It is difficult to probe the heart of this somewhat wild creature, who plays the elusive Muse game on which the Odessa-born stylist imagines storytelling full of adventure.
In the gymnasium of the La Rochefoucault high school, the designer’s pop heroines parade in ultra-short crinolines, over-the-knee boots that expand and take volume, fringed outfits like Josephine Baker, skirts with slits.
Traditional embroideries recall the Ukrainian costumes that marked the creator’s childhood.
On the other hand, this patchwork reflects the reality of her country, Ukraine, in turmoil.
An upside-down collection, with incandescent romanticism, which takes input from the pain of war to project itself into a bubble of lightness.
