Black faux fur coat with silver pants, Model: Hannah Grace
Black faux fur coat with silver pants, Model: Hannah Grace
A FLYING SOLO PRODUCTION
The show took place in a wonderful, minimalistic West Chelsea loft studio in the Starrett-Lehigh Building with panoramic views of Manhattan.
Production: FLYING SOLO NYC, MUAH: NEW YORK MAKE-UP ACADEMY, MUAH (for Audriix and Jack Mayer): TOBY KLINGER, Runway Photography: ILYA S SAVENOK, GETTY IMAGES
F/W 2025 ‘DARK KNIGHTRESS AT NYFW
The F/W 2025 ‘Dark Knightress’ collection was showcased at New York Fashion Week with Flying Solo Showroom on February 7th, 2025 at Canoe Studios.
Silver bodysuit with silicone shoulder inserts, Model: Olanna Sams
White/silver armor-like top with round skirt, Model: Perpetua
Silver faux fur coat, black faux leather bodysuit with silicone insert and tights with spikes, Model: Lisa
COLOR SCHEME: BLACK & SILVER
The collection mostly encompasses blacks in different textures, white with hand-painted silver accents, and nude color.
EMOTIONAL JOURNEY:
END OF AN ERA
The collection is a representation of the designer’s current emotional journey, which marks an end of an era. The designer wants to say farewell to a few years of “heavy training” and celebrate the person she became during the process.
White/silver armor-like top with round skirt, Model: Perpetua
Black silicone armor-like top and round skirt with molded spikes, Model: Gaga Kenes
Black silicone armor-like top and cuffs with molded spikes, nude tights with silicone spikes, Model: Natharee Lackey
ARMOR-LIKE PIECES
The collection’s main female character is a strong and powerful warrior, who shaped molded bra-like armors with spikes, skirts and dresses to make a power statement but yet stay feminine.
MATERIALS
The collection showcases a variety of different fabrics and materials: faux fur coats, faux leather bodysuits, spandex bodysuit, pants and dress, mesh jumpsuit, tights, spikes and armors made of molded silicone rubber.
Black silicone armor-like top and round skirt with molded spikes, Model: Gaga Kenes
Hand-painted silicone dress with molded silicone spikes, Model: Singer/Songwriter Audriix
Hand-painted silicone dress with molded silicone spikes, Model: Singer/Songwriter Audriix
JACK MAYER, MODEL
Jack has been seen at a previous runway show in San Francisco and in editorial shoots before wearing Viktoria Marchev, this is the first time the designer and the model worked together in New York.
The look for Jack includes a double-sided silicone piece with spikes (spikes on both side) and a silver gown.
AUDRIIX CELEBRITY APPEARANCE
Singer/songwriter Audriix made a celebrity appearance and her runway debut at Fashion Week. Audriix has been seen before multiple times wearing Viktoria Marchev pieces, including on the first stop of her 2024 tour in Paso Robles, her performance at iHeartRadio in NYC, for her “I do” single release and most recently for the Wicked/Lingua launch party.
The designer created a dress fully made of silicone and hand-painted with silver details to celebrate the singer’s runway appearance.
Silver dress with silicone collar with molded spikes, Model: Jack Mayer
VIDEO
Videography: Danny Lairon
RUNWAY LOOKS
Runway Photography: Ilya S Savenok, Getty Images
BACKSTAGE MOMENTS
Backstage Photography: Tony Chivani, Benzo Bee Detroit Paparazzi Danny Lairon
Backstage Photography: Tony Chuvani