Ukrainian Fashion Week announced this year’s dates, with the new season set for Kyiv from Sept. 4 to 8.
The event is the 57th and the third held since the beginning of Russiaʼs full-scale invasion in 2022, a Ukrainian Fashion Week press release says.
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For 28 years, Ukrainian Fashion Week has served as the country’s primary fashion platform and a key cultural institution influencing the development of the Ukrainian fashion industry.
“Today, fashion – like culture as a whole – has been entrusted with the mission of protecting our identity,” the press release quotes Iryna Danylevska, Founder and CEO of Ukrainian Fashion Week.
Despite the ongoing challenges of full-scale war, Ukrainian Fashion Week continues to support designers, inspire the creative industry, and share Ukraine’s story with the world, the press release says.
Ukrainian designers reinterpret national heritage, demonstrating how a country at war can continue to create, innovate, and assert its cultural identity, the press release says.
“Their creations reflect the emotions of a nation that has been fighting for over three years in a full-scale war to defend its identity and existence. Through the universal language of fashion, they convey the values, spirit, and strength of the Ukrainian nation,” the release writes.
In September 2024, Ukrainian Fashion Week physically returned to Kyiv for the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion.
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The ongoing war created a new post-invasion atmosphere for the fashion shows after 2022. Each runway show began with a moment of silence honoring those who have lost their lives, observed by designers, journalists, and guests alike, United24 reported.
The show began only after the announcement about the nearest bomb shelters in case of an airstrike.
The second Kyiv edition since the full-scale war was Feb. 14–17, 2025, and spotlighted ‘adaptive clothing’ designed for veterans with mobility challenges.
Despite the ongoing war, Ukrainian designers continue their work in the country and expand their businesses worldwide.
Ukrainian designers Ivan Frolov, Ksenia Schnaider, Bevza, Elenareva, Ienki Ienki, represented among others on UFW, have gained international recognition. Their collections have been worn by celebrities such as Beyoncé, Dua Lipa, Bella Hadid, Kendall Jenner, and Emily Ratajkowski.
