The Russian Invasion

The U.S. Harper's Bazaar May issue has a great story of "The Red Queen", i.e. Ulyana Sergeenko, a Russian fashionista, the wife of a Russian insurance billionaire, and new couture designer with two collections under her belt. There are a few Russian ladies that have become very influential in the fashion circles, not least because they have seemingly limitless budgets to actually buy the clothes from the shows in Paris, New York, London, Milan. They make a number of outfit changes for the various shows and don't mind being photographed, but in fact invite it and dress accordingly with amazing style and drama. Seeing the "street style" photos from the shows is an integral part of the whole show landscape, as much as the actual runway collection... These Russian ladies, including Sergeenko, Miroslava Duma, Vika Gazinskaya, and others, are fun to watch - but I especially like Ulyana Sergeenko's style. She is the real Russian Drama Queen, an original who dresses like she's on a movie set - a Russian movie to be sure. I love the Russian style influence, the glammed up "Babushka" style with signature flawless red lips and cat eyes. Not necessarily a style to copy to the T, but definitely entertaining to follow and certainly a style that can give you ideas to elevate your own game...