Simply Abu Dhabi XXVII

Ulyana Sergeenko Russian couturier, socialite and fashionista Ulyana Sergeenko’s couture collection explores the story of a mysterious detective who takes on shadowy villains. On the runway walked glamorous models wearing dresses with a 1940s silhouette, the iconic fedora hat, cropped and wide trousers, wool suits and barrel coats with embroidered guns and bullets. The whole show deftly created a noir world of crime movies and a dogged fight for justice. Ulyana Sergeenko's detectives are bold femmes fatales, wearing rich embroidered dresses or masculine private detective attire adorned with braces and bowties and featuring playful embroidered trumpets. It’s a collection where parallels and opposites are mixed together to concoct a sultry allure. Sergeenko’s dresses are crafted in organza, chiffon, silk, satin and jersey with Vologda or Yelets laces – her couture trademark. In terms of accessories, the travel bags, rose-shaped femme fatale clutches and low or high- heeled pumps are just right for the 1950s mystique. The collection is a triumph of beauty and seduction in which the woman – a powerful and smart figure – is the protagonist who intrigues people with her furtive charm and magnetism. Al Capone and street punks, burlesque divas and Michael Jackson, Moscow and New Orleans, New York and Chicago – the glamorous fashion detective Ulyana Sergeenko is a budding icon of her era. 1 1 6 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I