Ulyana : Diary

The blog of Russian fashion designer and photographer Ulyana Sergeenko

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stills from one of the best and cutest Soviet cartoons, about a girl and her dog - woollen mitten that turned into a dog
Posted at 9:16am 61 notes
A Russian silver gilt and plique-a-jour enamel beaker, Ovchinnikov, Moscow, 1896-1908

A Russian silver gilt and plique-a-jour enamel beaker, Ovchinnikov, Moscow, 1896-1908
Posted at 6:48am 28 notes
reading Vreeland’s Why Don’t You columns you couldn’t stop marvelling at what a class and imagination she had, just read her suggestions for the New Year gifts published in Harpers Bazaar December 1936 issue - so crazy, luxurious and extravagant. Why don’t you: - give someone an enormous white handkerchief-linen table-cloth, and in different handwriting and in different colours (black, acid green, pink, scarlet and pale-blue) have embroidered all the bon mots you can possibly think of? - give a case of vin rosé - a delicious wine for luncheon or simple dinners? - give a length of exquisite brocade - enough for an evening envelope, to bind a favorite book, or make a little jacket? - give Chanel’s ‘Glamour’? It drives men crazy. - give a satin-finished platinum box with all the diamonds, rubies, and sapphires in the world scooped together and smeared in a lovely design on the lid? - give to the wife of your favorite band leader an entire jazz-band made of tiny banquette diamonds and cabochon emeralds in the form of a bracelet from Marcus?

reading Vreeland’s Why Don’t You columns you couldn’t stop marvelling at what a class and imagination she had, just read her suggestions for the New Year gifts published in Harpers Bazaar December 1936 issue - so crazy, luxurious and extravagant.

Why don’t you:

- give someone an enormous white handkerchief-linen table-cloth, and in different handwriting and in different colours (black, acid green, pink, scarlet and pale-blue) have embroidered all the bon mots you can possibly think of?

- give a case of vin rosé - a delicious wine for luncheon or simple dinners?

- give a length of exquisite brocade - enough for an evening envelope, to bind a favorite book, or make a little jacket?

- give Chanel’s ‘Glamour’? It drives men crazy.

- give a satin-finished platinum box with all the diamonds, rubies, and sapphires in the world scooped together and smeared in a lovely design on the lid?

- give to the wife of your favorite band leader an entire jazz-band made of tiny banquette diamonds and cabochon emeralds in the form of a bracelet from Marcus?
Posted at 5:06am 29 notes
freezing cold - so far, today is the coldest day of winter in Moscow!

freezing cold - so far, today is the coldest day of winter in Moscow!
Posted at 4:44am 55 notes
‘Breakfast’ by Zinaida Serebryakova

‘Breakfast’ by Zinaida Serebryakova
Posted at 4:22am 11 notes
Church of St. John the Baptist at Chesme Palace in St. Petersburg, build by Yury Felten in 1780 - what a magic view!

Church of St. John the Baptist at Chesme Palace in St. Petersburg, build by Yury Felten in 1780 - what a magic view!
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new guilty pleasure - Rich Cats of Instagram

new guilty pleasure - Rich Cats of Instagram
Posted at 9:36am 15 notes
add a touch of elegance to your outfit)

add a touch of elegance to your outfit)
Posted at 2:36am 46 notes
Russian soldiers sleeping with puppy, Prague, 1945

Russian soldiers sleeping with puppy, Prague, 1945
Posted at 8:50am 90 notes
kitty and fox clothes hanger

kitty and fox clothes hanger
Posted at 8:10am 127 notes