Vika Gazinskaya

Designer Vika Gazinskaya became the heroine of the Antiglyants podcast, talking about the hypocrisy of body positivity, the end of friendship with Miroslava Duma, and the importance of external beauty. We publish the brightest quotes.

about fashion

Fashion has become less attractive to me now, of course I have gone through the stages of falling in love and euphoria. I can say that I grew up in the era when design in clothes was at its brightest. And when it started to fade, it was uninteresting to me. It doesn’t mean I don’t know how to do something, I just do whatever I want in life. This is my privilege. I wanted to go on maternity leave and academic leave for a long time.

When I made the next collection, I was like, “God, why are there so many clothes in the world!” I thought. I felt that another pair of shoes did not bring happiness.

About the advantages of world brands leaving Russia

I show you how much rubbish is piling up in every country in the world when big brands say they’re leaving under political pressure. It’s not fashionable to talk about it, it’s not that gorgeous, so no one sends garbage, but it exists. I subscribed to environmentalists – not leftists, not bribes. This issue worries me, my soul hurts for the planet.

About body positivity

Each of us has complexes. When a person hears something, he may not understand the essence of what was said, but he immediately reacts and expresses his own complexes in this way. Thank God I live in a country where you don’t have to say what someone imposes on you based on predetermined facts. I don’t like body positivity, it’s not great. We are fighting the coronavirus and at the same time imposing obesity. I, too, had a lot of complexes growing up in magazines with skinny Kate Moss at the age of 14-15. Like any girl, I dieted, suffered, and then ate cake. Then I realized that a healthy mind resides in a healthy body and you need to take care of your soul and body equally.

About friendship at a secular party – “Russian fashion mafia”

I’m not hanging out with anyone for a plane. I don’t blame those who do this, but I communicate with people (regardless of their financial situation) as long as it interests me. Sometimes this period expires. People can split up because they have different interests.

It so happened that Miroslava Duma and I were very friendly. Together we went to Paris Fashion Week, after a while Mira took Lena Perminova with her, at some point Ulyana Sergeenko appeared there. We were each unique in our own way. Then Russian fashion was not put forward in any way, but we did – four beautiful girls. Mira is a it-girl, Lena is a fashion model, I’m a designer, Ulyana is a Russian beauty-painter. Each of them had his own image that foreigners liked. Until February 24 of this year, the Russians were treated well.

Miroslava Duma and Vika Gazinskaya, 2008

Everything happened naturally, not according to plan. How did it evolve? All the girls except me had great financial means. Everyone began to pull the blanket in their own direction to hire PR people who would personally promote them. Miroslava began to walk away from everyone, saying that she did not want to stand next to him. This is how we went from partnership to separation. A good political example of what not to do. Because being together is hard.