Despite the usual theatricality inherent to the brand’s style, this collection couldn’t have come at a better time given the ’40s references elsewhere. Sure, those looks recall their respective house codes, whereas these aggregate a stylized fiction.

But between the black bustier pieces and the more ladylike dresses boasting local Yelets and Vologda lace, the Ulyana Sergeenko spin will easily seduce her clients. Finally, take a look at the designer in the final photo. She created a replica of her grandmother’s dress. For a collection purportedly based on antiheroines, it felt like an authentic happy ending.

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