Ukrainian
Obrane · Issue 01

Millinery · Kyiv, since 2016

Ruslan Baginskiy

The Kyiv atelier that taught the world to wear a cap again

A decade of the baker boy cap, a monogram you recognise from across the street, and a house that still makes its hats by hand.

Black Ruslan Baginskiy baker boy cap with the RB monogram
Image courtesy of Ruslan Baginskiy · ruslanbaginskiy.com

Some brands announce themselves. Ruslan Baginskiy prefers a single detail: a small, looping RB stitched onto the side of a cap. Founded in Kyiv in 2016, the house began with the baker boy, a shape borrowed from old workwear and street photography, and gave it the posture of couture.

Ruslan Baginskiy storefront with a vintage car outside
Image courtesy of Ruslan Baginskiy · ruslanbaginskiy.com

A shape, perfected

Ten years on, the baker boy remains the signature. It now arrives in felt, leather, denim and crystal, alongside wide brim fedoras, pillbox hats and ivy caps. Each collection returns to the same discipline: a clean silhouette, a precise brim, and the monogram as the only ornament it needs.

Black wool ivy cap with embroidered Ruslan Baginskiy lettering
Image courtesy of Ruslan Baginskiy · ruslanbaginskiy.com
Black wide brim hat with gold RB pin resting on a street sign
Image courtesy of Ruslan Baginskiy · ruslanbaginskiy.com

Made in Ukraine, worn far beyond it.

Beyond the hat

The house has grown into knitwear, bags and Grain de Sel, a fragrance and candle that carry the brand's quiet, salt-of-the-earth mood into the home. Its Friend charity project and collaborations with Ukrainian artists keep the work rooted where it started.

Model in a black beanie and long red scarf from the Fall 2026 lookbook
Image courtesy of Ruslan Baginskiy · ruslanbaginskiy.com

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