An exploration of strength, vulnerability, and the spaces in between.

At Paris Fashion Week, LITKOVSKA unveiled its Spring–Summer 2026 collection, “(DIS)CONNECTED” — a poetic meditation on the delicate equilibrium between belonging and detachment, visibility and invisibility, silence and voice. Designer Lilia Litkovska draws inspiration from art brut, the philosophy of art created beyond institutional or cultural norms. These unfiltered expressions, though seemingly isolated from global narratives, reveal an honesty that feels profoundly — and paradoxically — connected to the human experience.

This tension between connection and disconnection became the emotional core of the presentation. Central to the installation was a reimagined camouflage mesh, traditionally used to shield Ukrainian soldiers. Transformed into a soft, vivid pink, it became both a sculptural element and a symbol — of resilience, defiance, and transformation. What once served to conceal was now a declaration of presence: bold, vulnerable, and unapologetically human. In its delicate defiance, it spoke to the ongoing struggle for freedom and identity.

Litkovska’s work has always balanced intellect with emotion, and here she turns her gaze inward. “The fight,” she implies, “is not only on the battlefield but within ourselves” — in the daily act of choosing truth over comfort, authenticity over conformity. “(DIS)CONNECTED” is less a fashion statement than an introspective dialogue — a meditation on what it means to remain real in a world of performance.

The collection itself unfolds as a study in contrasts. Light, fluid fabrics — lace, silk, intricate embroidery — intertwine with sculptural, hand-crafted elements, including wooden flowers carved into jewelry and wearable art pieces. Signature deconstructed tailoring remains central to LITKOVSKA’s DNA: jackets morph and transform, dresses unfold into multiple silhouettes, seams are left raw, edges unfinished. Denim meets delicacy, the sturdy and the fragile in constant interplay. Each garment is adaptable, alive — designed to move, shift, and evolve with its wearer, rejecting rigidity in favor of freedom.

The presentation extended beyond the visual. Ukrainian musician and composer Yuri Khustochka and writer-singer Irena Karpa joined forces in a live performance where music and poetry intertwined, deepening the emotional resonance of the collection. Their collaboration amplified the show’s central theme — the persistence of connection through art, sound, and shared humanity.

Ultimately, “(DIS)CONNECTED” transcends fashion. It is a reflection of our fractured world and a quiet call to introspection. It asks: When we feel most detached — from others, from truth, from ourselves — could that be the very moment we begin to reconnect?

In Lilia Litkovska’s hands, disconnection becomes not a void, but a space for rediscovery — a reminder that even in silence, we remain profoundly intertwined.