From February 14 to 17, 2025, Ukrainian Fashion Week FW25-26 will take place in Kyiv. Over 40 Ukrainian fashion brands will present their collections, including globally recognized names such as FROLOV, GASANOVA, J’AMEMME, KSENIASCHNAIDER, NADYA DZYAK, the COAT, TG Botanical, VOROZHBYT&ZEMSKOVA, and others. The official schedule of events for the FW25-26 season will be announced in January.
The new Ukrainian Fashion Week season is a manifesto of faith in the future through creative resistance, the fight for the right to live and create in a free country.
"Ukrainian Fashion Week is more than a platform for innovation and creativity. Fashion is an essential component of national culture, shaping our shared vision of the future. The Ukrainian fashion community has become one of the voices of a nation fighting for its freedom and identity," says Irina Danylevska, co-founder and CEO of Ukrainian Fashion Week.
The challenges of wartime impose restrictions but simultaneously inspire our team to create innovative solutions. Therefore, the new Ukrainian Fashion Week season will also take place in a digital format. Aiming to involve as many international guests as possible, the Ukrainian Fashion Week organizing committee, in collaboration with VLGE.COM, will digitize the legendary Mystetskyi Arsenal. This will allow participating brands to showcase their collections and visual brand codes in a virtual space accessible to anyone in any corner of the world.
"On behalf of the entire VLGE team, it is an honor for us to work with Ukrainian Fashion Week, a living testament to resilience, creativity, and hope in the face of the unimaginable suffering caused by the ongoing war. We will create a digital space on VLGE.COM, which, alongside the physical event at Mystetskyi Arsenal, will give designers the freedom to reinterpret this iconic historical site and share their vision of the season with a global audience. Wherever you are, you can join this extraordinary event. Together with Ukraine, we prove that even in the most challenging times, when creators unite, the human spirit shines the brightest," says Evelin Mora, founder of VLGE.com.
The Ukrainian Fashion Week season, held under the slogan Faith in the Future, will feature several significant projects aimed at supporting young designers and brands.
Among these initiatives will be aid programs for young fashion brands, created by KACHOROVSKA and INTERTOP. Details of these initiatives will be announced later.
NewGen Lab – an innovative space will be established at Mystetskyi Arsenal. This platform is designed specifically for designers not yet ready to showcase as part of the official Ukrainian Fashion Week Program but who are taking their first steps into the professional industry. NewGen Lab represents 100 square meters of opportunities, exploration, and experimentation. It will provide a space for idea presentation, networking, and attracting industry professionals’ attention. The NewGen Lab program will include educational and practical events such as PR lectures, industry expert Q&A sessions, adaptive design masterclasses, and more. The full NewGen Lab schedule will be announced soon.
"This project not only demonstrates UFW’s commitment to the future of fashion but also creates opportunities for the development of new names that will shape the industry tomorrow," says Irina Danylevska.
Ukrainian Fashion Week will maintain its trade show format, which proved to be a successful platform for brand and buyer interaction in the previous season. This format helps develop the domestic market and uncover new business opportunities for Ukrainian fashion brands while supporting the industry even during the challenges of full-scale war.
An essential part of the FW25-26 season will be the charitable initiative "Doctors for Heroes", aimed at supporting military personnel with severe facial injuries. Each designer will have the opportunity to change a person's life, restoring confidence and dignity. The project will be implemented under the Memorandum of Cooperation between Ukrainian Fashion Week and the YANCO Charitable Foundation.
