Salome Schwab about rethinking and decoration of our Soviet past in the collection Artem Klimchuk.

Artem Klimchuk tries always to remain atits fundamental principles, to deny the common trends and sometimes even standards. His collections are always built on the femininity and elegance typical of most robots good old Christian Dior than the trend in recent seasons brands. The whole story gave the assurance that the designer is abstracted from the outside world will make their own reflection on art.

However, things happened differently. The guests were invited to the Dovzhenko Center not by chance. Klimchuk this time turned to the Soviet reality, which, in the end, now makes the whole world, but he gave our gloomy history in a very positive way. The designer wanted to show exactly the image of an educated, creative, intelligent section of society, in which our generation sees a complete disappointment. It is not necessary, perhaps, to assess this choice, but one fact can be stated for sure - Artyom did not depart from the general celebration of the CAS? , But approached this issue from a different angle.

By itself, a collection built on the femininesuits and dresses of different cut, but in a single aesthetic. They are complemented by pearls, colorful prints, velvet shoes, classic women's stockings and wigs with elegance 70s. Kinda is »Office Romance» with a modern twist. For decoration also came podium space Klimchuk responsibly - it was filled with red carnations, the old »house» phones, typewriters and books. The whole story in the complex was impressed once again attempts to interpret already interpreted things.

All the more strange looks attraction to»Dіorіvskoї» aesthetics in Soviet vein. Let us remember the legendary shot of Christian Dior in 1959, when the brand new collection photographed on luxury models in the middle of Moscow. Each depicted read shock, surprise and condemnation of the passers-by, who do not accept the norm aesthetic characteristic that recreated Klimchuk in his SS17.

Despite all the reasons, the conclusion can be made one- the designer, like others, began to remember his past in his own vision on the wave of international recognition and tries to translate it into clothes that do not much resemble the CCC? .