Miroslava Duma (L) Vika Gazinskaya (R)
Miroslava Duma - editor, charity chair
top and skirt -- Marc Jacobs
Vika Gazinskaya - designer, charity volunteer
shoes -- Roger Vivier
You are going to be seeing a lot more of these two fashion industry leaders from Moscow, good friends Miroslava Duma and Vika Gazinskaya in the coming month as they have plans to visit London and Paris Fashion Weeks as well.
This is Moscow based designer Vika Gazinskaya as seen in Paris right before the Gareth Pugh show. I'd recommend popping into her site for a minute to check out her theatrically powered catwalk video.
This is Elissey Kostsov (pronounced the same as Élysées in Champs- Élysées), Fashion Director of Citizen K Russia and Vika . It was fascinating to listen to Elissey tell me about the challenges the Russian fashion industry faces as an up and coming nation in the global fashion industry.
A profile view of Vika's always amazing hair.
I realize that Paris Fashion Week is already over a week past us, but I have so many shots backlogged from there that some are just too good to keep to myself. This shot of the ambiance at the Paris shows is one of them. Beyond the photographers storming Emmanuel Alt, you have the tourists on the left admiring all the action, the pigeon in the background flying away and the pigeon in the right foreground watching all the action too. All four of the latter define life at the Jardin des Tuileries: editors and stylists, photographers storming the stylists and editors, tourists in the background, and pigeons!
As a photographer may say to a model, "mix it up". So what better way to mix it up a bit here at altamira than by adding in some of Russia's fiercest fashion leaders. From Left to Right after the Celine show: Miroslava Duma, Elena Perminova, Anya Zirouva, and Vika Gazinskaya
I thought I'd throw some variety into the mix of Models Off Duty, so here is Russian designer Vika Gazinskaya applying make up while at New York Fashion Week. Back to regular street style shots tomorrow.
I don't know if it's the Hermès headscarf or the Roger Vivier shoes that I like most, or the fact that I just shot Russian designer Vika Gazinskaya yesterday, but one thing is for sure: this outfit has some serious strength in it's proportions, especially with her cropped trousers.
Russian designer Vika Gazinskaya
To find out where Jourdan's clothes is from, be sure to visit teenvogue.com
I also really want to say I'm sorry for the lack of updates this fashion month. I have soo many gigs going right now, with exclusive photos, that it's been really hard for me to keep my blog updated. And to think, it was all because of loyal readers like you that I was able to get these gigs to begin with. I can assure you that after fashion month passes, I'll be back on track.
Marissa Competello. This shot is actually an out take from a series of shots I submitted to French Glamour for their July street style issue. 18 of the shots in the issue are mine including three of my favorite people: Louise Ebel, Elana Fishman, and Vika Gazinskaya. Some shots will also be published in German Glamour and Spanish Glamour as well.
Vicen Akina
bag -- was his dad's, from Portugal in the 1970's
boots -- Opening Ceremony
