[MOMENT] Day One

Our [MOMENT] week started with a lecture by Bruno Birmanis about a beginning of independent and out of sovjiet control  Latvian fashion in the 90`s. It was more than educating and inspiring - Mr. Birmanis gave us a quick tour on a history of first ever fashion even in Baltic States named Untamed Fashion Assembly. We were also shown few videos from that even. Amazing, people, which were out of touch with outer world, had no Internet, vogues, elles, and other magazines plus at that time Latvia had only 15 international phone lines, were actually somehow aware of ongoing trends. I was so deeply shocked in a good way, that I didn't remember details. Luckily, fashion journalist Julia Rumjanceva wrote an excellent article on Untamed Fashion Assembly and Bruno Birmanis in L`Officiel Latvija April's Issue. Recommend to get a copy of it, if you are considering yourself as a fashion person.

scan fom L`Officiel Latvija April 2010

I heard a lot about Mr. Birmanis when I was a kid, I guess back to 90`s word fashion designer meant actually Bruno Birmanis. It's quite amusing - I was asked to evaluate local male celebs' style for Люблю! magazine, and guess whom I liked. Of course Mr. Birmanis!

Люблю! magazine. I'm commenting Mr. Birmanis style (how dare I?!)

 Bruno Birmanis with Baiba Rubesa\ Zandra Rouds, Andrew Logan and Julija Rumjanceva

scan fom L`Officiel Latvija April 2010

Did I say videos from Untamed Fashion Assembly? You are worried that you'll never see it - no drama. In August 2010 Untamed Fashion Assembly celebrates it`s 20th anniversary. Mr. Birmanis is organizing a huge 3-days-long event, where everyone will have an opportunity to learn more about Latvian fashion in 90`s.

Without exaggerating Untamed Fashion Assembly was a significant international fashion event.

After such inspiring lecture Girl and I, plus our friends went to Andej Osta. We were looking for Enkura Nams (venue) for like 10 minutes, and there were no direction signs. I remember, that someone in her portal was trashing Latvian Style and Fashion Awards for crappy direction signs. Well here were non, till we reached Enkura Nams. And there was a lot of posters, which appeared to be a huge arrow directing to an entrance. Whatever, fashion and art is what, that counts... 

The [MOMENT] has come

We haven't fully recovered from RFW week and fatal Green Night (thank you guys for pictures), which was famazing and, surely, unforgettable, and here we go again - [MOMENT] art and fashion week is here. It will last 4 days, from 7th till 10th April. Let us remind, that [MOMENT] week is not just about fashion, but also art and music.

 Anna Rozīte and Markus Riva

above mega company Girl, Boy, Rudolph S and Yvette MGB

Ladies and Gents, let us introduce the  [MOMENT] calendar, with our comment of course (we`ll put a star * for what we wanna see). 

Day One: 

get your invitation to MOMENTweek?

As you might notice - tomorrow will start MOMENT alternative fashion & art week. And we are very happy to offer you an opportunity to get some invitations to the events.

So all you have to do is leave a comment below explaining us what do you expect from MOMENT week and what (any kind of) alternatives you wanna experience there.

So see you there??? :)

Summing up RFW part 1

Hello dear followers! I'm extremely sorry for not posting for a quite time, but as some of you might now, I have moving drama and my laptop is still not repaired. But my friends a relatives get freaked out every time I take my BlackBerry in hands. Speaking of BlackBerry, Girl and I were spring cleaning (it's very trendy now to clean everyone and everything) our mobile devices and found a lot of funny pictures. I made a video. If you get bored of it, you can simply enjoy a soundtrack - "O Superman" by M.A.N.D.Y. vs. Booka Shade feat. Laurie Anderson. We`ll try to post every picture we took on last RFW.

Stay tuned for a midnight post about coming up alternative fashion and art week [MOMENT], which starts tomorrow.

P.S. Just got interviewed by lovely Dace Vaivara, editor-in-chief JOY magazine. Thank you very much for an interest.

-BOY

[MOMENT]

Dear followers,

looks like Latvian fashion industry is developing very fast. Gild and Boy are going to attend alternative fashion and arts week [Moment]'s press conference just in one hour!

Gonna give you update already today later on, along with pictures from QooQoo catwalk and some other stuff!

[Moment] week is going to take place from 7th till 10th April. An by the way you can buy a ticket there. Wanna be VIP, pay 10 LVL

  -BOY

P.S. Is there any gossip in this post?