The Sartorialist

It’s like: the best of the eighties + dicretion and restraint = Vika in Paris. Love her nonchalance too. Great post!

perfect,
perfect.
perfect!

Power shoulders and pigeon toes – juxtaposition is motion.

love love love. that coat with shoulder pads is…hmmmm…Not a word to describe, I love it so much!

the big-shoulder look isn’t really my thing, but i appreciate how she really pulls off the proportions of this silhouette without completely losing her own shape. and that gleam of her gold belt completely anchors the look.

Well-composed of various angular shapes. I especially like the belt…a little gold is needed to break up all the black, and this one is the perfect finishing touch! Bravo!

~Allison
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It is Black again… The accesories, the belt and shades add a nice touch to an otherwise plain outfit.

Only a woman as beautiful as this one could pull off this hairstyle. The magnificent belt cuts the somberness of this outfit. Such art in this photograph – the balconies, the man’s silhouette in the background, the green plants, and that she is standing on a white square/rectangle…

star trek anyone?

She can totally rock this look! Very beautiful and strong.

Well, she is undoubtedly beautiful, and all the accessories are great and chic, but did we really need to have the eighties back? And the padded shoulders? REALLY????? Beside that all the rest of the look I find it stunning as her distant expression.

Holy David Bowie, Batman!

But those shoes…wow.

I adore this look! The simplicity combined with the aggressive 80s edge is to die for.

no silhouette should be put to rest. everything is cyclical.

this ensemble proves that power and the feminine are one in the same.

m.

I learned about the Sartorialist from Bill Cunningham’s On The Street feature on NYTimes. I am addicted to both!

i am new to your site and must say – love love love!!
checking every day and still have to catch up on past posts!

soo cool the blazer and the yst shoes great lookk!!

je t’aime

Eccellente!

Looks unashamedly 80′s, and normally that would make me hate an outfit – but this is just great. Topped off with a wonderful haircut.

This is such a hot look. I love everything about it. Especially the hair.

i have found my style icon! love the mix of masculine hair and stance with the quirky, feminine outfit. i generally have doubts about how well wardrobe reflects one’s personality, but is there any doubt that this woman is amazingly cool, intelligent and interesting?

She is Russian couturiere – Vika Gazinskaya!

The gold belt is perfection matched with the black outfit. Such a small accessory can do so much! Stunning.

wow, I absolutely love it…the shoulders, the lapel, the shoes and the belt. I want it all!

Boss-eighties look. Nice shot aspect.

BOWIE?!

No, no,no! I strongly dislike this look. Shoulder pads? Aviators? And that hair?

Ahh I love Vika! One of the best people to streetstyle ahaha :D

Wow, her jacket is perfection. I love the shoulders!

Damn, she’s looking cool..
I LOVE the hair and the attitude within it.

if you “cut up her head” the outfit looks like meryl streep in “the devil wears prada”

ah!amazing look!you see one such on the streets and you wouldn’t take your eyes off her. she carries off the aviators and her hair really really well. kudos!!

its amazing. absolutely perfect outfit. that belt. lust.

I love the over-padded shoulders..

look at the shadow her spiky heel casts on the ground..

and I agree she’s perfect.

For me, the belt and the glasses totally bump this outfit up from simple chic to HOT. I’m really digging that belt.

The shapes echo each other, but to what effect?

Is the economy getting to The Sartorialist?

Vika is always bad ass. She can never do wrong in my book. I don’t know if anyone agrees with me but I feel like Vika always finds the best way to meet architectural with organic. She is rad!

That belt…It’s the key.

The shots of Vika here are always instructive, but I guess I’m the only one who finds this one, especially the hair, somewhat dreary. Maybe it’s the color, or the fact that we’re in April now?

Great outfit! Love the shades!

loving the hair!

No. This was me in 1984. Let it be.

yes i second that- do a style profile please!

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absolutely perfect.

elegant without fun = frosty

top shoes, but what´s up with the hair?!

It looks so forward yet modern and cutting edge! Love it! <3

I was born in 89, so I missed the power shoulders the first time around. This look is austere, chic, and to me very fresh.

Hot and channeling Annie Lennox.

I second Laurence John’s comment.

nice belt
though i dont like her shoes, so general

I must admit I love this look.
it’s masculine in a very nice way , very elegant.

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Impressive! Simple, classic yet so elegant.

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I always think about one thing when I see her: what will be the best for Vika – to be designer or stylist? In the the situation when the most of fashion's workers don't know what to wear – cause designers don't know what to produce in crisis( pure luxury, closer to client, low budget…), Vika shows high level of fashion passion, which became more & more rare… So sometimes She looks better than her collections)
Respect from Russia.

sharp stuff!

the outfit is gorgeous and simply stunning

Isn’t that La Roux?
Love her style!

laroux's style. i love everything she wear. where does the idea of putting that belt into black outfit come from? beautiful!!