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Hats off: the Ukrainian artist crafting fantastical headgear from paper – in pictures

Ukrainian artist Asya Kozina has been creating historical and fantastical costumes out of paper since 2007. Inspired by baroque and rococo wigs and designers such as Philip Treacy and Iris van Herpen, she uses synthetic paper to build intricate headpieces. In 2019, Dolce & Gabbana bought two of Kozina’s creations for a runway show, and at last year’s Metropolitan fashion week in Los Angeles she was asked to create a costume inspired by the architecture of her country. “I chose the House with Chimaeras [in Kyiv, see above image], which is symbolic for all Ukrainians,” she says. “It has become a symbol of the resilience of the Ukrainian people, and also of the unity of the government and the population in the fight against the occupiers.”

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