Ukrainian brands to support and other ways to help!

Image from King 5 news

 

It has been a couple of weeks since the Ukrainian situation started to show up in the worldwide media. We have all seen at least one piece of news about the situation. If you are not yet informed enough about what it’s currently happening, please visit the UA CRISIS site for further information. You can also follow @SVIDOMI_ENG, @UKRAINE.UA on Instagram, sharing daily updates.

Graciela Huam wants to stand in solidarity with all the people who have lost it all by trying to escape or the ones fighting or just seeking to survive this situation. We sincerely hope this conflict ends soon for the sake of all the ones suffering the consequences. Let´s take a moment to show some appreciation and support to the designers and labels that have been affected by the impact of the attacks. We are also aware there is much more to do, so please read the whole article and you will find more resources to learn how to help.

As a fashion sustainable knitwear brand, Graciela Huam enjoys seeing other brands and creators developing apparel with similar principles. We have done the research and included some up-and-coming brands as well as some more known and established ones. For their cultural heritage representation, their sustainable background or simply for the art they are giving to the world, we suggest these:

FROLOV

As the own brand describes its vibe is “couture to wear” that combines comfort, provocation, freedom, identity, social responsibility, and serenity. Frolov advocates for transexuals and LGBTQ+ rights and BDSM ethics and esthetics.

One of their key features is that they customize the clothing for each client. They have a wide variety of options from bridal clothing to unisex apparel to corsetry.

They are actively spreading information on their website with ways to support Ukrainians.

 

Image from Frolov/Stud collection (genderless apparel)

 

 

91 LAB

It´s a knitwear brand founded by Tetiana Abramova, this label has feminine silhouettes and sophisticated knitwear designs. They redefine knitwear essentials as modern classic and contemporary luxury. 91 lab offers textures, jacquards, patterns, and hand-made pieces that are delicate and subtle but with a lot of detail at the same time.

 

Image from 91 lab Knitwear Jumpers

 

 

SINOBI

Sinobi it’s an Armenian- Ukranian sustainable brand with three pillars: minimalistic design, sustainability, and orthopaedics. Their inspiration comes from the Japanese geta shoes – wooden sandals, elevated from the ground, a less formal rendition of zori shoes.

 

Image from Sinobi 

 

 

 

 

BEVZA

BEVZA is a Kyiv-based womenswear brand established in 2006. They have a refined minimalism style, feminine and sensual and chic. One of their trademarks is how they represent their culture through updated Ukrainian motives and ethnic symbols reimagined in a modern way. BEVZA has a sustainable and eco-friendly approach in their production.

They are currently closing deliveries and only selling through retailers due to the situation but are actively sharing ways to help the cause.

 

Image from Bevza dresses

 

 

CHERESHNIVSKA

This brand is formed by a group of craftsmen in Lviv, they develop customized unisex clothing with hand-drawn prints by their creative director Anastasiya Rojava. It’s made for lovers of comfort and things with meaning.

Chereshnivska has also closed its workshop in Ukraine but is still working with their UK stock which can be purchased on their website All sale proceeds will be used to supply food and essentials to our employees in Lviv.

 

Image from Chereshnivska dresses

If you are interested in other ways to contribute to the Ukrainian people, we suggest:

  • Razom for Ukraine: Non-profit supporting people of Ukraine in their continued quest for democracy and progress. Please visit their site, there are different initiatives such as supporting the army, the emergency response, humanitarian aid, support to hospitals, etc.
  • Come back alive: A foundation that stands with the Ukrainian Armed Forces by funding purely defensive initiative Come Back Alive also conducts training to give their troops broader skill sets. Such as courses for medical care workers, artillerymen, snipers, sappers, and defence analysts.
  • Hospitallieri: The medical battalion “Hospitalieri” is not funded by the state and carries out its service on the front at the expense of the donations of ordinary Ukrainians, the help of caring people from abroad, volunteers and patrons.
  • Care Ukrainian Crisis Fund: Initiative to reach 4 million with immediate aid and recovery, food, water, hygiene kits, psychosocial support, and cash assistance — prioritizing women and girls, families, and the elderly.
  • Airbnb According to their site, you can create a new listing that is exclusively available to provide free stays to Airbnb.org guests. Hosts can offer their current listings at a discount or for free. Another way to help that recently went viral is booking and Airbnb and paying for it, even if you are not going, just to help the families that used to work renting their houses.

Let’s not be silent and actionless in these difficult times, if you can somehow help, please don’t hesitate.
We hope things get better soon,
All our love and support to Ukraine,

Coral C.