And the winner is...

Jamie at THE ALTERATION! I found her idea of an outfit to match that Moyna clutch bag in my inbox and LOVED it!

What I liked in this combination is the clash of prints - it's always a rather brave thing to do. And the jewellery implies a punk feel, being delicate and feminine at the same time.

So congradulations, Jamie! The clutch will be delivered to you soon!

To be honest, this is the first time that I've done a contest like this and I was quite nervous when choosing a winner. Maybe it's because all of the outfits were worth the firtsplace. A big thank you to all of the participants! I loved your ideas!

PS I'm back from London and there's a long London post coming!

My fellow fashion bloggers, I'm off to London town in search of inspiration, Starbucks, Topshop goodies and other things close to heart. I'll be back on the 29th!

All of you who have already sent me your comments and photos to take part in my clutch competition, thank you! All your outfits are fabulous and it's already hard to choose the best one! Make it harder for me, girls! I want to hear more ideas from you!

Hope you all are having a sparkling summer!

Kisses

Fight for a clutch bag!

Dear fashionistas from the USA, there's this sweet beaded clutch bag to be won this month from the selection of Moyna Handbags at chickdowntown.com. To compete for it all you have to do is write your answer to this question in the comments:

If you were this clutch, what other items would you want to accompany you in a perfect outfit?The most edgy outfit will win! The competition will run until the 30th July, and I shall announce the winner on the 31st July. Sketches of your outfits are very very welcome (these you can send to me by email to miss.lirvag@gmail.com)!

Also, check out more items from the J.A.K. Plaid collection at the chickdowntown.com store and find them on twitter and facebook!

I'm very excited to see what you come up with!

Hugs and kisses

Let me show off my catwalk debute. Here:



Those boots were soooo uncomfortable.

Holiday fashion experience

So I'm back home, full of sensations, tanned, a little tired from the trip and pleased with the way things went, even though they didn't really go to plan.

I left home with hopes of practicing my photography skills at the Holiday Fashion Week but instead ended up practising my... modelling skills. One of the designers' models fell sick, and I was at the right moment in the right place to be picked to replace her. Therefore, I spent the whole time backstage waiting for my make-up and hair and photographing the process of preparation for the catwalk shows.

The day on which we went to the fashion week there were 14 shows on agenda so there was a lot of fuss taking place before the start.

Polina Moroz made it into the final in the V A Model contest in 2008

Models for X'U by Ksenia Marchenko

Boots from Artem Klimchuk's show

Remember Veronica? My frequent outfit feature.

My hairdo

I have no idea who he is

I wore a flesh-coloured swimsuit (teamed with heavy army boots and edgy gothic bracelets)

And here are some sneaky photographs of Artem Klimchuk's show made from backstage by another model while I was busy.







We all had a lot of fun after the shows at a pool party. It was very warm at night and we swam in the sea and enjoyed one hell of many cocktails. The rest of the weekend was full of sun, beaches, clubs, more clubs, more sun and constant party mode. Ah, I'm so happy the holidays are here - fully blooming both in fashion and in student life.

Enjoy the sun! x

I'm off to Odessa, determined to make some photographs at the Holiday Fashion Week. I'm also in hopes of getting behind the scenes but we'll see about that when I get there. Stay tuned, some Ukrainian fashion details are coming.

I still have to find my beach dress and my train is leaving soon, so I'll keep this post short.

Hope all of you, lovelies, are having some niiiice summertime.

Kiss

A road to adulthood

Yesterday was Kyiv's prom night - a day when all the graduating school students could flaunt their charming outfits. I went to my friend's graduation and there are some photographs I want to share with you, my fellow fashion bloggers.


Don't they look cute? Congradulations on finishing school, girls!

Graduations of other people are so nostalgic and they make me think of my own school days. I nearly cried at the ceremony, nearly. I guess leaving school is a breaking moment in everyone's life, after which everything changes. Good luck to all of you who are leaving school this year as well! An exciting time is awaiting you!

x