Moldova-based womenswear brand OK KINO has been featured in London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2023.

OK KINO brand was founded in 2020 and through its creations, it combines the authenticity of the local culture with contemporary fashion. Clean silhouettes, precise tailoring, and a delicate color palette are the base of each collection. Another important part of the brand is the integration of traditional Moldovan details. Exploring the national heritage, creative directors Darya Golneva and Denis Caunov carefully work with ethnic and cultural symbols and codes, reinterpreting them from a new minimalist perspective. OK KINO follows an ethical attitude towards the environment by creating high-quality garments made to last and using consciously selected fabrics.

This achievement was possible thanks to the assistance of ZIPHOUSE – a Moldovan fashion innovation platform and hub for professionals in the apparel and footwear industry, young designers, startups, and academics funded and supported by USAID and Sweden. ZIPHOUSE provides unique opportunities to collаborate, enrich knowledge, build skills, develop entrepreneurship capacities, and access new markets.

***ZIPHOUSE is the Republic of Moldova’s first Excellence Center in Fashion Design and Technology and was launched in 2015. Managed jointly by the Technical University of Moldova and APIUS Light Industry Association, it has accelerated over 90 fashion designers, including 15 start-ups and 30 established fashion brands on e-commerce and digital promotion.