Our front section editor, Imola Kiss about the trip to Kiev:
„András (business brain behind The Room) and me didn’t feel
ready for spring in Budapest so we headed East to catch some more minuses
instead. The real reason of course was that we were invited to Ukrainian
Fashion Week in Kiev. Both of us were really curious as we didn’t know what to
expect, and boy, was it a pleasant surprise! Everything from the venue to the
organizing was great, not to mention their team, which was super dedicated, kind
and helpful.
There were quite a number of collections we liked: it seemed
that young designers not only have progressive vision and great ideas but they
also master the cuts and know their materials. Many of them have an edgy,dark
and minimal style with an attention to interesting details. Some favorites were
Kamenskayakononova, Poustovit, Bevzan, Litovskaya, Bobkova – they’re seriously worth
checking out. Elena Burenina proved to be the biggest punk of them all when she
sent the last two models down the runway with the train of the dresses dipped
in black and white paint which completely messed up the floor. You’ve got to
pay the price of making an impact, I guess.
We didn’t only look at fashion shows though, we also wandered
around the city with the small group of international guests. Kiev is full of beautiful
old brick buildings and this place must be a world recorder when it comes to
houses with the funniest mix&match of balconies.
We also tasted a variety of traditional Ukrainian food: Borscht,
Deruny, Varenyky, salads, you name it. The only thing that I didn’t like was
the cold wind – other than that, we met cool people, had great conversations,
saw inspiring shows, so thanks again for the experience!”
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