THE CITY IS HER STAGE

Visual Story by Photographer Xavi V. and Fashion Stylist & Art Director Ann Gómez 

From award-winning short films in Paris to a sold-out directorial debut at the Apollo Theatre, Eugenia Kuzmina moves through the creative world with an Amazon’s fearlessness — arriving, claiming, and conquering. Her work is guided by instinct, honesty, and a refusal to fit into any box. And once again, she is reaching new heights: this year marks a landmark chapter — a Cannes-adjacent Best Actress award, a bold reimagining of Spoon River Anthology during Paris Fashion Week, and a forthcoming poetry book shaped by archetypes and the Hero’s Journey.

Conceived in collaboration with Japanese artist Yasuhiro Asai, a master of Urushi lacquer and the ancestral Raden technique, the poetic dials of Notte di Luce weaves Japanese artistry into a dialogue with Italian elegance and Swiss horological mastery. Each dial, crafted entirely by hand in the artist’s Kyoto atelier, is a singular creation — a luminous hymn to light itself.

Stage22 Bar & Restaurant at Grand Hotel Kempinski Riga has received two prestigious international accolades celebrating the excellence of its outstanding wine list.

In this study of contrast and control, Colombian-born model Karen Gaurisas, of Lithuanian descent, moves through light like a language, precise, sculptural, unmistakably modern. Shot by Alberto Carrizosa Gelzis, whose half-Latvian heritage lends a quiet northern clarity to every frame, the editorial becomes a conversation between cultures: Baltic restraint meeting Latin intensity, geometry warmed by pulse. Together, they create a world where elegance is stripped down to its most essential gesture, an arm lifted, a glance sharpened, a silhouette cutting through shadow.

Equal parts chaos and charm, rebellion and polish. These eight avant-garde designers are set to flip fashion on its head.

In Rome, Brioni revisited its roots, honoring eight decades of tailoring, film history, and the city that shaped its identity.

This story explores the tension women face as they approach their 30s; the point where the open possibilities of their 20s begin to collide with societal expectations around career, beauty, and identity. At its core, the story challenges the idea of age as decline, reframing it instead as evolution and transformation.