went berzerk when I saw that for the 10th Anniversary of Russian Vogue, special edition Russian Dolls were commissioned by 27 designers. Here is the list: Celine, Dolce & …
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