Symbol

Symbol opened its first store on Horodetskoho Street in central Kyiv in 2008 and has since built a four-city chain across Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro and Odesa, becoming the avant-garde counterpart to luxury heavyweight Sanahunt. Where Sanahunt favours the LVMH and Kering rosters, Symbol's buy reads like a Paris Marais boutique - Maison Margiela, Rick Owens, Ann Demeulemeester, Marni, Comme des Garcons, Junya Watanabe, Jil Sander - extended with footwear collaborations and a small archive of independent labels. The retailer also runs a strong e-commerce platform on symbol.fashion and has stayed live throughout the war, continuing to function as the entry point for advanced contemporary fashion in Ukraine.