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Op-Ed | How a Ukrainian Fashion Brand Is Surviving the War

Six months after Russia’s Ukraine invasion, Ienki Ienki founder Dmitriy Ievenko recounts how his Ukrainian outerwear brand is navigating the crisis and what comes next.
Ienki Ienki founder Dmitriy Ievenko.
Ienki Ienki founder Dmitriy Ievenko recounts how the Ukrainian outerwear brand is navigating the fallout from Russia’s invasion. (Courtesy)
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  • Dmitriy Ievenko

In February of this year, my team at Ienki Ienki and I were preparing for a sales campaign in Milan. It was a good time for the brand. We had recently surpassed 160 wholesale accounts. Our Pre-Fall campaign was a success. And with upcoming main collection sales, it looked like we’d be celebrating our best season to date. The team was energised.

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