Daria Zhiliaeva's graduate collection is about femininity and masculinity, strength and fragility. The collection's inspiration comes from an old fairy tale from Russian literature. The Hostess of the Copper Mountain is a magic patron of miners from an old Russian fairy tale. In this collection you can see the beautiful marriage of straight lines, as inspired by miner's uniforms, and the graceful volumes of Russian national costume. Team-members: Daria Zhiliaeva (designer), Anastasiia Zhiliaeva (designer's assistant), Ekaterina Anzylova (photographer)

Daria is based in Florence, Italy. She studied at Polimoda and graduated in 2013. Daria was born in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. After studying fine art and fashion at the Stieglitz Art and Design Academy, Daria continued her education at the Parisian fashion school Atelier Chardon Savard. Most recently, she obtained a degree in Fashion Design Studies from the Polimoda Fashion School Institute of Design and Marketing in Florence, Italy. She has interned with the Tatyana Parfionova fashion house in Saint Petersburg, and honed her skills further through courses in creative pattern making, and womenswear draping, at the Polimoda school and Central Saint Martins College, respectively.

Daria is based in Florence, Italy. She studied at Polimoda and graduated in 2013. Daria was born in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. After studying fine art and fashion at the Stieglitz Art and Design Academy, Daria continued her education at the Parisian fashion school Atelier Chardon Savard. Most recently, she obtained a degree in Fashion Design Studies from the Polimoda Fashion School Institute of Design and Marketing in Florence, Italy. She has interned with the Tatyana Parfionova fashion house in Saint Petersburg, and honed her skills further through courses in creative pattern making, and womenswear draping, at the Polimoda school and Central Saint Martins College, respectively.