Fashion and Style
Meet Santa Brands Founder Yana Stanislavska
Kyiv-based Ukrainian fashion label, Santa Brands, is a social media darling and celebrity favourite on the up and up.
Its founder, Yana Stanislavska, is more determined than ever to see its continued success through challenging times.
“It’s hard to cope with something as gruesome as a ballistic missile landing 300 metres from your bedroom but somehow we all manage to carry on,” she says, of how the Russian invasion of Ukraine has impacted herself and her team. “Staying creative and always being on the run is a good...
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