Lorena's Epiphany

Trendy Matrioshkas

November 25, 2009 at 10:40 am Leave a comment

My morning usually starts with me doing 5 different things at once, until eventually I focus on one. For example, this morning I was having breakfast, while checking my mail, getting dressed and watching “Les Poupées Russes” – the follow-up movie to “L’Auberge Espagnole” (haven’t seen that yet).

As I was starting to settle into the movie, my mind started wandering to Russian dolls, and I started remembering how captivating they are – both visually and metaphorically. I’ve always been fascinated by their intricate illustrations and how perfectly they fit into each other. So I started googling, while still doing all the other things.

In Russia, these little dolls are called “Matrioshkas”, and I found some really funky ones that were designed for the 10 year anniversary of Vogue Russia:

Last year, some of fashion’s biggest names teamed up to design Matrioshkas, that were realized and hand-painted by Russian craftsmen. The result was a unique set of Matrioshkas, each “a piece of art in itself,” said Aliona Doletskaya, Russian Vogue’s editor-in-chief. Check out a few of the designs:

You can spot the distinct designers in each of the dolls. It would’ve been cool to see the entire set for each doll – inside out – but doubt there was enough time to implement. Does anyone know where I can find designer knock-offs of these dolls?

Article & photo reference: Cyana Trend Land
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Entry filed under: Floating. Tags: 10 Year, 2008, design, Dolce & Gabbani, Fashion & Style, Hand-Painted, Matrioshkas, Prada, Ralph Lauren, Russia, Russian Dolls, Versace, Vogue Russia, Yves Saint Laurent.