Ukrainian actress Solomiya Kyrylova, known for her role in the film ‘Pamfir’, became the face of a charity collaboration between LITKOVSKA and British fashion photographer Nick Knight. The campaign was shot by photographer Vasylyna Vrublevska
The collaboration includes 13 items with LITKOVSKA’s signature cut: five variants of shirts, a denim jacket and jacket, a dress, pants and skirt, as well as three T-shirts with Flowers know better print.
Nick Knight deconstructed images of blue and yellow flowers that have been embroidered and imprinted onto different fabrics. As LITKOVSKA notes, the works on the canvases will also be available for purchase.
About the collaboration
The collaboration between LITKOVSKA and Nick Knight was initiated by Holger Homann, head of the international humanitarian organization Be an Angel e.V., which has been supporting Ukraine and providing evacuations since March 2022. The LITKOVSKA team members say that they and Knight ‘had a dialogue between two artists about war, colors and creativity’.
The collaborative capsule Flowers Know Better explores ‘the power and wisdom of nature, where flowers epitomize the boundaries between endurance and fragility’.‘
While in peacetime flowers decorate and bring comfort to us in our homes, the flowers that grow through the rubble or on the battlefield provide hope and demonstrate the power of beauty and nature’, Lilia Litkovska is quoted as saying in the press release.
‘I abhor violence and brutality of all kinds where-ever and however it happens, — Nick Knight adds. — If within this collaboration my work can bring any relief from, or shine a light on the cruel and inhuman suffering that this dreadful war is causing, then I will be delighted’.
By the way, you can already buy them on the LITKOVSKA website, and they are also available at the world’s retail locations, namely Dover Street Market Ginza in Tokyo and Antonioli in Milan.
All proceeds will support the Ukrainian humanitarian initiative Misto Dobra, which ‘offers social services, shelter, and compassionate care to women and children affected by russian aggression’.
About Nick Knight
Nick Knight is a British fashion photographer and founder of SHOWstudio, which specializes in shooting fashion films.
He is known for creating campaigns for Tom Ford, Calvin Klein, Saint Laurent, Chanel, Fendi and Christian Dior. He has also worked on videos for singers such as Björk, Lady Gaga and Kanye West.
In 2024, Knight became creative consultant for the Sleeping Beauties exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art dedicated to the Costume Institute’s annual ball Met Gala.
