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“One Battle After Another” Star Chooses Ukrainian Brand Lever Couture for Oscars 2026 Red Carpet
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Actress Shaina McGale appeared on the red carpet at the 2026 Academy Awards wearing a dress by Ukrainian fashion brand Lever Couture. McGale played rapper Junglepussy in the film One Battle After Another, which won the Best Picture award at this year’s Oscars.
The brand posted the footage on its Instagram Stories on March 15.
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The actress attended the ceremony with the film’s cast and crew, choosing a black sculptural gown from the Anatomy of Identity collection by Lever Couture, a brand founded by Odesa-born designer Lesia Verlingieri.
Lever Couture has increasingly appeared at major international award ceremonies in recent years. At the 2026 Golden Globe Awards, American actress Skye P. Marshall wore a dress created by the brand, while at the 2025 Emmy Awards singer Lisa, who appeared in the series The White Lotus, walked the red carpet in a soft pink Lever Couture gown, according to Suspilne Culture.
Additionally, in 2024, actress Leah Lewis also wore a dress by the Ukrainian designer to the Oscars.
Ukrainian designers are also making their mark beyond Hollywood, with LITKOVSKA recently appearing on the official Paris Fashion Week schedule.
The Ukrainian fashion label founded by designer Liliia Litkovska, debuted on the official Paris Fashion Week runway schedule for the first time, presenting its Fall–Winter 2026/27 collection titled FIREFLY.
The collection draws inspiration from life in Kyiv during the war, reflecting the endurance of a city that continues to function despite power outages, freezing temperatures, and ongoing Russian attacks.
Litkovska said the idea for the collection emerged from everyday scenes in the Ukrainian capital during blackouts, when residents move through dark streets using headlamps and small lights.
At the same time, the French fashion house Louis Vuitton has presented a new collection by creative director Nicolas Ghesquière that includes artwork by contemporary Ukrainian artist Nazar Strelyaiev-Nazarko.
Originally from Kharkiv and currently based in Milan, Strelyaiev-Nazarko created a series of paintings that were adapted into prints for the collection. One of his works, Paramnesia, was reimagined as part of the designs shown on the runway.
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