Cycles and Seasons by MasterCard - shows: Day 4 and 5

Vardoui Nazarian SS 2012

Anna Klokova, guest of the show

I was at the autumn-spring show of Varduhi a few years ago, and then she showed perfectly summer dresses, which made me very surprised. The current collection is more relevant and concise - everything is focused on local colors. It preserved calm, supported by the fact that only one color was taken as the basis for each dress. Silhouettes have become simpler and more refined.

Ekaterina Solovetskaya, guest of the show

The collection is very characteristic of Vardui, but this time it has sexuality, and a pronounced one. I really liked the swimsuits under the transparent capes, a combination of mint and pale yellow colors. An interesting detail - skirts of different lengths in one dress. I think this collection turned out to be more democratic in the sense that it is focused on a wider circle: before, many people could not put on Vardui’s things because they were very complicated.

Irina Nikolaeva, model

Good music, great show place chosen, some of the best models, and the collection itself is very beautiful. Most of all I liked the lemon dress with the body, but besides him there were a lot of nice flying things.

Nina Donis SS 2012

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Alyona Doletskaya, Chief Editor, Interview Russia

I have a very good impression of this collection, I liked it because Nina Donis, as always, kept her handwriting - a famous irony. At the same time, carefulness with regard to the message, or, as they say now, the message, they also observed very clearly.

Vika Gazinskaya, designer

During and after the shows, Nina Donis always has a very pounding heart, because they evoke emotions, like real art. And true art is always uncompromising.

Frol Burimsky, PR-manager of the brand Ulyana Sergeenko

For me, Nina Donis is the best of what is happening with Russian fashion. This brand is one of the few that I take seriously, and their shows every time an event. And I also really liked the current collection: incredibly beautiful silhouettes, quotes from school aprons in the form of volumetric details, beautiful cuts on dresses. It is a pity that there are so few such brands in this city, although they need to be guided by them.

Alyona Chandler, Be-in.ru

I admire the duet of Nina and Donis - they are sincere and very professional designers. Each of their collections is a serious work, and it is felt in every detail and plot of the show. Today everyone was tearing down posters with aphorisms and quotations that became a symbolic part of the show, and I also took home a poster with a line from the song Tsoi. And in the new collection most liked the blue and red dress.

Margarita Zubatova, blogger

I always loved Nina Donis creativity, but rather as a work of art: I could hardly imagine their clothes on myself. From the new collection, I want almost everything. Especially good are maxi-dresses: concise, loose with cuts on the sides, feminine with a speck and a belt at the waist, and, my favorite and just a brilliant idea, a dress with a skirt under the top extended in front.