As Katya Leonovich’s menswear line reaches it’s (not so) terrible twos for its second season collection, it’s clear she is hitting her stride. She is no stranger to the runway, having shown womenswear collections in Paris, and won Designer of the Year in Russia, and her launch into menswear last season leaped off the starting blocks. With this second season, it looks like she plans to continue riding that momentum into the fall, and beyond.
From her very first runway show in 2001, Katya Leonovich has implemented a signature “beautiful garbage” and this year’s show has been no exception. Her staple garment patterns – a chic criss-cross in effect, bubble dresses, and unique incorporation of prints – all made a welcome appearance in her F/W collection. In a largely gray color palette, the show had an air of rock glam – shimmering garments with metal details, paired with perfectly coiffed faux-hawks and killer thigh-high boots, the line embodies an aesthetic fit for a modern-day, imperial Russian Princess.
Katya Leonovich’s ready-to-wear spring 2014 collection runway show was held at Lincoln Center on September 7th.
What started off as a seemingly unfinished and dull collection, Katya Leonovich’s Fall 2013 show proved to have some interesting, and even captivating pieces.
The first four outfits were dull and made from the same see-thru blue. They appeared to be more like craft projects than actual clothes. They simply were not wearable for the runway nor for the ready-to-wear demographic.
Moscow born and Manhattan based designer, Katya Leonovich, said, “America, America, America,” was the inspiration her Spring 2012 collection presented on September 11, 2011. Bringing together silk, leather and denim, Leonovich created a spectrum of women’s and men’s pieces that are both rough and soft with edgy tailoring that builds upon her couture training.