needs no introduction. At least she herself thinks so.
She calls herself a secular reporter and feels like a social and political figure, but she has already gone down in history as a mouthpiece for everyday prostitution. Finding herself in front of the closed Moscow doors for the first time, she did not pretend to be touchy, cherish ambitions, take pressure, but immediately went to the back door. She chose a buffet profession and made friends with, as she herself calls them, nymphs. Lips, fur coat, fishnet stockings are the uniforms of the beginning conquerors of the capital.
You can argue endlessly about which woman is a prostitute, and which just lives for her own pleasure. For me, here the border is more or less clear, a prostitute is a woman who had ten times more ugly men than beautiful ones. Ulyana Tseitlina, Bozena Rynska, etc. can talk for years about how beautiful they are, they have achieved everything themselves and take the best from life, but it is worth looking at who you have to sleep with, and it becomes clear that the best is obviously not being picked.
We will not analyze the personal life of Bozena. Now she is seriously going to get married, although her husband, according to rumors, has not yet divorced from the previous one, but Bozena is already living with might and main and posting reports on her blog. The situation has long been familiar to her, she is no stranger to the sailors. But that's none of our business. Our business is style!
At the very beginning of his career, Bozena had a gorgeous image.
Such a Jewish fanatical revolutionary. If I were in her place, I would still stick to it. I would go to social events in a red scarf, ask the bourgeoisie if lobster crawls into their mouths when the masses are oppressed, and then write gorgeous columns on the topic "There is no limit to the vegetation of the upper classes."
Humor ennobles more than a Chanel 2.55 bag. But, most importantly, within the bounds of humor there is always an opportunity to develop and change. How did Sobchak ferment from a hut sprinkled with sparkles to one of the smartest women of our time? All thanks to humor and irony. Bozena is not capable of this - as soon as Birkin became a reality, everything else has lost its meaning for her.
And the race of expensive dresses began. At the same time, Bozena has a rare talent - to choose everything that is as bad as possible, crumpled and stubborn.
The persistence with which she flattens her already not rich breasts is striking ... Okay, still a long dress, here you don't really need to make a bow. But when it comes to combinations, here the taste of our revolutionary is revealed in full force!
In a nightmare, I could not imagine this combination, but Bozena embodied it and wears it with a raised chin. Or here's a couple more randomizers.
The impression is that a light bulb in the wardrobe has simply burned out and a socialite is dressing in complete darkness. Although when she showed her wardrobe to other journalists, there seemed to be light there.
If you read Bozena's LiveJournal, then you are amazed - with what persistence she takes care of her closet. She constantly talks about what and how she altered, where to restore cashmere and to which commission shop then all this can be handed over by weight. It is amazing that persistence does not affect the result.
She loves to talk about her hair care in her LJ very much, but at the same time it always looks as if the bald head was smeared with glue and hair cut from different heads was thrown over it.
Speaking of furs. Another feature of Bozena is the complete absence of the division "appropriate-not appropriate". I have a distant relative, as a result of a birth trauma, his development has gone along an alternative branch and he cannot determine whether his behavior is appropriate or not. For example, he can quite calmly talk about masturbation at the table. In general, he could have raised this topic in a different context, and there this conversation would have been permissible, but not at a family dinner. Bozena shows signs of the same deviation. For example, in a restaurant, she considers it appropriate to poke another visitor with an electric shock, or, for example, no, no, and she will ask in LJ where you can go in furs in the summer. And in this photo she is on a plane wearing a necklace over a turtleneck.
What if the plane crashes, how will they know that she is a VIP? Or, for example, to appear on the red carpet in a summer cottage. What if the terrorists - who will believe her that she has a dacha near London, if she is without a dacha peignoir ?!
At the same time, as you can see, Bozena has the gift of posing. Here in this photo she noticed someone and looks at him like shit.
Oh no! This is how she looks at us!
But hopefully all of this is in the past. Now Bozena is posing with might and main in the pose of an ass-headed mollusk against the background of the family estate. I would like to believe that she will have the strength and perseverance to wash off all the dirt that she has spread around her and on which, as it seemed to her, she can make a career.
I stole part of the photo from the Gossip, part from the LJ of the heroine, for which I thank her.
Updated 09/18/15 15:37:
Bozena is a beauty
From my last post)
08.03.2011
For the wonderful, but controversial holiday on March 8, I prepared an unusual issue of the "Men Talk" column - an interview.
Today, a stylist, a make-up artist, a shopping guide and just an interesting person, Roman Medny, will talk about women. And within the scope of my blog, he is also very valuable as the founder of the LiveJournal community about men's cosmetics all_tested. In a word, you already understood that this is not the kind of person who does not care how a woman dresses and makes up.
We talked to him about female conservatism and bad taste, about blue nails and eyelashes, and what a woman must cook. And a lot more, of course.
Roma, you are a stylist and make-up artist. Who is more interesting to dress - men or women? As a child, it seemed to me that for a girl doll you can come up with a bunch of outfits, and for boy dolls - well, pants and a shirt. Now, of course, my idea of a men's wardrobe a little expanded, but it still seems to me that women's clothing in general is more interesting and varied. Is this so or am I mistaken?
Yes, clothes for women are really more varied. And not only in colors and styles, but also in prices. When I have to dress a married couple, I always spend less on a woman's bow than on a man's. in the same de brand women's clothing is always cheaper. But this does not mean that it is more interesting to work with women - it is, in fact, much easier to work with women. And I love difficulties, I am Aquarius, so it is more interesting for me to work with men
Why is women's clothing cheaper? This is pretty unexpected.
Well, it's just really cheaper. If normal women's trousers can be bought for one and a half thousand rubles, then men's ones are cheaper than four - you will not find them. The same is with shirts, jackets, outerwear. A men's fur coat is much more expensive than a women's one.
And what is the reason? Does it have anything to do with the cost, or does the manufacturer just know that the woman will buy five of these trousers anyway?
Sometimes it seems to me that now the price of clothes is not at all tied to its real value. It's just that a man buys less clothes and at the same time he is mentally ready to spend more on it than a woman. So it turns out - the girls rush to the shops, trying to find cheap and beautiful, and in the end they collect a bunch of rubbish for 20 thousand, and the guys come in and buy one suit for 20, which they will wear for several months. Women have a lot of clothes that are worn 2-3 times, and a man wears all the clothes to the fullest. Before the holes literally
It is understandable, that is, we would like a discount for wholesale and as a "regular customer".
Yeah, something like that. Women's brands have more competition. And women switch more easily from brand to brand. therefore, each manufacturer is interested in creating a cute T-shirt for 300 rubles. And men, on the contrary, stick to the same thing for a long time. If once a suit came up to him, then he will go to the same store until retirement
And, as I understand it, it is easier for you to satisfy a woman when choosing a bow because of her openness to change?
But this is a myth. It only seems to a woman that she “wants to change”. In fact, women can simply fight in the blood for some of their cockroaches from the series "It doesn't suit me." You can explain to men that this is good, but this is bad, and the woman listens to you, nods, and then gives out “it doesn’t suit me” / “I won’t wear it.” And all women's passions for change usually do not go beyond the next unfortunate haircuts Women are much more conservative, snobbish and purist than men.
It's just that for one you they still have a dozen friends in their stylists-advisers, and not always with perfect taste. And there, as they say - "I see this cat for the first time, and I have known you for ten years."
Yes, every woman considers herself a style expert. Clients often ask how to erase bad taste from a friend - it's impossible.
Wow, but this is already interesting. Are there any such orders?
Girlfriends dressing orders? Not often, but they do. As a rule, I refuse if I see even the slightest resistance from my friend. Because "it is impossible to prove to a fool that she is a fool."
And these statements about the bad taste of a friend always turn out to be justified?
A man sees much less than a woman thinks. And if a man talks about bad taste, then the case is usually blatant ...
Fashion history is your specialty and your hobby. What are your favorite fashion looks from the past? Let me explain what I mean: for example, the fashion of the 50s seems incredibly chic and elegant to me, if I'm not mistaken, of the twentieth century: a heavy bell skirt, a tight bodice and indispensable short gloves. I don’t understand at all how such a fashion could pass. What are your favorite styles?
I really love the Soviet 70s. An abundance of tweed, smoky dragonfly glasses, a masculine silhouette for men and always fitted for women. And how then they accurately knew how to introduce furs - neither before nor after in Russia furs were not so elegant.
Although I watched and, frankly, was very impressed with your videos about men's makeup, but in honor of the Eighth Martha, I will ask about women's makeup. What are the street, everyday "trends" in women's makeup that you dislike the most? I mean both common makeup mistakes and generally annoying style.
I am amazed at the persistence with which women try to paint over their lower lashes. For daytime make-up, it is better not to touch them at all, and the girls are trying to blind them into spider paws. In general, the lower eyelashes are very soft and thin, therefore, at the most, they are treated with mascara once and immediately combed with a clean brush so that they do not stick together. And here, many girls like to paint them in several layers, like the top ones, and blind them in 5-6 cilia. Few, but thick and crooked. In general, the main evil is stuck eyelashes.
And bright blue don't scare you? I often encountered rejection of colored mascara from men.
From the point of view of art, they are not afraid. But if you want to please a man, the art needs to be pushed further, the emphasis is on naturalness
What about black and blue nails? Do they attract you as a man (and not as a stylist)?
Yes, there is something in this, in contrast to the black lips. By the way, many girls believe that green or turquoise varnishes are evil. And today, as if enchanted, I watched my hands with a marsh-colored manicure - it was so successfully combined with the image as a whole. Nails are like jewelry, like gems. There is no question of naturalness here. Everyone is tired of French already. In addition, it always looks terrible on not perfect nails. Unlike dark varnish, if the nail is correctly formed and well-chosen shape.
By the way, what shape of the nail do you prefer - oval, square, stiletto or something else?
Oval, of course.
Why "of course"? I myself love the oval, and this is perplexing for most of my friends who wear a square. And even a manicurist is surprised by the order “not to do it squarely”.
Because with an oval, the fingers seem longer, neater and the bending of the plate is most harmonious. After all, not everyone can boast of parallel sides of the nail. As a rule, this is a trapezoid. The oval balances this trapezoid, and the nail looks complete and whole from any angle.
Everyone knows that girls do not hesitate to carry cosmetics from their boyfriends (as a rule, care cosmetics, of course). Occasionally, young people reach out their grabbing hands to our treasures, although in 90% of cases they limit themselves to shower gels with delicious smells. You are the creator of a community about men's cosmetics, and you probably have at home an arsenal of creams, masks, shampoos, balms and other things that any girl will envy. I would rob your lockers at night, I guess! How do you behave when you live with a girl? Are you snatching something from her or is it the other way around?
The bullshit is that those lines of men's cosmetics that are produced are very incomplete. Simply disastrously incomplete. And you constantly have to borrow certain funds from the female lines. And with regard to dragging away from me - all the time, sometimes to the point of irritation. Moreover, it is not the fact that she uses my cream that annoys me, but the one that kissing her, I hear my own smell. It just smacks of some kind of shizo, because in erotica people are guided by scent no less than by touch, and certainly more than by trusting their eyesight. Therefore, the attractive partner must smell differently and preferably unfamiliar.
And who, in the end, more often expropriates someone else's - you or she?
More often it is. Women are more curious creatures than men.
But I also wanted to talk about mops and rags. I remember you had a lot of broken copies on your blog on the topic of whether a girl should cook. I agree that if a girl offers to eat only in restaurants, then it would be quite adequate to offer her to spend the night in hotels. But if you look into the eyes of reality, now the girls who are ready to wash, iron, cook, clean, sew and knit are left only in the villages, and the average working lady has neither the time nor the desire for this entire package of services. For example, I love to cook and do it all the time, but I hate dusting. Surely there are also mirror-opposite examples. So, the question is: which of the household duties are fundamentally female for you? And which of them are you ready to share between you, by agreement?
I am a very strange man in the sense that I don’t want to share any household chores at all. There is a housekeeper for cleaning, who can be called once a week and it is not as expensive as many people think. I love to cook and sometimes I do it with pleasure, so I don't understand girls who refuse to cook on principle. I can’t consider it other than stupidity. It's that simple! And I am happy only with those girls who know how to cook. Those who refuse to do so on principle do not stay longer than one night, as a rule. Why keep a woman just for the sake of sex, if for this you can find a new one every day - and it will be much more interesting.
And if she agrees to cook, but the result is such that ... “it would be better to drink and smoke,” as Vasiliev sang?
I will stand by my side and teach so that the result would be good.
You're just a dream!
I was told yesterday that I am the perfect man. Just when I was frying pancakes by the stove. Although there was a strange set of "positives" - the DJ is handsome and cooks. Although who of them, women, will understand what they need ?!
You talked quite a lot about how to dress business men. But if we touch upon the topic of business women ... I recently looked with one eye at the trailer for the new "Office Romance" and this is the question I asked myself: who is the current business woman more like? To Mymru or to the image praised by magazines: impeccable taste, hairpins, smooth hairstyle, severity in gaze - in general, the Snow Queen, inaccessible, but magnificent?
It should be noted that modern business women have learned to look like the Snow Queen, and "mymr" can be found extremely rarely among women under 35. And many succeed in this image even better than a seductive evening and affordable casual. Inaccessibility - it suits everyone.
Okay, let's leave the business ladies alone and switch to the opposite hypostasis. A stylist is an artist, and since you also started producing your own clothes, so an artist even more so. Are you inspired by images of motherhood and pregnancy, or are such concepts outside your design interests? And by the way, have you ever had to be a shopping guide for pregnant women?
First of all, a stylist must be a psychologist. The artist is the tenth thing. You need to think about a person - his character, way of life. And only then to embody your fantasies. About pregnant women is a very interesting topic, but I didn’t have to work with pregnant women. For some reason, in this state, a woman thinks of herself last. More precisely, about your appearance. There are even a number of signs - not to dye your hair, not to cut your hair, not to wear new clothes, etc. etc.
And young mothers? After all, they choose clothes for the baby with inspiration, doesn’t anyone want to think about themselves?
But I had to carry out the young mothers with buckets. Usually in a year or two after giving birth, when it is possible to return to more or less "its" size. It turns out that my mother has not bought normal stylish clothes for two years and, of course, she has to improve her situation. These are some of the most grateful clients. As a rule, they require an integrated approach, since you need to make up for lost time in two years in hairstyles, makeup, and clothes. And, as a rule, skincare products also change.
What kind of look do they usually want? Something soft and gentle, or vice versa - shake it up again and feel desirable and chic?
They want to be feminine, status, elegant and flirty at the same time. At the same time, without aggressive sexuality, but with piquant details.
Surely you have some, if not idols, then icons of style / beauty / mind among female celebrities? And if so, what exactly do you love them for?
If we talk about great women, then more often I am fascinated by the character and life path. Somehow it turns out that strong people, in any case, leave their mark in aesthetics, regardless of how they dressed. Just remember Edith Piaf is an ugly, hunchbacked woman without a pronounced style, but for some reason these epithets come to mind last of all when you start talking about her. And so with anyone. Bette Midler, Meryl Streep, etc. - everyone dresses, to put it mildly, not very well, but it is the personalities that attract me. Stylish pacifiers like Victoria Beckham get bored very quickly. I don’t understand how you can admire only the ability to wear clothes - after all, it’s just clothes.
Well, and Audrey?
We know Audrey from two dozen classic photographs. I once watched all of her films and the volume also has enough horror that will not fit on any head. For example, the earrings at Breakfast at Tiffany's. Therefore, there is no need to absolutize and build idols on clothes.
An idol is not an idol, but in some ways she was perfect, like a figurine.
A matter of taste. To some, Dietrich seems to be such perfection, to someone Garbo, to someone Hayworth, and to someone even Charlize Theron. You will not believe it, but in 50 years, if humanity is still alive, the most stylish images of Gaga will be filtered out and someone will also consider her a figurine.
Giving flowers to women on March 8 is commonplace and banal, although inevitable. But you hardly like platitude, I suppose. What options could you suggest for creative “flower” gifts? So that to the amazed "ah!" from the mouth of the gifted?
I started giving flowers on the 4th and it was "ah" because I was the first to do it this year. And it was nice. Flowers are generally difficult to surprise. Both quality and quantity are always trite for some reason. Therefore, it is better to give original gifts, in my opinion. Once I gave a girl wallpaper - she dreamed about them and still could not buy. She says she was happy then.
Another gift that has held the palm in vulgarity for many years is perfume. We women know very well that giving a perfume without “trying on” is a terrible mistake, but nevertheless we love to read about which scents will suit our color type / zodiac sign / name / foot size. My question is from the same opera. Imagine that a man runs up to you in a store with tears in his eyes and begs to help you pick up a perfume for your mother-in-law, wife, sister, mistress, old school friend and daughter. What scents would you recommend?
In this case, I advise everyone to donate sets of miniatures of a particular brand. At least something will do. Although I had a client who guessed to disassemble this set and give it to different women. And what about the smells - they are all now within three or four bouquets with minor variations. If a young man says what his girlfriend has been using recently, it is not difficult to pick up a similar smell “from the new ones”. For example, variations of Nina Ritchie (I call it "fruit compote") can be found in about two dozen, with minor improvements.
We must assume that you, unlike most men, would be sympathetic to a woman's desire to take a couple of rooms for a dressing room or make a room for shoes, like Kerry from Sex and the City. And with what purely feminine everyday moments you cannot reconcile or put up with difficulty? Chatting with girlfriends on the phone for hours? “Darling, you need to start the morning with oatmeal, don't go without a scarf, don't read lying down” and other attempts to improve the health of a man living next to him and make him absolutely right? Intrusion into your personal space - "from whom sms, who are you chatting with in ICQ, why can't I read your mail", etc.? Or something different?
Yes, I can understand what mechanisms work in a woman's head when she wants a new dress or shoes, but the invasion of personal space is evil. I never allow myself to meddle in other people's phones and I will not let anyone in mine. It's the same with mail. But oatmeal is good. And for some reason I hate it when someone helps me to pack my suitcase for the trip.
By the way, did you have to act as a stylist or even a shopping guide for your girls? What about makeup?
Constantly.
And did they always agree with your vision of the image?
Of course not. We argue constantly.
And whose initiative is it - you yourself want to improve something or the other half asks for help with fresh ideas?
Yes, somehow harmoniously, everything crystallizes by itself on both sides - we just go shopping together or go to a party together
And you yourself paint the girl for the party?
Never completely. I love doing eyes
Well, I was already jealous - you sit, relax, and no one runs around the room shouting: "How can you paint for an hour and a half ?!" By the way, how do you feel about the notorious long training camp for girls?
With restrained irritation. But this is all window dressing - it is worth at least once to go out without her and the next time everything happens much faster.
Finally - as a gift to the readers, throw some interesting idea for use in the image. Makeup, hairstyle, clothes, shoes - no difference.
Or just some practical advice?
Of course, even necessary!
Bright shadows are in vogue for this season, but those who have tried it know that it is almost impossible to achieve such a bright color as on the catwalk in life, and in shading it turns out to be rubbish. My advice is to use white eyeliner instead of the base under the eyeshadow. It will make it possible to achieve a bright color, like on the catwalk, and neatly shaded around the edges will make the shading of the shadows more accurate. On holiday, you can experiment with brightness, so go for it!
* the article uses photos from the personal archive of Roman Medny
Straightforward and honest - these are the words that come to mind first when you study the blog of the famous stylist and columnist Roman Medny. The novel dresses famous women in Russia and Ukraine, and also maintains a daring blog medny.ru, where he examines the sociology of fashion in a manner peculiar only to him.
Today Roman Medny tells styled.asia about women's fashion, the work of a stylist and what mistakes should be avoided in forming an image.
Roman, why do you think your blog has become so popular among the wide variety? Did the so-called provocative materials, in which you evaluate the wardrobe of celebrities, young and old, played a role?
On the one hand, yes, it attracted and attracts attention, but on the other hand, not only I do this, but for some reason it is my blog that gathers thousands of readers every day. In addition, in order to laugh, people still want to learn something useful, and here I am probably the most humane of fashion bloggers, because I try to write about what is applicable to real life, and not just about fashionable must-haves for a soft European climate. This is, in fact, the secret of my popularity in this combination of humor and practical use. This approach, tested in the blog, I now apply on television and in my video courses.
- How do you cultivate taste in yourself? Do you often experiment with style?
Taste is the experience of aesthetic experience. Moreover, these experiences should concern not only clothes - this is a special way of thinking, but aesthetics is in everything - in the art that you perceive, in the books that you read, even in what you eat. I hone my taste on art - it is the most vivid illustration of the spirit of the times. Fashion follows art, and everything is pretty predictable. Art teaches not to think in patterns "pencil skirt is combined with both jackets and cardigans", but to see the shape, color, boldly handle them, without being attached to clichés.
As for experimenting with my own style, I have periods here. Sometimes I am a fan of clothes and buy just everything I see, and sometimes I just get soaked towards the object with a slight antipathy and I can walk for several months in only sneakers. I never suck anything out of my finger, I do not force myself to search - it somehow finds everything itself. It's just that there are things and people that inspire, and again you can't help yourself - you open the closet and think about the combination of the incongruous.
How do you assess the development of fashion in the territory of the former USSR? Why do we continue to cultivate all kinds of cliches, and in 90% of cases you always recognize our citizens in the crowd abroad?
We started dressing quite recently and have not yet "gorged". At the same time, we do not have an aesthetic tradition - our parents dressed moderately badly, even if then it seemed that it was good. And now we must go through certain stages. To eliminate total illiteracy - to show men that a suit can be worn not only for a wedding and funeral, but because it is beautiful and comfortable, for women to learn that a down jacket is clothes for very extreme conditions and the cold is not a reason to look bad. Then we will gradually begin to more adequately look at ourselves, at our merits and demerits, and emphasize one thing while hiding the other. Now they do not emphasize, but emphasize everything at once. Over time, we get drunk on brands and understand that if this does not suit you, no matter how branded it may be, it will not add beauty. All this takes time and effort, because nothing happens by itself. But the effort that women are willing to put into looking good suggests that it won't take us all that long.
Some people think that going to a stylist means signing in the absence of your own taste - how can you comment on this? Why, by the way, can't your beloved friend cope with this role?
We go to the dentist with acute pain, go to the surgeon when they can’t bear it at all, to the hairdresser - when it’s completely overgrown. And for some reason it is believed that you need to go to a stylist if everything is really bad. But this is not the case. A stylist is a person who can take an impartial look at you from the outside and give you objective advice. He is not afraid of offending you, and does not think about how you will look together, he does not feel latent envy towards you, which often guides his friend's advice, because, as we all remember, a woman’s happiness is a bald friend. The stylist's advice is needed not only for those who realized that they hadn’t dressed for 30 years, but simply hung some rags on themselves. Women with good taste and well-formed style regularly come to me in order to get a charge of new ideas, some fashionable solutions that can make this style more interesting. Someone is ready to spend several hours every day collecting and analyzing this information, while others find it easier to set aside a couple of hours every six months to meet with a stylist who has already collected and analyzed everything. It is just every six months to go to the dentist to check the condition of the teeth, and, if necessary, carry out gentle procedures in order to please everyone with your smile for half a year later.
There is an opinion that several very recognizable and trendy things in one set make the look boring, do you agree? Do you think it is worth getting rid of the habit "I will wear all the best at once" or is it a special style?
There are three main methods of a stylist's work - harmonic, iconic and silhouette. An extremely fashionable thing is definitely iconic. This method involves creating a neutral background for a bold accent. Moreover, this emphasis is not placed at the last moment, when the image seems grayish, and the whole image should "grow" out of this accent. If we think with this logic, then the second celine bag cannot be put in any way, because there should be only one center. Trying to cover up a lack of taste with fashionable mastekhev is like pouring mayonnaise on a failed dish.
- What to do with explicit logos?
There is no more effective way to sign in the absence of your own taste than to dress in a branded total bow. I consider any attempt by the brand to be promoted at the expense of the buyer - unacceptable arrogance. And I will never understand who buys Chanel terry slippers with a logo for 500 bucks. You even stick all of their logos, they still look like free hotel slippers!
As a stylist, have you ever reconsidered your view of this or that thing that was previously considered unacceptable?
In general, I have very few things that I consider unacceptable. You can find context for almost everything, even for boots in rhinestones. The exception is the outright trash described above.
Recently, the topic of refusing to use fur in clothes has been especially actively discussed, what is your position? Will you accept fur in accessories - on bags (like at Fendi this winter, for example)?
I am extremely calm about this topic. I understand the position of vegetarians on this matter, but when meat-eaters start speaking on the same topic, it smacks of hypocrisy. So hamsters can't be choked with gas, but cows can? It only hurts when I see the mediocre use of fur and understand that 300 chipmunks died in vain. The cemetery on oneself must be worn with dignity.
Should you look for decent options from local designers, or is it preferable to have more global "names" in your wardrobe?
The main problem of domestic designers is the inadequacy of pricing. Yes, we do not have a developed infrastructure, but the designers are not trying to somehow develop it, quite calmly setting a price tag comparable to the price tag of European fashion houses with history. At the same time, without offering fundamentally excellent quality. And then these same designers cry, as they are not understood. Our designers lack technological thinking - it is simply impossible to collaborate with them. You are either offered a thing worn out on shows and filming, or stupidly custom tailoring. Attempts to order something from the lookbook end with the song being performed in a completely different material and everyone pretends that it should be so. I do not cooperate with domestic designers, it is easier for me to hit the road to Europe for a couple of days than squander my nerves, achieving the desired result.
- Your wishes for the readers.
If you are reading this, it means that you are already concerned about your appearance. But do not forget that style is not only clothes, it is a way of life. Therefore, I wish you more pleasant travel, interesting books and delicious food.
We are used to admiring the style of outstanding women of the past, but at the same time we can hardly imagine how all this beauty and elegance can be compared with modernity, mired in fleeting trends. Therefore, I decided to do a series of articles on what the style icons of the past would look like if they happened to live today. Let's start with Jackie O.
Jackie O in history, perhaps, will remain primarily the wife of John F. Kennedy, nevertheless, her contribution to the development of fashion is considerable. What is just one pink suit, borrowed from Chanel, which in the memory of Americans will remain a symbol of the murder of her husband and key for many years?
Why did her style become so popular in the 60s? The point is not only that the first lady of the country was its owner. The key to success here is the basic color scheme, architectural cut and the ease with which its owner looked in outfits.
How would Jackie O dress today? To do this, it is enough to understand the main components of the first lady's corporate identity.
Classic trench coat
In this outfit, he is the main character. The rest of the elements are just a neat addition. Choose a deep blue trench coat, while keeping the top and skirt in black and gray. Moreover, the skirt should end so as not to look out from under the outerwear. Classic ballet flats, a hobo bag and Jacqueline's signature oversized glasses complete the look and complete it.
Shift dress / A-line dress
Naturally, in your favorite pink color scheme. As for accessories, another key element of Jacqueline's style is a pearl necklace. Despite the fact that nowadays shoes and a bag are no longer required to match the default tone, here we make an exception so as not to distract attention from the dress.
Looks inspired by Jackie O in the Kate Spade collection.
Tweed jacket
In order to compensate for the massiveness of the jacket and not add age to ourselves, we replace the skirt from the set with classic dark blue ankle-length pants. The top is a white shirt or blouse, and accessories are a pastel pink bag and ballerinas. It's a paradox, but thanks to Jacqueline, in America tweed jackets a la Chanel in various combinations are much more popular than in Europe, where they are associated more with age and status.
Fashion bloggers never tire of "experimenting" with this subject. And for Olivia Palermo and Cameron Diaz, they have already become practically uniforms for all occasions - both to the show, and to the premiere, and to go for bread.
Leopard coat
Jackie Oh, as no one knew how to play with such a cunning print. Designer Oleg Cassini sewed a significant coat for her by order, and now this wardrobe item can be easily found in almost every clothing line of famous brands. A highly controversial wardrobe item, it has become the hallmark of some contemporary style icons such as Karin Roitfeld and Catherine Deneuve.
Kate Spade collection
White pants
Simple and classic at the same time, this piece of wardrobe is perfectly combined with another iconic piece from Jacqueline - a black turtleneck. In order to slightly dilute the classic range, choose sleepers with a playful print. The versatility of such trousers within this style is simply off scale!
Handkerchief
In this case, the scarf can be tied or simply thrown over the shoulders. In addition, a cardigan, riding pants, a light sleeveless jacket and classic black knee-high boots to continue the equestrian theme. The brightness of the scarf is compensated by the neutrality of the rest of the outfit - here you have no roses, no bows - everything is exactly how the first lady would like it.
And yet, the main quality that allowed Jacqueline Kennedy to become a trendsetter and style icon was the ease and naturalness of presentation. Every detail was chic, laconic, in complete harmony with oneself, even if it was part of a well-thought-out image, but what a!
Do you think this is modern?
Original article: medny.ru
Main photo: perfectbeauty.ucoz.ru
A constant column for Forbes Woman, shooting on Ukrainian television, a popular blog (medny.ru), a novel familiar to many under the heading "Style Icons", where our hero does not hesitate to call things by their proper names - for his 27 years he has achieved quite a lot in an interesting yourself to the sphere. With this, let's start the conversation:
Roma, what is the secret of your success? After all, many dream of “getting on TV”, but you somehow managed to do it by itself, and since 2012 your heading in the program “Everything will be good!” is popular.
It was necessary to prepare a lot to ensure that "everything worked out by itself." The producer of the show noticed me on YouTube, and in order to be noticed on YouTube, you need to be noticed, you need to be able to somehow stand out. My non-standard played here. Everyone was already tired of mannered bunnies and were looking for something new. Channel STB found in my face. Now our program is the most popular in its segment and in terms of audience ratings I am several times ahead of other media stylists in Ukraine.
On the set of the program "Everything will be kind"
- Will they recognize it on the street? How do you react when this happens?
Yes, it's very funny that they don't know me in the crowd, but at the same time they constantly recognize me on the street. I cannot sit on the summer terrace in a cafe on a busy street, because people will constantly come up. I relate well, because most often people come up with a positive attitude. It's unpleasant when they ask for advice right now, because most often they ask nonsense, I apologize and say that "I don't give advice on my knees." Many funny situations arise. For example, in the line at the airport, one man said that it was an honor to stand for the "shopping maestro", and one prisoner first scattered in compliments, and then asked for twenty. The comedy arises from the fact that a person has seen you many times and thinks that you are his old acquaintance, and you see him for the first time.
You are not an ordinary stylist, as it seems to me. In the sense that you do not impose an image on a person that is alien to him simply because he is fashionable. Or I know that the stories “before” and “after” are not about you, you do not like this format. Why?
Because I believe that it humiliates the person. Look before he was a sucker, and after the work of a stylist he became a king. Although in both photos one and the same person. A person should remain himself, he should be comfortable and my job, as a stylist, is to help a person to feel free, to feel and express it through clothes. Sometimes it takes time to make a dramatic change. I am often compared to a psychoanalyst. Therefore, more often than not, if a person asks for "before and after", then this is not my client, this is a person with a large number of complexes, who is looking for a magic wand, but at the same time does not want to work on himself on his own. And style is always the work of not only a stylist, but also a person. After all, we have to build here, and you live here!
I have collaborated with TV shows "before and after" and I know the participants in those shows - they come home, take off their clothes, hang them in the closet and never reach them again. I want the clothes that I choose for the person to be worn for a long time and with pleasure.
- I know that you are not a frequent visitor to social events, including fashion shows. What is the reason for this?
There was a time when I spent a lot of time attending events, but later realized that this time was wasted. The get-together is not the level at which I would like to work.
Have you ever been for “Style Icons”? The rubric is painfully true, and the characters appear there quite ... large-scale, let's say.
Gulnara Karimova promised to curse, the singer Lama still writes in the comments, Olga Ibragimova is rude in a PM on Facebook. Once the organizers of Vasiliev's speech in Kiev asked me to say a few words about him, I just threw them a link to the icon in response. In general, we live merrily, threats come regularly, especially in the genre of "who else?" And you understand that our show business on both legs is a temple, not only because many look bad, but because many still do not quite adequately treat themselves. Although, as I have already noted for a long time, there are practically no mentally healthy people here, therefore I try to stay away from the stars, although offers are regularly received.
- For yourself personally, what brands do you choose in the main?
For me, shopping is always chaotic, unpredictable. I try to travel more and if I come across an interesting shop somewhere, I buy up half of the range. During the May holidays I was in Barcelona and "took out" half of Il Ganso, before that there was a period of COS hobby, and even before that I was delighted with the Suit Supply suits.
