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Last Tuesday, five Ukrainian designers Frolov, Litkovska, Bobkova, Kovalska and Gudu had the opportunity to present their spring 32 Collection at Flatiron’s Mastercard Technology Center during New York Fashion Week . The next day, the group also held a celebration at Donna Karan’s Urban Zen space in the West Village. “It’s really important to show what’s going on right now with other creators in other parts of the world, especially Ukrainian designers,” said Keanan Duffty, director of the Parsons School of Design’s fashion program. We want our friends in Kyiv to know that we have a symbiotic relationship and connection with them.” International support for Ukrainian designers has poured in since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, a war that has claimed millions of lives. life, including the people behind these brands.
One notable name is Ivan Frolov, His brand Frolov is based in Kyiv. The designer known for bespoke eveningwear has remained in Kyiv since the invasion, and he and his team moved from designing clothing to producing bulletproof vests for Ukrainian volunteers. Later, when he was able to resume production, he received donations of slow-moving fabrics from the French house, including a black mini dress made of shimmering black sequins. “We handle this series with air alerts,” he said.
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Some of the collections on display are inspired by traditional Ukrainian crafts or patterns, including veteran designer Litkovska from Kyiv Lilia Litkovska. When the war broke out, she moved to Paris and has only returned to Ukraine a few times since. The designer was in the news recently after Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska wore two different Litkovska looks during her July visit to the US, which included visits to President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden.
Litkovska’s collection is inspired by vesnianka, an old Ukrainian song focused on a return to spring. “Our springs can’t be stolen!” she said at the launch. Although there are more Ukrainian patterns than usual for designers, traditional Ukrainian folk crafts are a clever addition, contrasting with Litkovska’s minimalist suits. At one point, she draped a pretty optical white scarf embroidered with Ukrainian flowers over a suit and wore traditional vyshyvanka stitching in an oversized men’s tunic.
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Currently in Paris, Litkovska has no shortage of people to contact her. “I’ve had tremendous support from the international community,” she added, noting that the Paris Fashion Week president had also been in touch.
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similar to Litkovska , Kristina Bobkova Bobkova fled Ukraine and settled in a small town outside Frankfurt, Germany; visited Ukraine several times since then. Recently, she presented her collection at Berlin Fashion Week, inspired by the blooming chestnuts in Kyiv, to which she was invited. However, all her materials and production are still in Ukraine. “Our main goal is to save our country’s culture,” Bokova said. “And we should use Ukrainian products.”
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Continuing production in Ukraine is of course not easy, among these labels Most of the goods are produced there. While activities in Kyiv are slowly resuming, there are still internal issues to deal with. Litvkovska had to move production from her plant in Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine to different plants in central and western Ukraine. There are no planes to ship anything, so every week, Frolov sends someone from his team to deliver packages by train, traveling a lot – a few in total hours to the Polish border in Ukraine and then to Warsaw or Krakow. “It works,” he said. “This is how I got to [United States].”
, an old Ukrainian song focused on a return to spring. “Our springs can’t be stolen!” she said at the launch. Although there are more Ukrainian patterns than usual for designers, traditional Ukrainian folk crafts are a clever addition, contrasting with Litkovska’s minimalist suits. At one point, she draped a pretty optical white scarf embroidered with Ukrainian flowers over a suit and wore traditional vyshyvanka stitching in an oversized men’s tunic.
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