Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowBehind every chic haircut, there is an equally chic RTW collection.


Okay, maybe not. But in the case of Russian designer Vika Gazinskaya (at left), an up-and-comer I only recently discovered when I saw her enviable crop on the street style blog Jak & Jil, this is definitely the truth.
Of her five collections (all of which can be viewed here), it is impossible for me to choose just one to focus on, because collectively, they reflect an evolution of what I love most about this designer's aesthetic, which is her ability to create ultra-feminine silhouettes through extreme shape manipulation. There is a distinct futuristic, `high fashion' look to everything Gazinskaya creates (one could easily imagine her designs on the backs of Victoria Beckham, Tilda Swinton, or either Olsen twin), yet unlike some of her more bodycon brethren, a woman who isn't blessed with Liya Kebede's frame won't be intimidated to try on one of her billowy cocoon or back-cinched party dresses.
Bearing a unique signature somewhere between Francisco Costa and Giambattista Valli's, I second Kate Lanphear's prediction that Vika Gazinskaya is a designer whose cool cut and even cooler collections deserve our attention.
Now if only she had a stockist in the United States...



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