• more about #russians
    vanka-vstanka: Only the American stores closed, guys. You don't need to feel much sympathy for her, and if you really want to buy some KP shit, you can go to a Russi... more »
    undomesticgoddess doesn't sleep a wink: In this economy, people have nothing to spare. Apparently not even sympathy. more »
    jenalicious: that space was like a revolving door.. i used to work directly across the street, and there have been like 4 different stores there in the past 3 year... more »
    megscissorhands: Wouldn't it be sweet if you could rent that place out and live there? (maybe changing the glass storefront to real walls, if you're into that kind of ... more »
    JessJess: It makes me sad that we can only feel compassion for those who have less money than we do. Don't forget, there are millionaires who have been so miser... more »
    Whiskey and Popcorn: Aah, this little entrepeneur will land on her expensively shod feet. Just look out for her book in a few years: "Making a comeback after 18" . more »
    marshmallory: So...can I have that rug? Can I? more »
    A Small Turnip: Well, this sucks. Where am I going to get my bubble-gum-coloured rhinestone-encrusted matroshka-patterned leggings now? M&S? more »
    Cafezinha: Yes, but at least the rug really ties the room together. more »
    Rare Affinity: I don't feel sorry for the girl as the whole venture smacked of a spoilt child being indulged by her fabulously wealthy parents. However I do feel sor... more »
    tscheese: Is this the same store that displaced the 5th Avenue Ricky's NYC on like...43rd ish? I feel like this name is familiar or something. YOU TOOK AWAY MY ... more »
    VirtuousVixen: You know, it's really frustrating to see all the "oh, poor little rich girl *eyeroll*" stuff on here. The girl is 16 - imagine what it would feel lik... more »
    LaComtesse: Only the US business failed. Ukraine, Russia, and Kazakhstan stores are all fine. While it always sucks to have a business go bust, I am having troubl... more »
    PilgrimSoul: My sympathy fountain will turn on once I know I am not being laid off and kicked out of the country myself, and not one minute before. Self-absorption... more »
    Evie Havok: Oh, please. This brat has a billionaire for a father. Yes, I feel very sorry for her (*eyeroll*). more »
    morninggloria: When you're 16, going on 17And Daddy gives you cashto start a storebut baby, I'm sureRecession will kick your ass. You need someonepoorer but wiserTel... more »
    AthertonMerriweather: Wow. You've got to feel bad for this girl. In a year she was plucked from Russia, all over MTV, Top Model, at award shows and in Vogue Magazine. No... more »
    angelheadedhipster: I wonder if she still has access to the space. One could have a very romantical picnic on that there blanket... more »
    Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.: Yeah, I'm sorry but I don't even feel a little bad. She owns a pony for Maude's sake. Her dad is a gabillionare. Please. more »
    BeckySharper: Kira's daddy, a Russian dairy product mogul, bankrolled this whole ridiculousness. Either he's fallen on hard times or he's realized what a lousy inve... more »
  • #recessionistas

    Sign Of The Times

    16-year-old Kira Plastinina's company went bankrupt in January, less than a year after a huge write-up in New York. Walking by the SoHo store this week, everything but the zebra print rug was gone.
  • #ragtrade

    Donatella And McDreamy, Sitting In A Tree...

  • #photoshopofhorrors

    British Indie Chanteuse PJ Harvey Gets Makeover, 'Vogue' Style?