## “Stopping Was Not the Answer”: Fashion Week in a Political Crisis Just days before Ukrainian Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2027 began, Russian air strikes intensified on the city of Kyiv. The schedule, which ran from September 2-6, continued with strict safety protocols. Any time an air raid alert sounded, events were suspended immediately as guests, designers, and teams took shelter. Three shows — Viktor Anisimov, Darja Donezz, and Vorozhbyt & Zemskova — took place inside allocated bomb shelters near their venues. Five alerts sounded during a business conference, with guests and speakers…