Olga Sorokina

Olga Sorokina was born in Belarus, one of the countries of Eastern Europe, in the city of Vitebsk. Olga began her journey into the world of beauty and illusions with steps on the catwalk as a model.

– Now turning the pages of my life, I realized how important it is to flow from one form to another without losing your identity. I thank my lucky stars for invaluable experience and momentous meetings. I remember that moment when I felt cramped in one role. I learned about IRFE from the book “Beauty in Exile” by Alexander Vasilyev. This book is about Fashion House of the early 20th century. When I was a child we were taught to read books in order to learn about everything. Books can change a person. I never would have believed now this story would touch me after reading the book Beauty in Exile. My life has really changed. Olga Sorokina

2008

Olga Sorokina’s debut show for the Maison IRFE was held at the Haute Couture Week in July 2008 in Paris at the Palais de Tokyo.

Suzy Menkes /Herald Tribune/ & Olga Sorokina

Hilary Alexander /Telegraph UK/ & Olga Sorokina

Suzy Menkes /Herald Tribüne/ & Didier Grumbach /President of the Federation Franchise de la Couture/

Godfrey Deeny /WWD/

Olga Sorokina

Tatiana Sorokina & Olga Sorokina

Aliona Doletskaya /Vogue/ & Olga Sorokina

Xenia Cheremeteva-Sfiris / granddaughter of Prince Youssoupoff/ & Olga Sorokina

Princes Barbara de Yougoslavie, Countess Xenia Cheremeteva, Princess Sophie de Wurtemberg

TELEGRAPH UK /Hilary Alexander/: "…Earlier the Palais de Tokyo was the setting for one of the more esoteric and exotic events of this couture season: the re-birth of the ancient Fashion brand, IRFE, famous in Paris in the 1920’s. The label was founded in 1924 by the legendary style icon, Prince Felix Yousoupoff and his wife, Princess Irina Romanova, whose family links and associations are interwoven with Russian history and include Catherine the Great and Rasputin. The label has now been revived by descendants of both the Yousoupoff and Romanov dynasties, assisted by the couple’s grand- daughter, Countess Xenia Siris, nee Sheremetyev. The debut collection, designed by the former model, Olga Sorokina, focused on classical tailoring and draped silk evening gowns and was paraded to the music of Mussorgsky, Dvorak and Grieg…"

ASSOCIATED PRESS: "The history of Fashion label IRFE reads like a rollicking bestseller, but for designer Olga Sorokina, it’s a fairytale come true. Almost eight decades after the original house of Irfe shuttered its doors, Sorokina presented her first collection for the label during couture week in Paris, with the hope of restoring it to its former glory. Models paraded on the steps of the Palais de Tokyo contemporary art museum in bias-cut silk gowns and rich astrakhan fur jackets inspired by the sleek fashions of the 1920s and 1930s…"

HERALD TRIBUNE /Suzy Menkes/:"It was a time-travel moment as vintage I chemise dresses from the 1920s, once worn by the Parisian remnants of Russian royalty, went on display alongside models grouped on an Art Deco stair-case and wearing designs for today. This Parisian event marked the renaissance of the house of Irfé, founded as the first French Russian couture house in 1924 with the initials of the royally connected Irina and Félix Youssoupoff… This fashion revival has, as its creative director, Olga Sorokina, an ice-blonde former model from Belarus, whose slender silhouettes and rich embellishment produce a collection with a spirit of the past in pleated dresses but the glamour of now in fur trimmings and rich color…"

Palais de Tokyo, Paris 2008

The show was attended with an exhibition of archival dresses IRFE of 1924.

2010

Exhibition of the Maison IRFE at the exhibition “Art of Russia from Peter I to Nicholas II”, Palais D’Estrees, Paris, 2010

French Minister of Culture Frederic Mitterrand, Head of the Russian Imperial House in Exile, Grand Duchess Maria Romanova & Countess Xenia Cheremeteva-Sfiris

French Minister of Culture Frederic Mitterrand, Countess Xenia Cheremeteva-Sfiris & Olga Sorokina /IRFE/

Head of the Russian Imperial House in Exile, Grand Duchess Maria Romanova, her son and the Heir to the Throne Prince Georgy Romanov & Olga Sorokina /IRFE/

Exposition of the IRFE Fashion House

Hall of the Fashion House IRFE

Palace D’Estre

2011

Olga Sorokina creates cruise line and celebrates this event by opening a summer store on the Island of Capri in Italy.

Grand opening of MAISON IRFE Summer Store on Via Roma, CAPRI

Olga Sorokina with a friend

Fiona Swarovski & Olga Sorokina

Maison IRFE show

2013

MAISON IRFE SPRING/SUMMER 2014 in the Exhibition Center Vandome in Paris

Lindsey Wixson

Jamie Hince and editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris Emmanuelle Alt

Olga Sorokina after the show

Peter Brant, Bianca Brandolini, and Harry Brant

Ellen von Unwerth, Photographer & Vadim Sorokin

IRFE Adv Campaign SPRING/SUMMER 2014 by Victor Demarchelier

Cover story in WWD MAGAZINE February 2014

ADV Campaign SPRING-SUMMER 2014

2014

Show MAISON IRFE FALL-WINTER 2014/2015 in the Exhibition Center Vandome in Paris

FW14 PARIS FASHION WEEK

FW14 PARIS FASHION WEEK

Photo by Ellen von Unwerth

ADV Campaign FALL-WINTER 2014/2015 by Mariano Vivanco

2015

Show MAISON IRFE SPRING-SUMMER 2015 in the Exhibition Center Vandome in Paris

PARIS, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 26: A model walks the runway during the IRFE show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2015 on September 26, 2014 in Paris, France. (Photo by Richard Bord/Getty Images for IRFE)

PARIS, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 26: Model Soo Joo Park walks the runway during the IRFE show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2015 on September 26, 2014 in Paris, France. (Photo by Richard Bord/Getty Images for IRFE) *** Local Caption *** Soo Joo Park

PARIS, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 26: Model Lindsey Wixson walks the runway during the IRFE show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2015 on September 26, 2014 in Paris, France. (Photo by Richard Bord/Getty Images for IRFE) *** Local Caption *** Lindsey Wixson

Backstage pictures with Karim Rahman & Odile Gilbert

Olga Sorokina & Olivier Zahm

2015

Maison IRFE, together with the photographer Jean-Baptiste Mondino, took part in "THE WORLD’S FIRST FABULOUS FUND FAIR" in London, organized by the Naked Heart Charitable Foundation of Natalia Vodianova.

Olga Sorokina

Jean-Baptiste Mondino & Olga Sorokina

Lauren Santo Domingo; Olga Sorokina; Maria Baibakova

Stephen Jones & Olga Sorokina

Olga Sorokina

Lewis Hamilton & Olga Sorokina

Jodie Kidd & Olga Sorokina

Rey Bordon & Olga Sorokina

Natalia Zinko; Olga Sorokina; Stella Aminova

Inga Rubenstein & Olga Sorokina

Alex de Betak & Olga Sorokina

Maria Baibakov &; Olga Sorokina

Stella McCartney & Mary Anna McCartney

Derek Blasberg & Karlie Kloss

Lauren Santo Domingo

2015

Awarding a medal LA RENAISSANCE FRANCAISE for contribution to the development of Cultural Relations

Complimentary speech from director of Multimedia Art Museum of Moscow Olga Sviblova

Chief editor of Harper Bazaar Dasha Veledeeva & Olga Sorokina

2016

During the Paris Fashion Week Olga Sorokina presented a new Maison IRFE collection together with an exhibition of photographer Vladimir Glynin, a former dancer of the Bolshoi Theatre. Bolshoi Theater dancers Stesy Aitova and Karim Abdulin were invited as models.

Olga Sorokina

Stefano Tonchi & Olga Sorokina

Renata Litvinova & Olga Sorokina

Stefano Tonchi & Edward Enninful

Olga Sorokina

Daria Strokous

Babeth Djian & Olga Sorokina

Renata Litvinova & Olga Sorokina

Edward Enninful & Olga Sorokina

Vika Davydova

Godfrey Deeny & Olga Sorokina

2017

Olga Sorokina decides to stop producing Ready-to-Wear collection. She moves to New York due to the birth of her second son Victor, and returns to the design of Haute Couture collections. Wonderful New York photographer ALIKHAN shot an advertising campaign for Mason IRFE.