John Galliano Is Back!

May 16, 2014 by Raluca Stoica

It happened in a caffe in Paris, in 2011, when John Galliano, designer at Dior at that time, was filmed in a series of racist and anti-Semitic outburst – a huge step back for the 52 years old designer, born in Gibraltar, that had to quite his position as creative director at Dior, blaming his irrational behaviour on his alcohol addiction. Now, John Galliano embarks on a new and interesting project in the hands of the firm L’ Etoile. The […]

Categories: beauty, fashion, people • Tags: beauty, creative director, dior, fashion, fashion industry, gibraltar, John Galliano, L' Etoile, news, russia

“India: Jewels, conquer the world” – Gems in Russia’s Kremlin Museum

April 8, 2014 by Raluca Stoica

Russia’s Kremlin Museum honours the extravagance and originality of Indian style that influenced so much over the centuries the jewellery design in an exhibition from April 12 to July 27. In the windows will sparkle treasures of the Indian palaces of different eras – male and female ornaments, amulets, ambassadorial gifts – as well as works of the great European jewellery houses, which at various times have come under the influence of the Indian charm, decorative sense and art. Historians […]

Categories: accessories, beauty • Tags: art, cartier, diamonds, emerlads, india, inspiration, jewelry exhibition, Kremlin Museum, museum, russia, van cleef and arples

Strawberry Land – Fashion and Distant Lands at GUM Department Store in Moscow

March 17, 2014 by Raluca Stoica

This season the designers decorated GUM, the most famous shopping center of Moscow using the strawberry as a story-teller – first as a symbol of summer and then, by placing the mannequins in different countries, as a guide about traveling and distant lands. Fashion and travelling going hand in hand and one fruit that “speaks” about it. Each strawberry interpretation varies from country to country and the stylists of the department store along with the designers have done everything so the […]

Categories: fashion, travel • Tags: art, Brazil, Department store, ecuador, fashion, gum, inspiration, mexico, moscow, photography, russia, shopping center, strawberry

Natalia Vodianova Designes The New ‘Raketa’ Watches for Petrodvorets Watch Factory

February 18, 2014 by Raluca Stoica

The Petrodvorets Watch Factory is Russia’s oldest factory – it was founded by Peter the Great in 1721 as the Peterhof Lapidary Works and still manufactures the worlds most famous watches – Raketa. They were produced for the Red Army, the Soviet Navy, for North Pole expeditions, as well as for civilians. The beautiful Natalia Vodianova is a fan of the precious timepieces and this passion turned into a collaboration between them. Here are the ruby-incrusted watches that Natalia designed for the brand – […]

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Anna Selezneva for Vogue Russia February 2014

January 17, 2014 by Raluca Stoica

Model Anna Selezneva; Photographed by Hans Feurer; Stylist Olga Dunina; Hair Daniel Martin; Makeup Fredrik Stambro.

Categories: fashion • Tags: anna selezneva, editorial, fashion, Hans Feurer, models, photography, russia, vogue, vogue russia

Jacquelyn Jablonski for Vogue Russia January 2014

December 20, 2013 by Raluca Stoica

Model Jacquelyn Jablonski; Photographed by Emma Tempest; Stylist Camilla Pole; Hair Halley Brisker; Makeup Sandra Cooke. Related articles Marikka Juhler By Alvaro Beamud Cortes For The Stylist France November 2013 (astairwaytofashion.com) Carola Remer for Vogue Mexico December 2013 (astairwaytofashion.com) Daga Ziober and Holly Rose for Vogue Russia December 2013 (astairwaytofashion.com) Anmari Botha for Numeró December 2013/January 2014 (astairwaytofashion.com)

Categories: fashion, swimwear • Tags: Emma Tempest, fashion, Jacquelyn Jablonski, photography, russia, swimwear, vogue, vogue russia

Marie Piovesan for Vogue Russia December 2013

November 23, 2013 by Raluca Stoica

Model Marie Piovesan; Photographed by Catherine Servel; Stylist Svetlana Tanakina; Hair Laurent Philippon; Makeup Adrien Pinault; Set Designer Alexis Barbera; Manicure Typhaine Kersual. Related articles Where Fashion Meets Fantasy (astairwaytofashion.com)  

Categories: fashion • Tags: Catherine Servel, fashion, Marie Piovesan, models, photography, russia, vogue, vogue russia

Georgiana Sarev for The Qvest Magazine

May 27, 2013 by Raluca Stoica

The Qvest Magazine-Ruski Rustikal Editorial

Categories: fashion • Tags: editorial, fashion, Georgiana Sarev, photography, Qvest Magazine, russia, Stefan Giftthaler