Dare I say it, but international Vogue magazines are just cooler than the almighty and all-boring American Vogue. This December on Vogue we have a worn-out looking Jennifer Aniston who has nothing new to say…

Meanwhile, designers from Ralph Lauren to Maison Martin Margiela celebrate Russian Vogue’s 10th anniversary by designing a dress for a matrioshka – a traditional Russian doll – that were auctioned for charity at a super-chic party on November 20.

The designers’ sketches were brought to life by Russian craftsmen, who hand-painted each little dolls. Aliona Doletskaya, Russian Vogue’s super chic editor-in-chief, told Vogue.co.uk that “Every matrioshka is unique and a piece of art in itself. Installation, sculpture, objet d’art – you can call it however you wish.”

Some of the dolls fetched as much as 100,000 euros, with proceeds going to local orphanages. Billionaire businessman Vladislav Doronin dropped 30K on a doll designed by YSL’s Stefano Pilati – a present for his girlfriend, Naomi Campbell, the current face of the fashion house.

For American Vogue’s next big anniversary, they’ll probably ask a bunch of the same old American designers to select a famous American woman (i.e. actress) and create a super special dress just for her that celebrate the uniqueness of American living – or some bs like that. yawn.

Anyway, see below for a selection of 10 dolls below (31 total were designed) and guess which ones were designed by which designer…

Game Time!! Match the following designers to the dolls below:
Gucci, Marc Jacobs, Prada, YSL, Burberry, Giles, Paul Smith, Dolce & Gabbana, Stella McCartney, Dries van Noten

1. 2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

7. 8.

9. 10.

Tags: Aliona Doletskaya, burberry, Dolce Gabbana, Dries Van Noten, Giles, Gucci, Marc Jacobs, paul smith, Prada, Stella McCartney, VOGUE, YSL

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