The 2015-2016 couture show by Serbian designer Zvonko Markovic took place in the nave of the Palais Brongniart. This was the Belgrade-born designer’s first show in Paris, where his mastery of the leather that sculpts feminine silhouettes is unquestionable. <\/p>\n
Entitled “Midnight Butterfly”, it’s the transition from lightweight materials like tulle, silk and lace to stiffer, impenetrable leather. The deep blacks are reminiscent of petroleum, a petroleum that gradually gives way to the brilliance of bullion. Black gold sums up this collection. Although suave, the designer hails from a country with a strong history of war and conflict. This collection, in which materials become both rigid and increasingly shiny, is a metaphor for the struggle of these young designers, and their determination. <\/p>\n\n\t\t