Sunday, October 31, 2010

FILM FILM FILM

It seems like the new Era for Russian cinema has started.
Both russian movies I've seen on a festivals were good. Both had a big success.

Ovsyanki / Silent Souls
by Fedorchenko won FIPRESCI Prize, Best Cinematography, in Venice.

There is gossip that Quentin Tarantino applauded for 15 min standing after watchin this.

How I ended this Summer/ the right translatiion is - How I Spent This Summer/ Как я провел этим летом
by Aleksei Popogrebsky 've got the Golden Bear in Berlin this year.
I called this movie: The russian version of "Go to the WIld", my friend Ken Christiaens would love it.



Highly recommended...

I hope my perception has not been damaged and it's not just a stupid homesick.

Have a good week,
Irina

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Грузия / Georgia

What we know about Georgia? Not so much, actually.
Post soviet country, orthodox, extremely beutiful and extremely poor. Ancient culture. Amazingly tasty food and amazingly kind people. And of course very beautiful women.
But what we knew about fashion over there? Nothing.
yvan rodic went to Georgian fashion week and found some "fashion in streets" of the capital - Tbilisi.

Truly yours,
Irina


D E M O N / Д E М О Н

My good friend Anastasija Nikitina made her first short film recently.
We cross fingers for her and wish her good luck with the final competition this Sunday.
This video full of beuty and dreams. And the main actor is just looking gorgeous! We are all in love with him...
Please play in HD.

Truly yours, Irina

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

BULLGIRL BADGE IN NIEWSBLAD






Hey, girls! The BULLGIRLS BADGE is a cool winter accessory, don't you think???
You can get your own here!
XXX

Monday, October 25, 2010

Thursday, October 21, 2010

GIRLS FROM OMSK go to MAPP Teaser








Hello, come and see the fruit of our work (and fun) OMSK TOTEM, and have a drink, this friday 22nd of october at the MAPP concept store, 5 rue Léon Lepage, 1000 Brussels!
Here are some "making of" shots.
See you there!!!!

Thursday, October 14, 2010

GIRLS FROM OMSK go to MAPP



COME AND HAVE A DRINK WITH US + LISTEN TO MUSIC + CHECK OUT OUR OMSK TOTEM INSTALLATION + PHOTO PROJECT BY ULRIKE BIETS WITH GIRLS FROM OMSK!

OPENING + DRINK FRIDAY 22.10.10 18H-22H



OPENING HOURS:
FRIDAY 11H-22H

SATURDAY 11H-19H
SUNDAY 11-19H

Monday, October 11, 2010

What a wonderful cover!

Henry Cow - 1978 - Western Culture
Many thanks to my beloved friend
Edward Dekeyser for finding this...

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Thursday, October 7, 2010

OMSK BY JELLE


My very good long time friend Jelle Van Seghboeck is a great photographer and I am honoured that he used the clothes from GIRLS FROM OMSK winter collection and in this case the LONDON OMSK BADGE t-shirt!
Thanks Jelle, love you lots!
V.

People in GIRLS FROM OMSK#2

This girl was "caught" by Ivan's сamera in Solyanka club (Moscow)
She is wearing SHUN GOLDEN BADGE

Monday, October 4, 2010

Sunday, October 3, 2010

People in GIRLS FROM OMSK/Gemini Kim

Gemini is a Korean artist based in London.
He loves Tsoy and this t-shirt suits him well.
http://www.geminikim.com/


Saturday, October 2, 2010

Russian Ballet in V&A

It’s been a week from the opening Diaghilev exhibition in V&A museum in London.
This exposition is devoted to one hundred (1909 -1925) anniversary since Russian ballet seasons in Paris were launched. This brilliant collection of images, costumes and decorations traveled from Moscow all around the world.
It was the most progressive ballet in the whole Europe at that time.
Sergey Diaghilev was a founder and the owner. He had talent of vision what is good and what is bad and was never afraid of being misunderstood.

It's hard to believe now that the first performance of Stravinsky's “Весна Cвященная” (“Spring”/"Le Sacre du printemps') failed in Paris.
You can see a small peace of this scene in a new movie about Chanel and Stravinskiy romance.


Music, costumes, choreography - all was shoсkingly innovative.
Some time later new rules of dance, music and arts were accepted.
And from that time golden era of Russian culture abroad has started.
Anna Pavlova, Nizhinskiy, Karsavina, Fokin danced for "Seasons".
Goncharova, Larionov, Bakst, Roerich created costumes.
Picasso and De Chirico made backgrounds and decorations.
Stravinskiy wrote the most avangard music.
Here are some sketches by the great Russian artists of those times and Picasso's background.

Enjoy
Truly yours,
Irina

Jane Pritchard, co-curator of Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes explains the conservation challenge provided by the V&A's blockbusting exhibition about the great Russian ballet impresario.