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"   Vika Gazinskaya. I adore this girl. And no, not just because saying her name out loud (VeeeeeKAH!) makes you feel like Angelina Jolie looked in that leathered-up scene in Mr. and Mrs. Smith, but because the young Moscow-based street style icon cum fashion designer, who\u2014full disclosure, has become an e-pal of mine over the past year\u2014has one of the most individual points of view, sartorially, I&amp;#039;ve ever come across. Evidenced by what she wears, of course (that&amp;#039;s a photo of her taken by ELLE.com&amp;#039;s Kelly Stuart outside a show last September), but also by whom she admires (hint: Stefano Pilati, Nicolas Ghesqui\u00E8re and Phoebe Philo rank high) and what she herself creates in her eponymous RTW line, Gazinskaya is someone who, like Lagerfeld, you wouldn&amp;#039;t be surprised to learn even dreams about fashion in her sleep. In her newest collection (her seventh), Gazinskaya puts forth 14 looks, all of them dresses, with the &amp;quot;creative process of an artist&amp;quot; serving as its inspiration. Wanting to illustrate everything from &amp;quot;waking up&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;the big idea&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;editing,&amp;quot; even &amp;quot;stacks of sketch paper,&amp;quot; Gazinskaya translates into each look (most of which bear her favored mid-calf hemline and roomy cocoon silhouette) at least one, if not several of these steps through her color palette, use of texture, and oversized, asymmetric sculpturing. Though she didn&amp;#039;t say so, I like to think the shoulder knot in the black dress below\u2014my favorite\u2014represents a crumpled, discarded piece of parchment.  With a price point between $725 and $2,900 and currently only available by custom order, Gazinskaya&amp;#039;s designs don&amp;#039;t come inexpensively. In their defense, though, they are all hand-sewn, sourced from the same materials as Lanvin and YSL&amp;#039;s, and as Gazinskaya succinctly put it, are of &amp;quot;perfect quality&amp;quot;. To see more from the designer, visit her website here (or just click onto any street style website during Fashion Week season).   Three dramatic dresses from Gazinskaya&amp;#039;s new RTW collection Photos: Kelly Stuart and courtesy of Vika Gazinskaya Follow ELLE on Twitter. Become our Facebook fan! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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