The Ukrainian footwear industry, which has deep roots in the country’s history and culture, has shown significant growth in recent years. This is due to both internal factors and the desire of local manufacturers to gain international recognition.
Design and Production Features
Modern Ukrainian footwear brands are characterised by a unique combination of traditional production methods and innovative design approaches. Many of them use high quality local materials and manual labour, which provides them with distinctive quality and individuality.
Kachorovska
One of the most famous brands is Kachorovska. This brand is recognised for its elegant design and exceptional quality. Using only the highest quality materials, Kachorovska offers a wide range of shoes – from classic shoes to stylish boots.
Marsala
Marsala is another Ukrainian brand that attracts attention with its more avant-garde and bold designs. A distinctive feature of Marsala is the use of bright colours and unusual shapes, which makes their shoes recognisable and popular among fashionistas.
Mida
The brand “Mida” is the largest Ukrainian manufacturer of footwear, presented in the online shop Mida.style. The factory in Zaporozhye produces quality products for all tastes for men, women and children. Whether it is boots for winter or summer open sandals, the products please with comfortable, elaborated to the last detail last, high quality materials of manufacture, careful and accurate assembly / stitching.
L.A.P.T.I.
L.A.P.P.T.I. is a Ukrainian footwear brand originally from Odessa. At the moment it is one of the most recognisable not only in Ukraine, but also beyond its borders. The brand specialises in the production of products, the manufacture of which is approached with complete seriousness. Materials are purchased abroad, mainly in Milan, Barcelona, Paris, Alicante. Italian sewing techniques are used. The main materials used are leather, fur, cotton, linen, felt, denim, jute, velvet and canvas. Attention is paid to absolutely every detail. All shoes are designed in fashion street style and today compete with the products of Italian brands. The cost of products is very democratic.
The collections feature shoes with updated design in accordance with new style trends. Each pair is characterised by a special originality in design. Despite the fact that the L.A.P.T.I. brand has only existed for a few years, it has already managed to establish co-operation with such famous companies as New Balance, Nike and Prada.
KASANDRA
Ukrainian footwear brand KASANDRA has been manufacturing women’s modelling and casual footwear since 2006. The production is located in Lviv. Footwear is made only of high quality materials. Leather, fur, velour and various types of textiles – all these are materials of the highest quality, made in Italy, Poland, Turkey and Ukraine. KASANDRA products are in demand due to a wide range of models, comfort and quality performance.
Artell
Artell is a Ukrainian company producing quality shoes of all kinds for men and women.Artell specialises in low-heeled shoes, including loafers, espadrilles and oxfords, with the main material being leather purchased in Turkey, Italy and Ukraine. Difficulties arise when selecting soles, forcing the brand to turn to foreign manufacturers. Having started by making shoes for himself and his wife, the brand’s founder Andrey Chipiga quickly expanded the circle of clients among his acquaintances and friends, thanks to which the permanent clientele of the brand quickly grew.
Bistfor
Bistfor is a Ukrainian brand founded in 1993. Each model is high quality, wear-resistant and beautifully designed. The name Bistfor comes from big step forward and means “big step forward”. The founders of the brand in their work are oriented on this slogan, always striving for development. And the employees of the company say that they buy Bistfor children’s shoes for their children. Children’s shoes Bistfor are made exclusively from natural materials. The leather is carefully processed, so the models last for a long time, even in conditions of intensive wear. In addition, before the shoes go on sale, the brand tests each pair for wear resistance, prolonged exposure to low temperatures, friction and so on. The material is available in multiple colour variations. Only professional equipment is used for sewing shoes. Everything is sewn according to exclusive moulds developed by Bistfor technologists. And each model is distinguished by the presence of such elements: orthopaedic sole and insole (removable in winter pairs); details for reliable fixation of the heel. The Bistfor range includes the following footwear models: sandals, shoes, trainers, boots.
Hameleon.
The brand was founded by two friends, Elena and Lilia. At first they became office colleagues, and then together they left such a job and started developing their own business. When purchasing materials, the girls co-operate not only with Ukrainian, but also with foreign suppliers. Sometimes it is not always possible to find certain materials in Ukraine, so they have to look for new suppliers. The main co-operation today is with Italy, Germany, Turkey and England. The girls buy fabrics and leather from them. Soles and some other parts are bought only in Ukraine. In the workshop “Chameleon” sew loafers, slipons, brogues, oxfords and other models. The shoes are distinguished by bold prints and bright colours.
Te-Shoes
Founded by former KPI students Pavel Gordey and Sergey Testof in 2014, Te-Shoes offers shoes made of Italian, Brazilian and Ukrainian leather. The brand is known for its deserts, monks, loafers and sandals.
Emmelie Delage
Yana Kovaleva and Daria Pizhankova founded Emmelie Delage in 2014 in Kharkiv, where their showroom is located. The brand offers oxfords, snickers, boots and other models.
The Ukrainian footwear industry is demonstrating impressive growth and innovation, making a significant contribution to global fashion. By maintaining uniqueness and quality, Ukrainian footwear brands have established themselves as worthy competitors at the international level.
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