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KOVALEVAMOLOCHAEVA: a new face of outerwear
KOVALEVAMOLOCHAEVA is a design duo from Novosibirsk, who works in fashion industry more than 7 years. The winners of national and international design competitions are the best young designers of Russia according to National Fashion Industry Academy, they are the winners of the national award «Golden spindle 2014». The new collection of KOVALEVAMOLOCHAEVA ‘Varya’is a modern silhouette, high-quality materials and bright prints. I talked to the designers about the collection and other important details. What inspired you to create this collection? Why is it called like that? The feature of the collection is a combination of the outerwear (jackets, down jackets and coats) with evening dresses. The basis of the collection…
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SLAVA ZAITSEV fw`15-16
I am glad to present photos from the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. And the first will be show of Slava Zaitsev. He is a classic of Russian fashion. Collection Fall-Winter also came out very classic and even historical: vintage dresses with crinolines, elegant hats and something from the British dandy. The show was just amazing. Everyone were excited especially after the latest model, walking on a runway under the poem of Marina Tsvetaeva. The show caused a formication. Enjoy my photos and leave a feedback! I would be very happy to discuss the collection in comments below.
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For honor and conscience
We like proverb ‘Preaper the sled in summer, and cart in winter’ in Russia very much, because Russian always prepare for the worst as well as to a good much earlier. That is why I invite you to take care about your winter look right now. Although we will not analyze the whole look, we just look at the winter footwear’s chic trend. I’ve already wrote about the winter collection of Dolce & Gabbana, but only about men. However, it should also pay attention to the female part. The girl in the armor — it’s very interesting. Cavalry boots with high tops were invented for a rider to help him to…
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Warm news
H&M и Isabel Marant have prepared a pleasant surprise that will help us to stay warm on cold winter nights and look stylish every day. The Swedish brand introduced the visual aid about the French chic — Exclusive Collection, which combines the classics, épatage and French style. Isabel Marant commended the collection as a new opportunity to to revise old models and improve them. Undoubtedly, all things look smart and stylish. New look at old things is expressed in four directions: men, women, teens and accessories. However, the purpose of my article is not to talk about the whole collection, I wanna show you the most beautiful and original…
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Checkered world
Fashion for the checkered texture leaves us with a reproach for a bad taste, but it always comes back, crashing out of the blue. However, the most interesting thing is forms that are filled with a wide color range of tartan fabric. One of the most outstanding collections fall / winter 2013 — 2014 was the Moschino fashion show. The collection looks more like a carnival thematic: either Royal Guards have dressed high-heels shoes, or the Scottish horsewoman have had a party before the show jumping. The clothes are beautiful, elegant, but sometimes very artsy and pretentious. On the other hand mass-market produces beautiful and interesting models for adequate price category. More recently, we…
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Reconstruction of the Finnish costume (part 1)
There is a wide range of exhibits in the State Museum of Finland in Helsinki. I had a pleasure of meeting an amazing history of the Finnish costume, and now I’m going to tell you about it. The reconstruction is based on the finds of a 10-11th century at the Luistari cemetery in Eura, Western Finland. The ancient Eura costume was the first Finnish reconstruction with a mantle dress of the so-called peplos type. The reconstruction is based on the finds of a single grave, but a dress with the same basic model was probably in use throughout Southwestern Finland during the Viking Age. The costume was ordered for the…