The most prominent of the foreign guests of the week was Jade Jagger, daughter of musician Mika Jagger and model. She spent a few days in the capital, and one evening even rumored to have rented one of the Moscow clubs. Among the guests at the party were her friends - Natalia Vodianova and her husband Justin Portman. Representatives of the Russian press noted unexpectedly luxurious Jade form, although it is possible that a runaway effect was created with the help of a corset.
The week kicked off the first of April, with the presentation of the collection of the famous lady-originalki, Vivienne Westwood. Is it worth to mention a crowded room, you miss the hustle and the show for two hours? But the show was worth it.
Like most designers, grandmother Vivian forecasts for next season popularity magnificent silhouettes. Her collection featured a huge knitted scarf in combination with evening dresses, jackets, decorated with rhinestones, sadomasochistic corsets, giant boots. Fabric - tweed and tartan mostly. The very 66-year-old fashion designer in Moscow has not arrived, sent husband, Andreas Kronthaler. By the way, handsome brunet under Westwood nearly thirty years. He helped her in the creation of the collection, which, incidentally, has already been presented at Paris Fashion Week. Andreas spoke about the collection as follows: "It's about cave girl. The collection is called "Wake up, cave girl." Because, on the one hand, we must not forget where we came from, and on the other, primitive woman - it's so sexy. "
For the first time in Moscow, the Queen Mother of avant-garde British fashion presents his collection in 2001, right at the Kazan station. In the unanimous opinion of the press if the mannequins in provocative outfits from Westwood ventured down from the podium in the Moscow subway, they would certainly detained by police.
Russia for the first day of the week was Maxim Chernitsov. His collection also have "lit up" abroad for the Portuguese fashion week. Fashion, as always, thinks outside the box - for the autumn-winter season, it offers a summer theme. Blue and white stripe, funny pictures underwater inhabitants on t-shirts, comic inscription: "Fish - the beast." As accessories were used beads from floats and lines, and in the hands of the models carried the network.
The third day of the week was dedicated to the Chinese fashion. RFW general producer Alexander Shumsky has promised: "The cooperation between China and Russia will continue, and the arrival of the guests will not be the last." The most notable was the show of the Fashion House Bosideng, the largest clothing manufacturer in China, occupying the last ten years, first place in sales in Japan (it seems that the Chinese can not afford clothes). Bosideng offer phony coat, which originally fastened like a kimono.
Moscow has long been striving to become the fifth item in the list of the major fashion cities in the world after Paris, London, Milan and New York. But critics are skeptical. For example, Artemy Troitsky said that "fashion in Russia never was created, it was always either very stupid or very secondary. Therefore, something I have little interest in our designers. "
Another day was given by the Spaniards. Mark Isabel de Pedro presented clothes with fitted silhouette is basically a combination of colors - black and red. Also impressed the audience showing Paco Chicano: provocative inscriptions on T-shirts and arbitrary use of symbols of the Catholic Church. Especially interesting was the wedding dress of black lace adorned with Strass cross veil.
Egor Zaitsev seem borrowed a trick or two from John Galliano (eg, music, start with the first part of the second concert of Rachmaninov and finish hard rock). He showed a lot of crinolines with ruffles, and mysterious hats constructed of Pavlovo Posad Shawl.
Julia Dalakian presented a collection called "Color of Night". Clothing was made from delicate fabrics: silk, velvet, batiste, chiffon. Feminine silhouette flying skirts and dresses décolleté. And for long-legged - short shorts and skirts minimalist.
Finally, to the podium to present his collection came Eva Polna. Looks like it's her last public appearance before the birth of her second child.
"If a woman is absolutely healthy, I do not see anything extraordinary in the fact that it continues to do what he likes, even in the ninth month of pregnancy - Pol'na commented afterwards. - Someone even before birth repairs in the apartment picks, furniture begins to move, and I - all in the works. To me it is fun, and "interesting situation" that is not a hindrance. " The collection of the brand Body Boy (authors - Polna and Natalia Soldatov) dominated spring mood. Cut - sporty colors - blue and yellow, warm.
Closes the Russian Fashion Week Elena Suprun. The designer could not resist the temptation to release to the podium of his celebrity clients, including - Christina Aguilera.
The singer showed one of the velvet dress with sequins, made in the style of art deco. Together with Aguilera in the parade participated and girls of thirteen, and mature women with figures, far from the model standards.