Luxury should come with age. Huge diamonds do not look good on young girls. You understand that these are hardly gifts from parents, rather gifts from rich and, as a rule, middle-aged lovers. Maybe there is nothing wrong with that. But this path usually ends with the departure of youth, that is, rather quickly. And if a woman herself knows how to provide herself with a life that we call luxury, then she looks luxurious in diamonds and an expensive car. And such a woman deserves a man who can give her expensive gifts. And this is no longer a deal, but a sign of attention, a relationship of a completely different level. This year I turned fifty - and twenty years since I first entered the stage. I know that life is just beginning at thirty. Until this age, you can easily do without luxury, including in clothes. Although now I have a couple of dresses that were worth sheer nonsense, but I look great in them. But I look even better in dresses that weren't worth bullshit. I don't like changing things like gloves anymore. This is a story about young girls who want to constantly buy something new and fashionable.
Alena with her son Grigory
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But it is much more important to find your own style, and it is made by high-quality things created for a long life. I believe that every woman should have a “magic chest” in which good things need to be put away so that they don't blur their eyes, and then taken out - in a year, two, ten years. During this time, they become even more interesting without going out of fashion, because they were created outside of it.
Pen from the Princesse Grace de Monaco collection, Montblanc; ring, Van Cleef & Arpels
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But that doesn't mean that I don't like fashion. I am an artist, I love changing images, trying something new, but it’s hard to make me fall victim to fashion. I also really love beautiful cars. Now I have a Hyundai Equus. And the first car I bought myself was a Cadillac - like from a movie about gangsters. Huge, with velvet sofas, all in gold inscriptions. A real artistic car. Of course, he was very conspicuous. After all, how does primary luxury differ from more mature? That you want to be noticed. I would like to wear diamond earrings so that they hang to the waist. Or a dress with Hollywood chic. Now I think that truly luxurious things should not be screaming and conspicuous. I call it Piece of Art. But I can do without it. There are two sides to life for me. I live in luxury style with pleasure - I fly first class and live in Ritz hotels. But I can go on an expedition to Tibet and I will calmly endure the inconvenience. I have no snobbery. And it is very unpleasant for me to see people who begin to demand luxury where it a priori cannot exist, resent and spoil the nerves of others. I would like to remind you: "Dear friends, we were together in the pioneer camp!"
Watches, Van Cleef & Arpels
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