A week of fashion shows in the French capital, against the backdrop of a full-scale crisis in Europe, saw symbolic gestures, quieter moments of reflection and pledges of financial support from a number of houses.
to donate all her earnings from fashion month to relief efforts in Ukraine, following on from a similar announcement by model Mica Argañaraz.Vena Brykalin, fashion director of Vogue Ukraine, was at the Balenciaga show and various others throughout the week in Paris. He had flown from Kyiv to Milan for fashion week the day before Russia's invasion of his country.
He used the Coperni show, which was staged in a warehouse in the city's suburbs, as an immediate example. The brand released a statement dedicating its show to the Cap Est Sarl atelier in Kyiv, whose tailors produce some of the label's clothing. They also sent one blue and yellow look down the runway in a show that celebrated teen spirit .
He praised Balenciaga for stating its support for Ukraine via social media in the early days of the Russian invasion, believing the brand"set a standard" for others and pointing to the fact that it might have even made good business sense." is not a dirty word here," he said, believing that,"Brands who avoid the conversation because they consider it as being an economic risk for their operation," have got it wrong -- it's"on the contrary," he said.
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