“On the eve of her coronation, a young Tsarina sheds off her priceless tiara and flicks lose her hair. She storms out to search haunting forests for her Rasputin”. The first line of the annotation to the new autumn couture collection of Ralph & Russo perfectly sums up its spirit. Entirely liquid gold, crystals inlays…

The majority of haute collections of this SS 2015 season in Paris literally “bloomed and flourished.” The floral theme came to the taste of many designers that embodied it fabulous flower appliques, inflorescences, bright compositions and embroidery. We can certainly feel the approach of the spring. Ralph & Russo literally sang the coming of the…

Another designer duo in their fall-winter haute couture collection turned to the theme of interior decor. While Karl Lagerfeld under glass arches of Grand Palais recreated Versailles, imagining how the residence of the Sun King may have looked after its modernization by the famous architect-urbanist Le Corbusier, and Elie Saab invited the audience to the…

“Back to basics of haute couture” marked the show of a young British duo Ralph & Russo. Thirty two year old Tamara Ralph – an Australian-born couturier in the fourth generation is responsible for the creative component of the project, while Michael Russo, in charge of the business part, is just a year older, but…