Ukrainian
Obrane · Issue 02

Womenswear · Kyiv, by Svitlana Bevza

BEVZA

Ivory, wheat and silence: the quiet power of BEVZA

Svitlana Bevza builds collections from very little: clean lines, a pale palette and Ukrainian symbols so refined they read as pure design.

Model in the ivory BEVZA signature tunic
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BEVZA is a study in restraint. Its runway looks often begin in ivory and white, and stay there long enough for the cut to speak. A tunic falls in one straight line. A dress is held up by a bra shaped like a seashell. Nothing shouts, and that is exactly why you remember it.

White seashell bra dress
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Symbols, refined

The wheat spikelet, the kolosok, has become the house signature: cast in metal, woven into chains, worn as jewellery. Sunflowers appear as necklaces. The Knyahynya balaclava borrows the silhouette of a princess headdress from old Ukrainian portraits. Each piece carries a memory of home without a single folk cliche.

Black dress with spikelet chains
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Electric blue Knyahynya balaclava
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Jewellery, close up

The same symbols take on another scale in the jewellery collection. The Dew necklace gathers metal spikelets into a circle, with crystal details catching the light. Beside it, the sunflower necklace turns a familiar flower into a sculptural accent. These are pieces worth seeing up close, not only as part of a runway look.

BEVZA Dew spikelet necklace with crystal details
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Model wearing the BEVZA sunflower necklace
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Minimal on the surface. Deeply Ukrainian underneath.

Made by hand

Knitwear such as the Kozhukh jacket, named after the traditional sheepskin coat, is knitted by hand. Velvet coats, handmade skirts and soft tailoring complete a wardrobe meant to be kept for years, not seasons.

Hand knitted Kozhukh jacket
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Beyond the dress

The collection continues into bags and swimwear with the same clarity of shape. A black bucket bag hangs from a circular brass handle. The white Mermaid swimsuit carries the seashell motif into textured cups and fine straps. Different parts of a wardrobe, connected by a precise line.

Black BEVZA bucket bag with a circular brass handle
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White BEVZA Mermaid swimsuit with shell-textured cups
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