Stylish Russian pensioners
Igor Gavar, a photographer from Omsk, takes photos of elderly people in the streets of Russian cities. Here are babushkas and dedushkas (grandmas and grandpas), who have a sense of style and don’t forget their image, despite the circumstances.
For a long time the idea of beauty associated only with the cult of youth. Gavar’s project Oldushka is an attempt to expand our understanding of the age and style. These people were young when any manifestation of individuality was suppressed. However, even years later, they have a wonderful sense of style and dress up as if nothing had happened. Neither the circumstances, nor the power of stereotypes associated with age are able to overcome their desire to look beautiful.
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Most popular Russian models 2013
They say that the most beautiful girls are in Russia. Foreigners coming to visit it feel themselves like kids in a candy shop. Not surprisingly, that the majority of the most popular and well-known top models are girls from Russia.
In 2013 Russian models attacked the global fashion community with double force.
Irina Shayk shone on the covers of glossy, in promotional photo shoots, on the red carpet and in the chronicles of personal scandals (she forgave her beloved Cristiano Ronaldo for his betrayal).
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Fashion designer Ulyana Sergeyenko is called Queen of Russian Couture. She began her career in the fashion industry in 2011 and three years later her clothes appeared on the fashion podiums of the world’s fashion capitals – Paris, London and Milan. Secular lionesses from Russia and the stars of Hollywood like her feminine dresses with a floral print.
Pretty girl was born in 1982 in Ust-Kamenogorsk into the family of philologists.
A style icon for the future star was not Brigitte Bardot and Catherine Deneuve, but her own grandmother whose image Ulyana always uses in her collections.
At the age of 15 Sergeenko along with her parents moved to St. Petersburg. A year later she became a model. Ulyana was invited to the well-known modeling agency Modus Vivendis.
However, the girl dreamed of being a model in Paris and New York. The dream wasn’t fulfilled. Her intelligent parents were totally against: their daughter had to get a good education.
Ulyana graduated from the St. Petersburg State University.
Before becoming a designer, the girl was a photographer and took pictures of Alena Akhmadullina, Ksenia Sobchak and Polina Kitsenko.
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Olesya Malinskaya is a model and a designer, who created her own fashion house. Fashion House OLESYA MALINSKAYA has its fans all over the world.
Malinskaya is a beautiful and glamorous girl. Gorgeous hair, pretty face, perfect figure, beautiful outfits. Her appearance is envied by many girls. That’s why there are a lot of rumors about her and it is difficult to know where the truth is.
Olesya doesn’t like to tell about her private life and tries to hide her provincial past.
Awesome girl was born in Rostov-on-Don on April 5, 1989. According to other sources she is from Volgodonsk. In 2006 she came to Moscow.
The girl met her future husband at the Cherkizovsky market (at that time she couldn’t buy dresses in boutiques).
It is only known that Anton Malinsky (Olesya took his surname after marriage) is a lawyer and a good man.
Olesya decided to go into modeling. Her husband was against it, but still agreed.
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Creativity without waste is impossible — Alexander Liberman

Alexander Liberman was a prominent representative of the American intelligentsia, Russian emigre, who changed the pop culture of the twentieth century. You know, he was the king and god of the publishing house Conde Nast. By the way, Alexander was an editor, a publisher, a painter, a photographer, and a sculptor.
The boy was born on September 4, 1912. Nine years later his family fled from Moscow.
Young Liberman was educated in Russia, England, and France. He studied mathematics and philosophy at Sorbonne in Paris and architecture at the School of Fine Arts in London.
In Paris Alexander fell in love with Tatiana Yacovleff du Plessix, who was six years older. Their love affair began when the Viscount du Plessis was alive. In 1940 Viscount was killed by Nazis.
Alexander, Tatiana and her daughter Francine fled first to the south of France, and then to New York, the city where Lieberman was destined to become a ruthless and ironic shark of bohemian world.
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Ksenia Stom was born on January 15, 1983 in Moscow.
The girl became known for the fact that she became the finalist of the national final in one of the most prestigious competitions, beating Natalia Polevshikova (better known as Natasha Poly), who was the main contender.
Awesome Ksenia became the winner of the international competition New Model Today 2000.
It was the phenomenal victory for the seventeen-year-old girl. The young model was not afraid to take part in the contest. There were 45 participants from 35 countries around the world.
You know, Ksenia’s modeling agency was ABC models.
The competition was held in the Italian city Cetara.
Soon after the contest Ksenia signed the contract with Why Not, one of the model agencies in Milan.
At the moment she works with one of the most famous modeling agencies in Moscow Fashion.
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Ekaterina Elizarova is an international model also known as Katia E. Moreover, she is an actress.
Pretty girl was born on August 17, 1986 in Saratov, Soviet Union. Katia trained as a ballerina at the prestigious Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow. Also she’s a graduate from Queen Mary Law School in London. Elizarova’s sister Alisa followed in the footsteps of her elder sister. She was a participant of the reality show Top Model Po-russki (cycle 4).
Awesome girl was 14 years old, when she was seen by the modeling scout Guia Jikidze in her home town. Guia also discovered Natalia Vodianova, Eugenia Volodina, Irina Shayk, Elena Melnik, and Polina Kouklina.
Katia quickly appeared on the cover of Jalouse. By the way, the girl starred in a number of Russian television commercials and campaigns for many brands.
15-year-old girl worked in London, Paris, Milan and Tokyo. But only after graduation from University in 2009 Katia became a full-time model.
Amazing girl worked with many agencies, including Why Not Model Agency (Milan), City Models (Paris), M4 Models (Hamburg), View Management (Spain).
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