THE RFB

Shows of the second day of Ukrainian Fashion Week: Podolyan, Kamenskayakononova, Anna Bublik Podolyan When there will be no you and me, no living beings left on this planet at all, what will remain? Stardust (or ‘Dust’ for short) is the theme of the latest Podolyan collection. While the idea behind it might seem quite [Continue reading...]

The 31st Ukrainian Fashion Week kicked off today! Do you know what this number means? It means that UFW has been around for 15 years, longer than any fashion week in Russia! The amount of great designers in Ukraine is astounding (45 of them are showing at UFW alone), and I’m really amazed by the [Continue reading...]

One of Vladymyr Podolyan‘s favorite things is Rubik’s Cube – childhood’s inheritance, as the designer himself likes to say. It seems like the world’s most addictive puzzle had indeed a deep impact on his way of thinking, as the collections he shows in his hometown Kiev twice a year have a similar concept. Clear lines, [Continue reading...]

A Russian designer’s mentality is a complex one. Pragmatism and customer-oriented approach, developed under the influence of Western fashion industry, go hand-in-hand with Eastern sensibilities, such as a unique feel for color and texture. But not every designer can successfully develop both sides to their fullest potential and produce a [Continue reading...]

With the likes of such industry key players and brands as Stella McCartney, Bono’s Edun, Livia Firth’s Eco Age advocating sustainable, cruelty-free fashion, it is not surprising that the so-called eco-movement is going through its revival. Once an expensive, but frequently scorned “homely” option, eco-fashion is now rapidly gaining [Continue reading...]