Exhibitions
Three defining exhibitions.
Paris, London, Florence — the House’s looks in the major exhibitions of the fashion world.
01 · Paris
2013
Mona Bismarck American Center
Curator · André Leon Talley
Little Black Dress
André Leon Talley’s personal ode to the little black dress — some fifty dresses from the world’s leading houses.
The exhibition devoted to the enduring phenomenon of the little black dress ran at the Mona Bismarck mansion in Paris from 3 July to 22 September 2013.
It was curated by the legendary editor and stylist André Leon Talley and brought together work from the leading houses of the day.
Ulyana Sergeenko was represented by a black silk dress from the debut Haute Couture Fall 2012 collection — the little black dress read through the lens of Ulyana’s own style.
A look from the season
Fall–Winter 2012 →
A black silk dress from the debut Haute Couture collection shown in Paris.
02 · London
2016
Victoria & Albert Museum
Undressed: A Brief History of Underwear
The V&A’s survey of underwear from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, and its influence on fashion.
In 2016 the Victoria & Albert Museum in London staged an exhibition on the evolution of underwear and the way it has crossed over into outerwear.
Among the historical pieces and the work of the major couture houses was a striking look from Ulyana Sergeenko Haute Couture Spring 2014: a loose silk négligé worn over a corseted top, drawn in with a fine braided belt. Its mix of lightness and structure sat precisely at the centre of the exhibition’s argument.
A look from the season
Spring–Summer 2014 →
A loose silk négligé over a corseted top, with a braided belt.
03 · Florence
2019
Palazzo Pitti
Animalia Fashion
Haute Couture in dialogue with the natural world: couture gowns shown alongside taxidermy, insects and botanical illustration.
Held in 2019 at the Museum of Fashion and Costume in Florence’s Palazzo Pitti, the exhibition unfolded as a kind of cabinet of curiosities in the spirit of the Enlightenment.
It gathered around a hundred Haute Couture pieces made between 2000 and 2018 by celebrated houses. Among them was a look from Ulyana Sergeenko Haute Couture Fall 2013.
A look from the season
Fall–Winter 2013 →
A look from the Fall 2013 collection — the House’s Russian code in a noir key.