Last Stop for the MaxMara Celebration

The MaxMara anniversary exhibition, “Coats! MaxMara, 60 Years of Italian Fashion,” makes its final stop tonight at the State Historical Museum on Red Square in Russia. From bitingly cold winters to literature like Gogol’s The Overcoat, Russia seems to be the most appropriate destination for an exhibit that commemorates the coat in its finale.

The show will feature 70 rare coats — primarily from the MaxMara and Sportmax lines — which will be on display in the coat evolution exhibit, along with original designer sketches and photographs. A highlight for the exhibition will be a piece created by Valery Katsuba that features MaxMara coats on dancers from the Bolshoi Ballet. If there were ever a time for the celebration of the iconic MaxMara coat, these days of transitioning to the cold season couldn’t be a better choice.

Text Tienlyn Jacobson
Source WWD

Karolina Kurkova: Versatile. Who Knew?

Karolina Kurkova is known for being a very sexy, Victoria's Secret model. She is a Czech, blonde bombshell with a 5'11" rockin' bod. She has walked the runway in the famous Victoria's Secret Fashion Show as a knockout angel and after having a baby in 2009, she returned to the lingerie powerhouse shortly after to grace the pages of the catalogue. Now, with a completely different look, you can see her in the latest editions of any fashion magazine as a model for Max Mara.

Though I have rarely seen Kurkova in any other campaigns, she has been in Ralph Lauren, Balenciaga, Louis Vuitton, Oscar De La Renta, Dior and Celine campaigns. Needless to say, this is the most artful look I have ever seen on her. She looks highly sophisticated and sharp. Her features appear precise.

Many models always look the same in every photo and with certain models, you don't notice because they are so stunning. Karolina Kurkova is that type of model. Her look for this campaign is unlike her typical sexy and gorgeous look, and it threw me off a little bit. I needed to take a second and take it in because I wasn't sure if it really was her. Then I noticed it was, and I was stunned. I thought, "Wow. This model really is versatile." That right there proves that she deserves her "Supermodel" status.

Text Alexandra Faye