Daria Shapovalova and Anna K: Art discoveries of the year for Forbes 30 under 30

The Ukrainian fashion industry can be proud of two of its representatives put forward by Forbes in its 2017 Arts Ranking.

These are two influential women of the fashion industry in Ukraine : Daria Shapovalova and Anna K.

Daria Shapovalova is today an important figure of the fashion world, close to the most famous names of fashion industry thanks to its own TV show.

She is now being promoted for the creation of Kiev Fashion Days, an international event sponsored by Mercedes-Benz which will take place this year in the Ukrainian capital from the 1rst to the 5th of February.

In 2014, she co-founded the Dash showroom and today she also works in a public relations agency to connect Eastern European designers with new markets to develop Ukrainian fashion.

Anna K is a Ukrainian designer of only 21 years and known internationally for her amusing, original and futuristic collections. Already present in major global showrooms, its collections are available in dozens of top-of-the-range shops in 25 different countries.

Anaelle Coulon