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The second day of Kiev Fashion Days confirmed its protagonists\u2019 talent at mastering mature yet cheeky designs; the golden thread seemed to be a conscious desire to move away from bling and obvious signifiers of luxury, towards subversive understatement. The creations sent down the runway on the second day seemed marked by sartorial bi-polarity, like fur and PVC, or a cross of red-carpet chic gone for a jog, while cropped skirts in fox fur seemed to suggest unspoken wilderness in the wearer, designer and perhaps, in an entire generation. Fit for feminist, on-the-go and on-the-rise women worldwide. Here are four head-turners of that day:<\/p>\n
Yasia Minochknia<\/strong> When you meet the designer, it is hard to imagine what creations will come out of the shy, doll-like young woman. Nevertheless, her collection was modern and intriguing. A master of flounce, she offered swirling skirts paired with matching, thigh-long sweaters, bright-red and blue velour day dresses, and a clever modernization of ultra classical shapes. Think classical Hollywood chic turned on its head with wide zip and unexpected checkered prints \u2013 modern and fearless, just like today\u2019s Ukrainian women.<\/p>\n Anna Kolomoyets<\/strong> Barely of legal drinking age, Anna\u2019s design maturity is outstanding. She layered subtle detailing reminiscent of the country\u2019s history on sombre, stripped down silhouettes: traditional macram\u00e9 tablecloth was morphed into headpieces, elongate silhouettes were brightened by chunky fox fur detachable collars and hemlines, so accurate when shown in the middle of a snowstorm. Filigree cut-outs suggested traditional patterns, as did oversized petals. Fit for playful yet no-nonsense femininity.<\/p>\n Paskal<\/strong> Of course, having Ukrainian super model Alla <\/strong>Kostromichova (whose side-act include Givenchy, Dior and Herm\u00e8s) open and close your show helps. But the quality of a show ultimately comes from talent alone. She constructed the collection of a bold marriage of black and lam\u00e9. Classical black cuts like shift dresses, suits, and pea coats were quite literally fused with silver or aquamarine lam\u00e9: half a collar on a jacket, half a skirt, a clutch or a chunky headband offered os\u00e9 pieces, wearable \u2018round the clock.<\/p>\n Yulia Efimtchuk<\/strong> Efimtchuk chose to play on a simple yet potent contrast: ample black dresses with neon trainers. The collection evolved into more masterful oversized design, including wide tops and even wider trousers, a silhouette allowed the sole embellishment of a narrow, British spread collar. The austere structure evoked early-day Japanese designers, and was contrasted by the bright pink shoes \u2013 as if to suggest that despite recession, local youth is dying to go dancing.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The second day of Kiev Fashion Days confirmed its protagonists\u2019 talent at mastering mature yet cheeky designs; the golden thread seemed to be a conscious desire to move away from bling and obvious signifiers of luxury, towards subversive understatement. The creations sent down the runway on the second day seemed marked by sartorial bi-polarity, like…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8640,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[159,729,21,727,730,638,731,732,733],"class_list":["post-8620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-alice-pfeiffer","tag-anna-kolomoyets","tag-fashion","tag-kiev","tag-kiev-fashion-days","tag-mercedes-benz","tag-paskal","tag-yasia-minochknia","tag-yulia-efimtchuk"],"acf":{"main_category":null,"legacy":"1","exclude_from_ads":null,"hero_title":null,"subtitle":null,"hero":null,"teasers":null,"facebook_image":null,"related_articles":null,"next_article":null,"sleek_card_focus":null,"content":null},"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Kol-682x1024.jpg\" "\\"Anna")
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