Ukrainian brands offer sexy and elegant lingerie

Lace Up

Lace Up is a Ukrainian brand of hand-made ornamented lingerie made from transparent materials and Italian lace. Their bras are mostly designed without under-wires. The company offers various sets in soft colors and a special wedding collection in snow-white lace. The textiles used are 95 percent of cotton and 5 percent elastane.

Lace Up was launched by Yana Rogova and Sergey Psaryov from Donetsk in 2014. When Russia launched its war in the Donbas, the couple moved to Kyiv. Prices range from Hr 550-700 for a bra and panty set.

The lingerie can be ordered at laceup.com.ua.

Zhilyova Lingerie

Zhilyova Lingerie offers playful sexy lingerie with lace trimming. The company has four collections in various colors and designs. The Vogue.com website has included Zhilyova Lingerie in its list of the top nine best brands from Ukraine. The company’s promotional video was made by prominent Instagram fashion photographer, Ukrainian Sonya Plakidnyuk, who has 37,700 followers.

Valeria Zhilyova launched the brand in September 2014. The brand works with intricate Italian and French lace, natural silk and quality accessories, according to its website. Like other Ukrainian lingerie brands, it mainly produces soft-cup bras. Price are Hr 1,700-2,500 for a set.

Zhilyova Lingerie’s showroom is located in the city center, at 3A Antonovycha St., near Lva Tolstoho metro station.

O’Papa
O’Papa makes cute cotton lingerie without under-wires in pastel colors. The company doesn’t produce any black sets, but dark blue and green options are available. All items have a minimalistic design with thin bra straps. Some items feature polka-dot patterns and flowery prints.

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O’Papa was founded by Elizaveta Matushenko and Kateryna Zmievska from Kharkiv. The brand can be found in several outlets in Kyiv – Chrome (12 Bulvarno-Kudryavska St.), Laska (3 Chapayeva St.), and Nameli showroom (50 Bohdana Khmelnytskoho St.).

Outside of the capital, the brand’s lingerie can be found in outlets in Kharkiv, Odesa, Kryvyi Rih, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lutsk, and Poltava. Price range from Hr 500-600 for a set.

O’Papa’s lingerie can also be ordered through company’s social media accounts on Instagram (@o_papa_ua) or Facebook (www.facebook.com/opapaua).

Favorite Underwear

Favorite Underwear is an Odesa-based brand of elegant lingerie and dressing gowns made of silk, chiffon, lace and cotton. The brand’s founder, Maryna Shmalko, focuses on 1930s-style underwear, but makes contemporary designs as well. Price range from Hr 350-850 for a set.

To order a set, write to the brand’s page in Vkontakte (vk.com/favorite_underwear) as Favorite Underwear doesn’t have a shop in Kyiv.

Diable Lingerie

Diable Lingerie is a brand of made-to-order lingerie. Its founder, Yulia Shulga, makes exclusive sets based on her own designs. There are three taboos in her lingerie sets: no push-up bras, no under-wires, and no strings. The customer can choose the shape and the material for a set.

Prices range from Hr 600-800 for a set. Last year Shulga moved from Ukraine to Poland and limited the number of orders she would accept. Individual orders are met within a month, with the cost of delivery and any required adjustments being covered by the designer.

To order lingerie, contact the brand’s account on Instagram (@diable.lingerie).

Kohani lingerie

Kohani lingerie is a new brand of hand-made underwear founded by Anastasia Rovinska. The brand offers simple but stylish sets from transparent fabrics decorated with lace. Kohani makes comfortable, made-to-order underwear without under-wires. Prices are around Hr 1,000 for a set.

The brand makes underwear sets to a client’s own measurements, but some items in a range of standard sizes are available at the BLUSHHH lingerie showroom at 41 Saksahanskoho St.

Balcony Garment

Balcony Garment is a brand of cozy yet stylish homewear made of soft natural fabrics. The company sells pajamas, nightgowns, robes, accessories for the home, as well as swimwear.

The company’s founder, Kateryna Gerasymchuk, launched her business in 2012. Prices range from Hr 480-600 for swimsuits. and Hr 850-2,200 for pajamas to Hr 1,000-2,200 for dressing gowns.

Balcony Garment’s products can be found at their office at 86P Kazimir Malevich St. near Lybidska Metro, as well as in Okno vo Dvor showroom at 2 Taras Shevchenko Ave. Customer can also order items of homewear through the company’s website www.balconygarment.com.