London Design Silver

2026

Living Architecture

Entrant

Elena Zharkova

Category

Fashion Design - Runway Collections

Client's Name

Personal project

Country / Region

Russia

About The Entry

The Living Architecture collection explores the moment when architecture stops being static and begins to live through the movement of the body. Trained as an architect, I translate architectural principles into fashion through volume, rhythm, balance, and space. Each look is conceived as a moving structure shaped by asymmetry, elongated lines, arches, dome-like forms, and sculptural silhouettes. White acts as light, emphasizing clarity and purity of form, while black creates depth, shadow, and graphic tension. A key detail of the collection is the bag featuring David’s eyes - a personal reference to academic drawing and my architectural education. During my studies, fragments of classical sculpture became part of my visual language, and this motif connects academic practice, architectural thinking, and contemporary fashion. In this collection, clothing becomes more than a garment: it becomes a living architectural form that bends, breathes, and interacts with the body.

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