Founder and designer, Kolya Bogatyrev
Kolya Bogatyrev
Ukrainian
Kolya Bogatyrev is a Ukrainian designer who founded his label in Cherkasy in 2021 and now shows in Berlin. He works only with existing garments, dismantling tailoring, uniforms and sportswear and reassembling them into new silhouettes. He debuted at Berlin Fashion Week with CONTRAARGUMENTUM for Fall/Winter 2026 and followed with CLASSICAL REMINDER for Spring/Summer 2027.
Houses
Their runway, measured
31 looks in 1 showNext to every runway we track, Kolya Bogatyrev's looks are more muted, less tonal, more colour-blocked and smoother.
Colours
- Black33%
- Ivory / cream · 2.2× the average12%
- Silver · 1.9× the average10%
- Beige / camel7%
- Chocolate brown7%
- Grey5%
- Charcoal4%
- Tan4%
Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.
Colour and surface
- Lightness42/100about average · all runways 39/100
- Colour saturation10.1more muted · all runways 12.6
- Neutrals61%about average · all runways 60%
- Warm hues77%about average · all runways 70%
- Tonal looks10%less tonal · all runways 33%
- Colour-blockingΔE 55more colour-blocked · all runways ΔE 35
- Surface texture4.14smoother · all runways 5.06
- Sheen0.066about average · all runways 0.065
What sets them apart
Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers, with a glimpse of the looks: one from each collection that wore it most.
- Text / slogan23.7×Pattern
- Office / corporate15.3×Style
- Exposed seams / deconstruction9.4×Detail
- Patchwork print8.4×Pattern
- Bermuda shorts8.2×Garment
- Shorts7.7×Garment
- Deconstructed6.8×Style
- Subversive6.3×Mood
Silhouettes
- Straight / tubular 48%
- Oversized 35%
- Asymmetric 32%2.0×
- Inverted triangle / strong shoulder 26%1.4×
- Boxy 16%1.4×
Materials
- Cotton / poplin 71%2.2×
- Wool / tailoring cloth 42%1.4×
- Silk / satin 26%
- Jersey 26%1.7×
- Sheer mesh 19%4.5×
Details
- Exposed seams / deconstruction 48%9.4×
- Belts 39%2.0×
- Knots / twists 35%4.5×
- Gathering 32%2.2×
- Shoulder emphasis 26%1.4×
Patterns
- Text / slogan 26%23.7×
- Patchwork print 16%8.4×
- Colour-block 10%1.7×
- Pinstripe 6%2.0×
- Floral 6%
Mood
- Subversive 71%6.3×
- Playful 52%2.9×
- Edgy 29%1.9×
- Relaxed 26%
- Nostalgic 16%
Era references
- 1990s 16%2.2×
- 1980s 6%
- Victorian 3%
From the AI tags on 31 of their looks. A designer is credited with a house's shows while they lead it; ×: how much more often than across all 25,892 measured looks.
