Silvery fur coat from our moms’ favorite in their youth astrakhan thrown over shiny synthetic body with an embroidered on a chest letter “Y”; loathers in sequins worn on mustard-colored woolen tights, gathered in an accordion on knees and ankles – habitués in wardrobes of our grandmothers; equestrian helmet combined with a belt with stockings…

Ulyana Sergeenko made something almost impossible even with a decent financial support: this July the Russian designer was listed in the official fashion week schedule. Thus, only three summers after her first Parisian “defile-off”, the French Syndicate of Haute Couture included fashion house Sergeenko to its invited members. This is not yet Chanel, but enough…

It is no secret that the home country of Ulyana Sergeenko, Russia, is going through not so simple from political and humanitarian view times. Laces and ruffles, broad floor-sweeping skirts and flirty glances from under half-closed eyelashes are in the past. On the catwalk reigns post-revolutionary mood of the first quarter of the twentieth century,…

Designer Ulyana Sergeenko, whose name first appeared in the schedule of the Paris haute couture week four seasons ago, immediately took a special place, dividing fashionistas into two camps. Fans, which count Russian oligarchs wives, top model and philanthropist Natalia Vodianova, former editor of French Vogue Carine Roitfeld and eccentric Japanese Vogue editor Anna Dello…