Ukrainian Fashion Week
| Ukrainian Fashion Week Український Тиждень Моди | |
|---|---|
 The logo of Ukrainian Fashion Week since 2017. | |
| Genre | Clothing and fashion exhibitions |
| Frequency | Semi-annually |
| Location(s) | Kyiv, Ukraine (usually at the Mystetskyi Arsenal National Art and Culture Museum Complex) |
| Inaugurated | 1997 |
| Founder | Irina Danilevskaya |
| Organised by | Ukrainian Fashion Council |
| Website | fashionweek |
Ukrainian Fashion Week (Ukrainian: Український Тиждень Моди; UFW) is a clothing trade show held semi-annually at the Mystetskyi Arsenal National Art and Culture Museum Complex in Kyiv, Ukraine. It is held during the spring/summer and autumn/winter each year. UFW has been held since 1997 and was mainly founded by Irina Danilevskaya.[1]
History
The first Ukrainian Fashion Week was held in 1997 at the Actor's House in Kyiv as a ready-to-wear show called "Fashion Seasons".[2] It was conceived after designer Sergei Bizov came to Irina Danilevskaya, the editor-in-chief of the fashion magazine "Eva", and asked about doing a Ukrainian Fashion Week, similar to London Fashion Week.[3] In 1997, she finally conceived the idea alongside the founder of RIA Yanko Nechyporuk.[3] In total, there were 13 brands and designers present for the first year.[4] In 1998, AVON became the general partner and sponsor of the fashion week.[4] In 2000 the show started allowing younger models to walk the show, and the following years, political designs started to be added to the show.[4]
In 2005, the name of the show was changed to Ukrainian Fashion Week. Danilevskaya stated the decision to change the name coincided with what the council wanted it to represent: to represent the work of Ukrainian designers and start to invite foreign media and other projects to the show.[5] It was briefly held at Pushkin Park in Kyiv in the late 2000s to 2010.[6]
After the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the event started to be limited but returned for 2 years since 2022.[7] Previous editions since the start of the invasion were held as the "Support Ukrainian Fashion" in London, Paris, and Copenhagen.[8] The 2024 edition, the first edition to be held since the invasion, included more than 50 Ukrainian brands like Frolov.[9]
Attendance
The week has typically had over 50 designers and pulls in around 20,000 attendees.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "Ірина Данилевська". forbes.ua (in Ukrainian). 12 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Що треба знати про Український тиждень моди". BBC News Україна (in Ukrainian). 8 February 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ a b "1997 рік. Мода по-українськи | Історія українського бізнесу — Forbes.ua". Forbes (in Ukrainian). 14 July 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ a b c "Рідна мода: 20 років fashion в Україні". Platfor.ma (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "Україна наносить себе на модну мапу світу: що слід знати про Ukrainian Fashion Week". 24 Канал (in Ukrainian). 23 August 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "Ukrainian Fashion Week - 2010: мода змінюється, стиль залишається". Unian (in Ukrainian). 20 October 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ Fedorova, Violetta (24 February 2025). "Ukrainian Fashion Week Returns for the Second Time Since the War Began". Vogue. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ De Clerk, Amy (29 August 2024). "Ukrainian Fashion Week is set to return this September". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ Feitelberg, Rosemary (25 July 2024). "Ukrainian Fashion Week Returns to Kyiv in September With First Lady's Support". WWD. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "У Києві стартував перший день Українського тижня моди". ТСН (in Ukrainian). 3 February 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2025.