Ukrainian Fashion Week

SS27: APSARA show

SS27: APSARA show

“The Ascent of Apsara” collection explores the moment when an inner experience takes shape.  The designer continues to build the brand’s mythological world through the vision of this new collection. 

The figure of Apsara—the brand’s symbol, a celestial dancer and a spirit dwelling in streams and clouds—finally descends from the heavens. In this collection, the image is reimagined through themes of ascent, transformation, and the cyclical nature of existence.    

For APSARA, form emerges from a state of being, an image, and a sensation—like energy flowing into various shapes. It is akin to a sprout being transplanted and growing into a new entity. And nothing inspires such a profound state of being quite like nature. Palm leaves served as the starting point for the visual language: their natural structure, rhythm, and fluidity were reimagined and transformed into new silhouettes and structures.     

Minimalist monolithic silhouettes, sculptural forms, fluid elements, contrasting textures, translucent materials, and handcrafted techniques remain integral to the APSARA aesthetic, blending structural precision with a human touch.     

Apsara descends from the heavens to be closer.