Levitate Users Walk the Runway at Ukrainian Fashion Week
The Fall/Winter 2026/2027 edition of Ukrainian Fashion Week placed a strong focus on inclusive and functional design, showcasing collections created specifically for veterans living with limb loss. Among the models on the runway were several Levitate prosthesis users, bringing real-life experience and movement into the center of the fashion narrative.
Ukrainian Armed Forces veteran and World’s Strongest Woman titleholder Khrystyna Sanina took part in the show, presenting a collection by JULIYA KROS. After losing both legs at the age of 29, she became the first Ukrainian woman to undergo osseointegration surgery, receiving titanium implants that enabled her to return to an active lifestyle. Today, she walks using two Levitate Forever prosthetic feet, supporting a smooth, stable, and natural movement in everyday life.
She was joined on the runway by Mykhailo Drobotenko, one of Ukraine’s strongest adaptive athletes, along with Oleh Khmelevskyi, both contributing to a powerful representation of strength and adaptability.
The following day, Bohdan Demydenko, Yaroslav Sharkyi, and Dmytro Kovalenko, patients of the U+ System, presented designs by the brand SIDLETSKIY, continuing the focus on function-driven fashion and real-world usability.
Through these shows, Ukrainian Fashion Week highlighted a growing movement toward inclusive design, where clothing and technology work together to support real lives. With solutions like our Forever Foot, users are not only returning to daily routines, but redefining how they move, participate, and engage with the world around them.
