Ukrainian Fashion Week X Copenhagen Fashion Week

CPHFW was one of the first Fashion weeks in Europe to join the “Support Ukrainian Fashion” Initiative launched by UFW after the start of the full-scale Russian invasion.

The FW24-25 Season marks the fourth partnership between institutions. At CPHFW took place two momentous presentations of Ukrainian designers: a joint presentation showcasing CHERESHNIVSKA, DOMANOF, J’AMEMME, PASKAL, Fayina Yerenburh X VOZIANOV on January 31st and a solo presentation of KSENIASCHNAIDER on February 1st. Presentations of Ukrainian designers at Copenhagen Fashion Week are supported by the USAID.

The joint presentation of Ukrainian fashion brands is the 20th international event of the "Support Ukrainian Fashion" Initiative. This Initiative, launched by Ukrainian Fashion Week at the beginning of the war, at a time when Ukrainian fashion brands lost the opportunity to showcase their collections in Ukraine, is a symbol of solidarity and support for Ukrainian designers during the challenging times within the global fashion community.

Ukrainian fashion brands CHERESHNIVSKA, DOMANOF, J’AMEMME, PASKAL, Fayina Yerenburh X VOZIANOV, united by a belief in the power of dreams, come together to present collections embodying the essence of the Dream. In the face of war's destructive force, a dream remains unbreakable, continually inspiring and creating in contrast to destruction. Serving as a testament to the indomitable human spirit, it symbolises vitality and faith in a better world.

On February 1st KSENIASCHNAIDER unveiled FW24-25, dedicated to the motto "Nature Always Wins".

“For over ten years, we have been participating in Ukrainian Fashion Week in our beloved Kyiv. With the onset of the war, like other Ukrainian designers, we have been travelling the world, presenting our collections on various international runways. Our production is based in Kyiv, where all garment creation stages occur, from pattern development to clothing assembly. The new collection explores the beauty of plants and trees and their calm and confident power capable of breaking through concrete. Every stitch and shade in the collection whispers about the natural world's resilience, celebrating its quiet strength and unwavering beauty”, comments Ksenia Schnaider, Co-Founder and Co-Creative Director of the KSENIASCHNAIDER brand.

Both presentations of Ukrainian designers by UFW are a chance to witness the fusion of fashion, art and diversity in the approach to sustainability, which is an integral part of the philosophy of each brand.

Chereshnivska

The CHERESHNIVSKA brand presented the AW24 collection inspired by the life and art of Hutsul artist, folklorist, ethnographer, philosopher, and photographer Paraska Plytka-Horytsvit. The collection embodies the beauty of Paraska’s vytynanka in its purest form. The artist was inspired by local traditions and reinterpreted them, adding her own vision. For the new collection, the brand created unique cutouts (vytynanka) and appliqués from vintage parachute canvas, old denim, and stock fabrics. They used the smoothness of the lines of the Carpathian vytynanka and placed all elements freely, leaving breathing space.

“We wanted to tell the world about a strong-spirited and talented Ukrainian woman whose life and work were timeless. Parasky Plytky-Horytsvit survived the war, 10 years of imprisonment in russia, but still returned home and found the strength to create. – said the founder of the brand, Iryna Kohana, – “As usual, the core basis of the collection is sustainability. We recycle old things and fabrics. 70% of this collection was created from such materials.”

Domanof

DOMANOF introduced a new collection that delves deep into the theme of scars — both physical and emotional imprints that shape our existence. Each piece reflects engagement with important societal issues and the need for open dialogue. Blouses, intricately intertwined like a thorny mesh, safeguard and express physical and psychological scars, impressing with their uniqueness and beauty. Double dresses continue the theme of recovery, utilising details that create an impression of duality. Skirts adorned with men’s trousers symbolise the enduring memory of women for their husbands. This element stands as a heartfelt tribute to those who left their homes due to the impact of war, embodying the strength, sacrifice, and resilience of individuals facing profound challenges.

J'amemme

Daring nude sequins and ethereal pleats became the core of J’amemme’s AW24 collection, called Le solstice d’hiver. Inspired by the works of Ukrainian illustrator Ohrim Sudomora, who portrayed the world of micelles, the collection recreates the authentic shapes and textures inherent in the artist’s works.

The symbolism of the collection’s textures, as well as the lightness and geometry of the lines, also highlight the brand’s recognisable codes—architectural forms that emphasise tenderness and sensuality. The embodiment of couture craftsmanship and the centrepiece of the collection is the nude sequin dress, which, with its colour and unique material, creates the illusion of a second skin. With a harmonious balance between structural complexity, a tender shade palette, and elements of flowing fabric, the brand brings to life its own view of the intersection of the worlds of nature and art.

Paskal

In the new collection, PASKAL explores further layers of butterfly visuals previously featured in the brand’s collection “Out of the Cocoon.” The butterfly symbolises fundamental phenomena—beauty and its transition, transformation, beginning, and end—and serves as a wonderful source of inspiration for the designer Julie Paskal.

Through her designs, Julie Paskal bridges the playful and intellectual, girlish and strong, fantastic and real, making them wearable. Butterfly appliqués are created using Pascal’s signature laser-cutting technique. Aesthetic fractals, the cyclic structure of life, and otherworldly yet accessible feelings underlie dreamy and captivating designs. Elegant silhouettes are refined with cutouts and openings, altered with asymmetrical and soft lines. When the butterfly flutters its wings, we open our eyes to a new realm of beauty.

Fayina Yerenburh x Vozianov

Ukrainian artist Fayina Yerenburh practices abstractionism, combining a non-figurative painting style and colour studies. Expressive and full of energy, her canvases seem to call for optimism, standing as a manifesto of hope. In co-creation with fashion designer Fedir Vozianov, Fayina combined her ambitions and experiments in a new “incorporeal fashion” direction”. An art space you can enter and become its part. The collection fascinates by juicy colour compositions selected with exceptional artistic precision that creates the effect of meditative immersion in a reality filled with peace, joy, and harmony. Paintings became prints on fragile canvas of scarves, blossomed on elegant dresses thanks to the talent of Fedir Vozianov, drape winter coats, and shopper bags in the new collection.