Biryukov: minimalism and romance

In order not to get stuck in a traffic jam, many RFW guests took the subway. Having gone a long way from the station, a cordon of protection, a line to the cloakroom, a maze in the style of "Alice in Wonderland" from several vodka restaurants with presentations by young designers, dozens of press walls and finally a crowd at the entrance, and finally getting into the hall, I want see at least one dress for which you have gone through all this. Biryukov had such, and not one.

According to Oleg Biryukov, he dedicated the collection to the problems of the environment and ecology: this explains the extreme naturalness of clothes, makeup and hairstyles. There are no bright colors or animal prints. Everything is extremely cold and minimalist - calm silhouettes and pastel colors. There is a feeling that Oleg created the collection, looking at the bay in Scandinavia. The soundtrack to the show is consonant with this association: first the sound of the sea and the cry of the seagulls, then the sound of the rain. By the middle of the show, the audience in the hall was already so enchanted that if there was a unicorn on the podium, no one would be surprised.

Photographer Alexander Azarov

Most of the collection is reserved for dresses of narrow but free cut. The influence of constructivism is noticeable - there is a general rigor of the collection, geometrism, conciseness of forms and solidity of the external appearance, and most of the collection is monophonic. In addition to dresses, Biryukov showed several loose summer linen coats, a lot of sheer silk blouses and sundresses with abstract prints.