My knowledge of Russian is very limited but I love this video interview of Vogue Russia's Aliona Doletskaya at Истории в Деталях (History in Details).
I wish some generous soul put English subtitles to it but oh well.
Made a little cameo appearance on the website of my favourite international edition of Vogue.
Спасибо!
Thank you so much for the lovely mention and I hope to see you guys at one point in the future. :-)
via vogue.ru
I know it's a little too late but I've just received my mail fedexed from home. You probably have seen images of Vogue Russia's September 2009 issue with Kate Moss but have you read the Editor's Letter? Inspirational words from Aliona as always.
Don't move. The only thing I want to hear from you my dear reader is the word 'amen'.
Am I right or AMIRITE? What say you?
Amazing Aliona
Right before the Marc Jacobs show on Monday, I had an afternoon meeting/chat and drinks at the Gramercy Tavern with Simon Robins and the stunning Aliona Doletskaya of Vogue Russia, my favourite edition of Vogue.
As you know, I'm a super big fan of Aliona and to spend time with her is something I never thought would happen. She's INCREDIBLE! That's all I have to say.
More updates to follow.
PS. Thank you for giving me a ride to the MJ show!
I'm sure you've seen the August 2009 issue of Vogue Russia with Dree Hemingway by now. IMO, it's Aliona's strongest cover of the year so far.
Well, I was inspired to wear a little bit of bling bling (or should I say bing bing cause we're talking about cubic zirconia here not diamonds) myself. I don't think I'll be able to afford ginormous Graff rocks in this lifetime but lookie lookie at this cute treasure I picked up last week. It's huge! It's perfect for those days when you want to punch someone on the face to leave a long, lasting impression. Hah!
Loves it!
It's not just Anna Wintour racking up precious television airtime but my beloved Aliona Doletskaya (Russian Vogue Editor-in-Chief) is on CNN!
I'm not 100% sure about this but a friend who is a stylist told me that as far as circulation count is concerned, Vogue Russia is one of the top three, beating Vogue Paris and Vogue Italia. The other two are British and the American editions.
Hotness!
Simon Robins
Lookie lookie at who my friend snapped in NYC last week. It's Simon Robins, Fashion Director of my favourite Russian Vogue.
Yeehaw. Thank you thank you thank you! I'm sooo happy! I'm a big fan of Simon's work. I first heard of Simon on POP magazine back in the dark ages. Yes, I still have the first issue of POP (the one with Stella McCartney pole dancing on the cover) lying around in the house. I love my ancient relics, thanks very much.
Meanwhile, I'm definitely gonna add this to my fasheen collecsheen. I am gonna work hard and save in the next few months to come. It's Paris or bust next season!!!! I think it would be fun to meet everyone for real. I've already met Carine... this time I wanna meet Aliona Doletskaya too. I've been told by my friend that Simon mentioned they want to meet me as well. I hope my friend is not talking cack. A gurl like me can only dream eh?
For more Simon Robins, be sure to visit the Love Magazine blog where he appears every once in a while and of course, Mykromag which is due to be launched next month.
Now... let's play a game my dear minions.
How many fall/winter 2009 coats can you identify based on the photo above? If you need more help, here's a bigger version of the photo.
I spy with my old beaten-up Fendi spy bag the enormous and spectacular fuchsia Dolce & Gabbana, Alexander McQueen (hint: behind the Dolce coat), Blumarine and Prada. I could be wrong with the Prada one though but it's the embellished charcoal piece near the blue furry (Marios Schwab ??) piece.
Answers on a Vogue Russia notecard.
Magdalena Frackowiak for Vogue Russia May 2009 Cover
Magdalena Frackowiak is on the cover of the May 2009 issue of Russian Vogue.
This cover is fantastic. It's definitely better than last month's. Magdalena looks flawless in that Gaultier (??) bathing suit!!
Maybe it's just me but for some reason, I'm getting a constructivism vibe to it. The cover reminds me of those Russian/Soviet "propaganda" posters if you know what I mean. Perhaps it's the playful use of the fonts? I know the colours used (red, white and blue) are the same as the Russian flag.
scan credit: achAT fashion scans
Vogue Russia March 2009
My gurl, the Russian stunner Natasha Poly, is on the March 2009 cover of Vogue Russia.
Also in this issue is a wonderful article of their favourite fashion blogs. I don't speak/can't read Russian but I had a Muscovite friend translate the article for me. I always get excited every time fashion magazines and traditional media write about bloggers. Blogging is still a very young 'industry' -- those of us who don't have a lot of experience still have lots to learn from veterans so yeah, it's definitely an honor to be recognized and have their support.
On the first page of the article (click those thumbnails) you'll see that even some of my readers (holding "I LOVE BRYANBOY" signs) made a quick lil' cameo appearance! WOW! Thank you so much for the lovely, lovely mention. OMG Aliona you seriously rock! You know, I was hoping I'd see Aliona in NYC but I've been told (before I left) that she skipped NYC this season so there. Oh well. It would've been soo cool meeting her and my trip would've been "complete". Hopefully that would happen sometime in the future because Aliona Doletskaya is one of my favourite editors E-V-E-R.
Special thanks to Josef who lives in Austria for the scans. You're so lucky you're able to buy Vogue Russia there!!! I hope something shows up on eBay soon because I want to get my own personal copy. Hello, Vogue Russia is one of my fave magazines and you guys already know that.
scan credit: Josef/achAT
Victoria Beckham for Vogue Russia February 2009 Cover
In a very rare feat, one of my favourite Vogues ever, Vogue Russia, featured a celebrity -- top fem bot Victoria Beckham (aka Posh Spice) -- on their February 2009 issue cover.
I hope celebrities-on-covers won't become the norm with Vogue Russia though. In any case, it's still 104% fashyonnnn. The cover is fierce and cheeky at the same time. Posh looks absolutely flawless and stunning. It's nice to see her without the fake bake and that hat is gorgeous! Can't wait to see scans online when they are available.
photo credits: vogue.ru
All Roads Lead to Moscow
Picture yourself coming home with a package waiting on your bed from the prestigious publishing house Conde Nast.
Now imagine that little parcel of love came from the hardworking Editor-in-Chief (and her lovely team) of Vogue magazine.
Click click click!
Naomi Campbell for Vogue Russia December 2008
FEROSHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
I want to write a super long entry on how I feel about this cover (it sent shivers down my spine as soon as the photo loaded) but you know what, I'll let the magnificent photo speak for itself. I'm speechless!
100% Pure Brilliance. 104% FEROSHA. Aliona Doletskaya, thank you so much.
via: ontd_ff
Vogue. Russia. 10 Years in Vogue
Remember my blog entry about those gorgeous designer Matryoshka dolls last month? Well, Editor-in-Chief Aliona Doletskaya's assistant emailed me earlier today with details.
As you have seen on the November 2008 issue of Russian Vogue, some of the world's leading designers (including Miuccia Prada, Donatella Versace, Marc Jacobs, Ralph Lauren, Dolce & Gabbana, etc.) designed a Matrioshka doll. Each of these (half-a-meter tall) dolls were handrafted by skilled Russian artists and meticulously painted by hand.
To celebrate their 10th anniversary, Vogue is hosting a grand gala dinner on November 20, 2008 for 200 of Vogue Russia's closest friends which includes international business and political elite, key players in the art and fashion worlds and Russian and international celebrities. Are bloggers invited too? Just kidding. The Matrioshka dolls are then going to be auctioned off for charity that night. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Northern Crown Foundation, a charity that helps orphaned children throughout Russia.
In other words, pedestrians like you and myself won't be able to bid on these gorgeous dollls. But that's OK. One must be kerrr-azzy to go on a bidding war with a Russian oligarch anyway!!!
Amazing eh? How can you not love Aliona and Vogue Russia?
For more information, visit http://www.vogue.ru/10years.
Happy birthday Vogue Russia!!!!
PS. Thanks Ekaterina!
Designer Matryoshka Dolls - Vogue Russia November 2008
The brilliant Aliona Doletskaya does it again! Fresh from the pages of the latest issue of Vogue Russia comes the gold standard of tourist trap souvenirs: the designer Matryoshka doll!
Ladies and gentlegays, feast your eyes on "Russian Soul". Can you guess which designer is which?
This is the sort of thing one can expect from Visionaire so I'm surprised!! Click click click!
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