Senior Event Manager Kristina Kozyreva 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 stories related to them. This week, our heroine is Monstars senior event manager Christina Kozyreva.
The most important thing for me in clothes is the story that is connected with it; I have something to tell about almost every favorite thing. This is not necessarily an exciting story, as I bought it on the seventh day of the lunar cycle from an unknown people in a distant country - this is rather about emotions. At the same time, I try not to take clothes seriously, I do not like images licked and thought out to the smallest detail. I immediately get the impression that the person just tried to please others.
My parents influenced my style most of all; in their youth they were still fashionistas. Dad once came to Moscow and stood behind the jeans line of five hundred people. And my mother put off a scholarship to buy the first Levi's for two hundred and ten rubles, while the average salary was 80. I also ordered outfits from Greece, Germany and the USA. At baptism, for example, I was, attention, in a suit made of a white sweatshirt and a leopard skirt. Sometimes I remember one of my mom's bows and immediately call her with the phrase: "Mom, did you throw out that dress / jeans / earrings? I would put them on the party."
My current style has been formed over the past couple of years. I graduated from school in a small provincial town where it was not possible to buy clothes and make new clothes. But when I moved to Moscow to study and started working, I thoughtlessly bought everything that seemed fashionable. Things, of course, were of poor quality, I wore them a couple of times and did not wear them again. It was probably a youthful way to express oneself through clothes. Now I try to take only models of good quality, and half of the trends bypasses me. When you love and understand yourself, you do not feel like making an impression with the help of appearance.
Unfortunately or fortunately, I do not have time for a full-fledged shopping, so most often I buy something spontaneously or on trips. Plus, I have a lot of design friends, very talented, and I gladly wear their work. It is especially nice when on trips abroad strangers ask where my things come from - I always proudly tell about Russian guys. Special love - vintage and second-hand. Half of my wardrobe used to live with someone else. I often give away my own, sell or exchange with girlfriends and always enjoy when clothes find a new home.
I was lucky: in our office there is no strict dress code and you can more or less wear what you like. At the same time on weekdays, my day regularly begins with an early workout, and ends with a late party, so most often you can see me in a uniform: a shirt and jeans.
Dress from Parcel, LOVEgoods blouse, Zara shoes, H & M earrings
This is a beautiful dress from my favorite Moscow store. Everything is perfect there: the atmosphere, the consultants, the wonderful hostess Masha Kitaeva and the super-selection of Korean designers' things. Blouse - a gift of the Russian brand LOVEgoods; they make perfect underwear and very feminine things.
Outlaw jacket, Uniqlo pants, Puma slippers
I rent an apartment with a friend Dilyara - designer and founder of Outlaw. This jacket is one of my favorite things of the brand: the guys found in the warehouse American jeans of the 80s and sewed jeans from them. So far, only two or three have been released. Pants spontaneously bought in Uniqlo in America, when she was very cold and urgently needed to be warmed. As a result, I found the perfect model and bought it in three colors at once, although I almost never do that. Comfortable Puma slippers, I would not take off all summer.
My812 Pajamas, Christian Louboutin Shoes
My friends and I often combine home parties with sparkling with the exchange / sale of wardrobe. Last summer, I grabbed this pajamas from St. Petersburg brand My812 from Masha Melkoyants. In her at least for a picnic, at least for a date. Shoes - a gift from the older sister. Once stuck in them with a heel on an escalator in the subway right before the gathering. It was scary and funny.
Second-hand jacket, Zara shirt, Citizens of Humanity jeans, Uterqüe shoes, vintage scarf
This is my uniform: jeans and shirt. I have at least fifteen white shirts in my wardrobe, but this one is special. I bought in size XL in the men's section of Zara to sleep or walk in it at home. After the second night, it became clear that it was completely uncomfortable to sleep in it, and the next day I went to the office like that. I generally like men's clothes, and I honestly left myself some of the ex-boyfriends clothes. Jacket - also male - bought in second-hand in Kiev.
Vintage Burberry jacket, Uniqlo pants, gift shirt, Zara shoes, vintage bag
As a child I dreamed of becoming an Egyptologist, I knew by heart the names of all the gods and fanatel from Sekhmet. Apparently, this image is inspired by these memories. Burberry Vintage Jacket is a find from Ver Unica's favorite store in San Francisco. She bought a bag over her shoulder in a vintage shop in Rome. This thing is never left unattended: I remember how in San Francisco a woman followed me half the street with a request to sell it. Max Avdeeva’s friend’s shirt: she took the curse, but then we both understood that she was going to me much more.
Mango Committed Suit, Sorelle Turtleneck, Oysho Mules, Céline Bag
Trouser suit - this is the option in which you can go to work and to a party. I wear it with a shiny turtleneck Russian brand Sorelle, which makes the beauty Vera. The mules from the Oysho store were probably designed to be walked around the house, but they are so beautiful that I don’t understand how to hide them. The bag is a gift from an ex-boyfriend, a laptop and boxing gloves fit into it. This is the main thing.
Second-hand McIntosh, Bimba y Lola scarf, Mango shoes, vintage bag
This mac is the main thing of my wardrobe. I bought in the legendary Kiev second-hand at Lesnaya for attention, 20 hryvnia (40 rubles). That's what I think is really a good purchase - I advise everyone to shop in Kiev. I went last year to visit a friend with an empty suitcase, and left with two full ones. Spanish scarf brand Bimba y Lola bought in Paris. I saw him on a mannequin in a shop window, when I was sitting on a bench in front of the store and wrapping a warm baguette. I bought a bag in a vintage shop - as a child I was riding a horse, so I could not get past it.
Vintage dress from Strogo Vintage, LOVEgoods bodysuit, Christian Louboutin shoes
She bought a dress before a vacation in Italy, put it on only once, and then for a photo in a blog, so it is still waiting in the wings. I like the fact that more and more often at the events they make a choice in favor of the evening dress code, it seems to me that everyone is already tired of the negligence fashion and they want to dress up. Body completely crazy, airy and very feminine - all the same LOVEgoods Lingerie.
Cloak 12Storeez, Zara sandals, takes from San Francisco
A lacquered cloak regularly collects compliments, and I feel like a secret agent or heroine in a movie about superheroes. Takes bought in a very strange store in San Francisco. She came across this place by chance - they sold absolutely unreal things: pink fishing boots, vests made of peacock feathers and caps for flowered cats. My choice fell on bears from angora - the cap for the cat, unfortunately, did not fit me.
Victoria's Secret Victoria Sport Tights, Hoodie Outlaw, Alexander Arutyunov Socks, Nike Sneakers, Venum Bandages
Recently I have a new passion - Thai boxing. Because of the work schedule, I train either early in the morning or late in the evening, so I can come to the training in this form, and after that - to the party. Hoodie Outlaw love because of the unusual cut and cool hood. I dilute the image of a thunderstorm with cheerful socks with ducks from paintings by the talented artist Alexander Mityaev.
Chanel vintage clips
My special love. This is the 80s, and in them everything that I love: the unevenness of lines, animals and ancient motifs, but at the same time elegance and restraint.
Himère Earrings
This collection is dedicated to ancient Egypt. And no, this is not the letter F, as many people think, but a stylized symbol of the eternal life of the Ankh. Once I lost them in the most beautiful and very distant place in the north of California, I was terribly upset, but by some miracle they were found. Apparently, really, my thing.
H & M Earrings
Cartier Nail Ring, Vintage Signet Rings
The Cartier ring is a gift that I have been wearing for six years, even if I accidentally forget to wear it and leave the house, I always come back for it. Signet rings from a vintage store in Los Angeles.
Boxing gloves and bandages
Boxing gloves and bandages bought a gift to myself after the first workout.
Aromas État Libre d'Orange Putain Des Palaces and Tom Ford White Suede
With perfume is another story. There are more than twenty of them in my collection. In each new city, I first go to the perfume shop. Tom Ford White Suede - for special evenings and trouser suits. A couple of years ago, I discovered the house État Libre d'Orange with its insane aromas. I can wear a black T-shirt and jeans, but a drop of fragrance with the provocative title Putain Des Palaces immediately makes the mood playful.