Of Roses and Lace: Inside Magda Butrym’s World of Femininity

During the Riga Furniture & Interior 2025 trade fair on 17-19 October, for many Ķīpsala will transform into a three-day oasis of inspiration. It will become the venue where professionals and regular visitors will have an opportunity to explore wide variety of furniture, lights, textiles, interior items and creative design accessories that contribute to beautiful, contemporary and comfortable indoor environment.

Photographer Marie Schuldigen captures the creative chaos behind Kobi Halperin's latest Ungaro collection—a vibrant collision of Parisian elegance and global eclecticism, moments before it hits the runway.

It all begins with a silent restlessness. We live immersed in constant connection, and yet we find ourselves isolated. The rooms that should embrace us turn into foreign settings, the objects around us become mutewitnesses to our disorientation. In this suspended landscape, what remains are fragments: of ourselves, of our authenticity, of the relationships that define us.

Undeterred by winter's chill, she moves through snow-dusted streets in statement heels—where Manolo's elegance meets Louboutin's scarlet defiance, Balmain's architectural edge, and Jimmy Choo's timeless allure.

Moncler brings together Al Pacino and Robert De Niro in a cinematic ode to human warmth—a tribute to emotion, memory, and unbreakable connection.

It was in 1953 that Christian Dior introduced Rouge Dior — a red lipstick that would go on to become a true icon of the Maison. Decades later, in 2021, Peter Philips, Creative and Image Director of Dior Makeup, reimagined the line as a complete collection of 75 shades. Yet, as every beauty lover knows, when it comes to lipstick, one can never have too many. This year, a new star takes the stage: Rouge Dior On Stage.

In a world awash with color, timeless elegance emerges in shades of rouge, black and white. The Art of Contrast celebrates refined femininity and quiet strength through sculptural silhouettes, fluid movement, and cinematic light. Each frame captures a dialogue between softness and structure — the delicate ruffle of tulle meeting the sharp line of tailored suiting — revealing that true style exists in the balance between grace and power.

In anticipation of the premiere of director Dzintars Dreibergs’ latest film “Tīklā. TTT leģendas dzimšana” (“In the Net. The Birth of TTT Legends”), which will take place in Latvia’s national celebration month — one of the most anticipated fashion events of the year, RIGA FASHION WEEK, will open with a special fashion show dedicated to Latvian cinema. Under the spotlight, audiences will see costumes created by the costume designer Sandra Sila for such iconic Latvian films as “Cilvēka bērns” (“The Child of Man”), “Rīgas sargi” (“Defenders of Riga”), “Sapņu komanda 1935” (“Dream Team 1935”), “Dvēseļu putenis” (“Blizzard of Souls”), “Tīklā. TTT leģendas dzimšana” and many others.