On 24 February 2022, the editor-in-chief of Vogue Ukraine, Venya Brykalin, woke up in Milan, where fashion week was in full swing, to the news that his country had been invaded. Nevertheless, he headed out as planned to the Max Mara show, and watched as a parade of luxurious cashmere coats sashayed past him.
“A sentiment that a lot of Ukrainians keep sharing is that doing your job is the most efficient way of staying sane,” he said this autumn by video call.
