The 10th Ukrainian Fashion Week has taken place in the capital
Following the Fashion Weeks in New York, Paris and Milan, Kyiv fashion fans were able to attend one of their own – Ukrainian Fashion Week, which took place from Oct. 11 till Oct. 17. The fashion festival became the tenth in history, and this year moved from the Alta Center shopping mall to a pavilion at Park Pushkina.
Ukrainian Fashion Week was opened by Lilia Poustovit – one of the most successful Ukrainian designers, whose collections recently appeared at boutiques in London and Tokyo. Her spring-summer 2008 collection had some “discreet charm of bourgeoisie” to it, with asymmetric dresses and costumes of black and grey, as well as bright color combinations. Viktoria Gres presented the most romantic collection of Fashion Week, offering girls’ fashion in the style of the ‘40s –lacy dresses and silk shoes with massive heels.
Lviv designer Oksana Karavanska themed her outfits after playing card suits, and dressed her models in chiffon dresses, white blouses, and embroidered skirts, all of which bore depictions of spades and clubs. Aleksey Zalevskiy dubbed his collection “Truth is in Lies” and got inspiration from the famous character Baron Munchausen – models wore burning candles on their heads that symbolized his famous wig. As usual his show was built around combination of couture and sport, which featured sleeveless canvas jackets in combination with T-shirts . Nota Bene&Karavay exploited the theme of Greece and offered high Greek sandals on a flat sole, pleated skirts, and short disco-style shiny dresses. Anna Bublik presented a collection of violet and purple shades, with dresses of various kinds – short and long, broad and tight, with hoods – shaped as dressing gowns. Finally, Andre Tan, whose much advertised public image always draws excessive attention, failed to surprise the audience – his collection “Sky Butterflies” repeated his theater-themed previous collection, and the resemblance was reinforced by a gymnastic performance to open the show.
