LITKOVSKAYA FW18.19 | FRIDA

FW18.19, just as previous collections of the brand, is inspired by one woman and is called by her name. In the new season the designer Lilia Litkovskaya thinks of the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. This is not a straightforward story about ethnic Mexican costume, flowers in hair, or eccentric bright clothes. It's not about surreal paintings or the endless pain that the artist expressed in her works. This is a reflection on the image of Kahlo. On how she showed the strength of her character through wearing feminine silhouettes, on the depth of her views and sense of style. "In every era, there is a woman who defines and in many ways symbolizes her time. For me, Frida Kahlo does not only embody her time, but she is also the very embodiment of the values of LITKOVSKAYA. A woman of revolutionary views and traditional clothes, fragile and strong at the same time, full of love and tears – her whole life is the evidence of duality of human nature," says designer Lilia Litkovskaya. The only direct reference to the image of Frida – flowers – appear in this collection in the form of a pattern on the black covered lace and leather appliqués on the corsets. Scarves and stoles, which the artist always flew around her shoulders, are reflected in significant LITKOVSKAYA's spiral cut. Dresses, skirts, and coats wrap around the body, symbolizing the endless cyclic movement of life. Strips of fabric unite into a single plot – at some point getting as close as can to the body, and at some poi