5 Russian Designers Who Are Loved by Foreign Celebrities

Designer Olesya Shipovskaya created her clothing brand about five years ago, with almost no start-up capital and no help. The first collection included only a few items of clothing, and after a while, the brand began to confidently enter the international market. First, Russian celebrities started wearing Lesyanebo’s suits, and later Gigi Hadid became interested in the brand.

Now the model has become a real fan of oversized pantsuits – she permanently appears in them in public and shows on *******. In addition to her, Heidi Klum, Irina Shayk, ******* fashion director Eva Chen, model Carolyn Vreeland and many other celebrities and bloggers like Olesya Shipovskaya’s clothes.

Ulyana Sergeenko

Ulyana Sergeenko brand appeared in 2011 in Moscow. In the first instance, Ulyana Sergeenko was helped by experienced Oksana Lavrenteva and Victoria Gazinskaya. In a year, the brand started participating at Paris Fashion Weeks and aroused great interest among Russian and foreign celebrities. Rihanna and Diane Kruger were the first to notice Ulyana Sergeenko’s dresses. Later, Lady Gaga also learned about the brand and ordered a few outfits for her world tour.

Now the brand has reached incredible success. Ulyana Sergeenko dresses are worn by Blake Lively, Renee Zellweger, Dita von Teese, Beyoncé and other stars, meanwhile her new collections conquer the catwalks of Paris Haute Couture Week and hearts of girls all over the world.

Yanina Couture

Brand Yanina Couture was founded by designer Yulia Yanina in 1993 in Saratov. During this time, a small workshop has grown into a successful fashion house, whose dresses flash on many red carpets. Julia calls Christian Dior her main mentor and says that success can only be achieved through great work and perseverance.

The brand's global success started after several of Julia's dresses were seen by designer and collector Olga Thompson. Later, she showed it to her familiar buyers who wanted to display them at their boutiques. Now, Emma Roberts, Chrissy Teigen, Gigi Hadid, Kate Beckinsale, Emily Blunt and many other celebrities opt for Yulia Yanina’s couture outfits for official events.

Alexander Terekhov

At the beginning of his career, the designer Alexander Terekhov interned at the Yves Saint Laurent fashion house, and then he designed stage outfits for many Russian pop stars. A little later, he created his own clothing brand and for several years in a row was the only Russian designer who participated in New York Fashion Weeks.

Clothes from his collections are loved by many foreign celebrities, including Tina Kunakey, Nicole Scherzinger, Laetitia Casta and Adriana Lima. Last December, Scarlett Johansson donned a long silver sequin dress for the Saturday Night Live show. And a few days earlier, Cuban singer Camila Cabello appeared on the red carpet in an Alexander Terekhov outfit.

Vika Gazinskaya

Vika Gazinskaya realized her passion for fashion in her childhood when she started making clothes for Barbie dolls and arranging photo shoots for them. After graduating school, the girl went to study design, won the Russian Silhouette contest and won an internship in the L'Officiel magazine, where she worked as a stylist for a long time.

In 2007, she created her own clothing brand. In a short period, she managed to conquer stores in Europe, the USA and Asia, decorate the storefront of the legendary Parisian Colette store and become the first Russian designer to present her clothes in the luxury online store Net-a-porter.

Vika Gazinskaya brand is loved by such foreign celebrities as Millie Bobby Brown, Elle Fanning, Blake Lively, Katy Perry, Natalie Dormer and many others.