ELENA SOUPROUN brand, started in 1997, made its name through masterful tailoring and the use of vintage fabrics, antique materials and exclusively by-hand embroidery. Suprun herself quotes the 1950’s as the main inspiration behind her works, with Dior, Cardin and Jacques Fath ruling the minds and hearts of fashion lovers across Europe.
Her new set of creations is titled “Fly Me To The Moon”, and we saw her inspirations flock to the belle epoque, the Russian fashions of the 18th century and the French art of the first half of the 20th century. Masterfully embroidered black jackets and free-flowing black-and-white dresses and coats would well suit a heroine of Chekhov or Turgenev.
Beautiful frills on the sleeves of each dress called to mind the elegance of pre-revolutionary Russia and its countryside life, while elegant little slips of black or cream did send us back to the older days of Chanel and Dior.
The collection rounded up with several little black dresses and eveningwear, all flowy and pleated, or else elegantly embroidered with flowers and leaves. It wasn’t all black-and-white though (although that seemed to be the underlying theme of the collection) – Suprun showed an assortment of psychedelic prints reminiscent of the words of such brands as the London’s legendary BIBA store and finishing off with a set of evening gowns of deep purples and reds, all accessorized with feathered and bejewelled collars.