“I spent the last few months studying the biographies of Ukrainian women who lived and worked at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. I was interested in their lifestyle and the corresponding wardrobe. It all started with Olena Pchilka and Lesya Ukrainka — two prominent representatives of the Kosach dynasty. Then I saw family portraits of the Dragomanovs, photographs of Izydora Kosach, Olga Kobylyanska, Solomiya Krushelnytska… These women glorified our culture, wore traditional Ukrainian dress, but at the same time they were part of the pan-European space: they traveled the world, subscribed to fashion magazines from Vienna, ordered exquisite dresses in Paris and hats in Budapest, bought jewelry in Prague and Bucharest. In the new EMBR collection, I wanted to combine these two stories,” says the brand’s designer, Ms. Natalia.