Photographer Anisia Kuzmina about favorite outfits
FOR RUBBER "WARDROBE" we take pictures of beautiful, original or strangely dressed people in their favorite things and ask them to tell related stories. This week our heroine is the photographer Anisia Kuzmina.
Interview: Dasha Knyazeva
Photo: Alena Ermishina
Set Design: Katya Starostina
As a child, my mother dressed me in clothes from America and Europe, which it was impossible to buy from us. When I was sixteen, a cult of a very thin body reigned around, and I, of course, worried because my figure did not conform to the canons. At the same time, I often re-invented my distinctive style, I liked to imitate movie heroes and stand out. At that time, I often traveled to Peter on the “Decoration” and brought bags of various cool clothes, shared it with my friends. When the Internet appeared and the opportunity to watch people from other countries, I was particularly attracted to Japanese street fashion with a combination of colors and textures - the European one was impressed by some kind of disheveled, relaxed and comfortable.
In 2015, my style was influenced by familiarity with the artist Misha Nikatin - he then worked at Kixbox and talked a lot about world brands and street fashion. Thanks to him, I learned to choose things thoughtfully. For example, if you need a regular raincoat, it is better to study the question and find out who started doing it first to buy a model from a brand that has been developing it for centuries. I like to dive into the story, so I don’t pay attention to the trends.
Now I dress according to the sensations and first of all I appreciate comfort. I love flea markets and second-hand in Europe, I never leave without a bag of new things. Not all of them take root in the wardrobe, so I like to give away clothes. The most favorite things - a pair of dresses and skirts with flea market and gifts of friends and boyfriend.
Dress NNedre, shoes & Other Stories, clutch - "Nikita Truck", cuff Ellipse + Masha Reva
Sometimes you want to look elegant, and then the NNedre dress comes to my rescue. The only heels in the wardrobe are shoes & Other Stories. Clutch is a handmade gift from Nikita Lorry.
Barbour jacket, Kamchatka sweatshirt, gift dress, Clarks deserts, JNBY hat, Monki earrings
For a long time she admired this jacket Barbour and as a result received it as a gift from a friend who had left for a long time to another country. Sweatshirt found in the attic among forgotten things. The dress of the French designer is a gift from a friend from 2008 and seems to be my first expensive item.
Perfumes Comme des Garçons "Gosh Rubchinsky" and Lush Sun
Comme des Garçons - boyfriend perfume, which I greatly loved. Lush - aroma of freshly purified mandarin. I love to smell like that at home.
Levi's & Kamchatka denim, Stüssy T-shirt, second-hand skirt, Blundstone boots, JNBY hat, Monki earrings, glasses with "Udelki"
Cap pulled off her boyfriend. Denim - a gift from a friend, wear it without removing from April to October. Inside there are a lot of hidden pockets in which from October to April you can find stashes in the form of sweets or money. A Saarem second-hand skirt, polka dots are my weakness.
These are my only sunglasses. I found them on the "Finishing" in 2010 and bought for two hundred rubles. They have a plastic rim with a crack and scratched windows, but I still wear them. I like the shape and engraving on the inside - there is someone’s last name written there.
Qari Qris Earrings
The gift of the creators of the brand - the most favorite earrings from the collection. I wear it with hoods, and with a dress.
H & M Jacket, Hoody & Pants - Nike, Reebok Sneakers, Stüssy Cap
The whole bow gave Misha Nikatin. We somehow came under heavy rain, and Misha gave me his universal set of hoodie and Nike trousers. After a couple of months, he also presented a Stüssy cap and an H & M jacket. I feel safe in this outfit, for me it is the armor of higher strength. Hoodie Nike generally wear almost every day.
Mineral Weather Rings, Keychain - Gift
I have wide fingers, and therefore these are the only rings I can wear. The guys make a big size ruler.
Trinket - a gift from a friend who once saved my life.
Secondhand quilted coat, Lacoste pants, Blundstone boots, Inshade panama
Everyone, of course, was spinning at the temple, when I pulled out this coat from some mountain of old shabby clothes in the second in Saaremaa. But now this is definitely my favorite thing in the wardrobe!
Tom Ford Black Orchid and Comme des Garçons Monocle Scent Tree: Sugi
I have been using Black Orchid since I was eighteen in winter. I love to wrap myself in a warm scarf that smells of these perfumes.
Comme des Garçons - my smell for every day. I like that I almost don't feel it on myself.
Cardigan - gift, Uniqlo dress, Blundstone boots, Spaseebo glasses
I wear a dress in winter and summer, it is from the category of things that seem to be sewn right on you. Cardigan - a gift from a friend-artist. Previously, there were drops of white paint on the sleeves, so I went and imagined that I myself was an artist.
Dr. Boots Martens, America and Where the Wild Things Are
In my teenage years, every birthday, my mother gave me a new pair of “martins” - they were all from different collections. This, for example, from the line of Liberty - well preserved, since I almost do not wear them.
Andy Warhol's “America” was presented to me for a dismissal from the Republic store, in which I managed to work for two whole months! I love Andy and his photos.
"Where the monsters live" - a favorite children's story and drawings. I love to look at this book and dream.
Fila sweatshirt, second-hand dress, Two Ball sneakers, RipNDip cap, PYE glasses, Monki earrings
The string on the neck is fastened to the cap on the carbine. I sometimes work as a photographer in the "Power of the Wind", and during yachting it is important not to lose the headgear. I left the carbine because I like the way it looks. Dress bought second in Estonia.
Brand gift glasses - I love everything the guys are doing, they are my source of endless inspiration. It seems to be the most comfortable glasses I've ever worn.
FXXII Wallets
A gift from a talented friend who made it with his own hands. The brand is called FXXII. I like that everything has its place: bills, cards and coins are separate from each other.
Vintage raincoat, COS dress, Сonverse sneakers, PYE glasses, earrings from the store More is More
Cloak bought in Mauerpark in Berlin with my grandfather for two euros. He was selling old women's clothes, probably these were his wife's things. Could not pass by.
Backpack Stüssy x Herschel Supply Co., string bag
This is a sample that I got for nothing at the Kixbox sale. The most favorite rolltop backpack with a red lining inside. Very beautiful and never left without compliments.
Shirt - gift, second-hand body, H & M culottes, Vans sneakers, Poler Stuff cap, Monki earrings, glasses of unknown brand
This is my summer bow, in which it is convenient to work. I really like the shirt for the color, but I only wear this body. Vans sneakers are unkillable and waterproof, so this is the best shoe for me already the third year to work in the Kamchatka camp, where the weather is unpredictable and you have to walk a lot.
Clips from the store More is More
I accidentally stumbled upon the instagram of vintage jewelry, when the guys did not yet have a large audience, and literally ran into the last car, having had time to buy these beautiful clips! Look like fresh flowers.
Uniqlo sweatshirt, pants with "fines", Reebok sneakers, Monki earrings
The sweatshirt is covered with black specks of tar after my friends and I, dressed in white clothes, lay on the asphalt in Estonia in the summer. Trousers found on "Specific" in 2009 - this is definitely the best catch in my life. It is still difficult to gather a cool bow with them, but I am working on it.
NNedre shirt, jumpsuit - gift, Vans sneakers, Côte & Ciel bag, Monki earrings
The shirt at first frightened me with brightness, and I thought that it would not take root in the wardrobe - in the end I found the perfect combination. Bag Côte & Ciel - gift brand. Appeared after our boyfriend shooting their book.
