Anna October
Anna October is a Ukrainian womenswear designer and founder of her eponymous brand. Anna October design is known for its feminine, graceful and yet playful aesthetics which provide a perfect “date-ready look”, recognized by fashion insiders and consumers all over the world.
Anna October clothing is available in more than 40 online and offline stores including SSENSE, Galeries Lafayette and Moda Operandi. In 2014, she was a finalist for the LVMH Prize. In 2022, Anna October joined The BoF 500 list.
Anna October developed a sustainable ethos within the brand. Collections are created using deadstock textile. Brand maintains expert tailoring. Significant amount of the pieces are handcrafted by using re-imagined artisanal techniques for modern clothes.
Early life
Anna October was born in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine on 31 December 1991. She early developed a genuine interest in fashion and left school to learn pattern cutting and tailoring. At the age of 17, she moved to Odesa to pursue her education in fine art at the oldest and renowned schools of arts in Ukraine, the Grekov Odesa Art School.
Career
In 2010, at the age of 19, Anna October made her first capsule collection, which immediately gained the attention of the Ukrainian fashion community. The further development led to brand's recognition far beyond Ukraine. In 2014, Anna October was shortlisted for fashion's most prestigious prize for young designers LVMH Prize. In 2017, she became a part of the Mercedes-Benz "Generation Now, Generation Next", the project aimed to highlight international talents in the sphere of fashion design. Since that time, the brand has increased its presence in selective retail spaces such as Moda Operandi, Galeries Lafayette, SSENSE, FWRD to name a few.
In February 2022, due to the devastating full-scale war unleashed by russia in Ukraine, Anna October was forced to flee Ukraine. The designer moved to Paris and now continues to work there.
In the autumn of 2022, Anna October joined The BoF 500 list and presented her collection at Paris Fashion Week for the first time.