'Vyshyvanka for body armor': Ukrainian foundation in Miami launched an interesting campaign

Project UaSoul brought together Ukrainian craftsmen who offered their ethnic-themed goods for auction. All money raised will go to support Ukraine.

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Ukraine on fire...

Russia is waging an aggressive and brutal war on Ukrainian soil. Thousands of innocent people suffer and die from this: children, women, old people. Russians destroy everything - houses, schools, kindergartens, even hospitals and shelters where innocent people hide.

These events affect not only the Ukrainian people, they threaten the existence of the democratic world as a whole, provoke environmental threats and food crises.

Ukrainians must defend themselves and fight for our land, life, culture and independence. Ukrainian soldiers need modern means of protection: body armor, helmets, tactical first aid kits, gas masks and much more. To be able to raise more money for everything you need, UaSoul launched the project “Exchange vyshyvankas for Ukrainian lives”. Vyshyvanka saves lives.

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“Before the war, like everyone else, we worked to realize our dreams. Each of our team members is an expert in their field, but on February 24 we came together from different parts of the world to help the Motherland,” says the fund’s organizer.

The team was made up of different kind people. Anna from Odessa before the war worked in the production of swimwear; Tatyana is a marketer from Ivano-Frankivsk, now lives in New York; Igor and Vitaliy are guys from Lviv and Vinnytsia, they work in web development; Denis is a promotion specialist, he is from Kyiv; Oksana is a travel agent from Odessa, now lives in Miami.

And there are many more active people who help physically and financially achieve the dream of victory and peace in Ukraine.

From the first days of the war, they opened a charity fund to help Ukrainians, they are constantly engaged in the purchase of everything necessary for the Armed Forces and territorial defense. Their relatives and friends are defending their homeland, and they really need the most basic things to save their lives - bulletproof vests, helmets, first aid kits, and so on.

Craftsmen, shops and ordinary people from all over Ukraine send their crafts to the auction to raise money, which they organized in support of the defenders of Ukraine. All funds will immediately be used to purchase the necessary items in accordance with the requests of the Armed Forces.

Ukrainians are creative people with a rich culture and traditions. Historically, vyshyvanka (embroidered shirt) was a talisman that protected or brought good luck and prosperity to the one who wore it. This talisman has passed through the centuries and has not lost its strength and beauty for Ukrainians. Ukrainian vyshyvanka is often called "prayer without words".

UaSoul collected the works of craftswomen from different parts of Ukraine, which they submitted for sale at an auction. This is part of the Ukrainian soul. Many of them have sons or husbands enlisted in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and territorial defense. Therefore, these are unique personal stories.

UaSoul asks you to join the project and buy something for yourself - it will bring joy to you and save someone's life. Not metaphorically, but in the literal sense: the vyshyvanka will turn into a body armor that will stop an enemy bullet.

Clothing has long ceased to be a narrowly functional thing. Clothing is a statement, it expresses not only our social position, but also our social position.

A thing designed in the Ukrainian style will show not only that you follow trends and have a taste, but also that you are a humanist in a broad sense.

Clothes are given to us as a way to express ourselves, our mood, our beliefs. Clothing is a statement.

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It is worth noting that vyshyvanka has long ceased to be just a part of the national costume, which can only be seen in a museum or in books. Today, an embroidered shirt or dress is in almost every wardrobe, and fashionable girls have long included them in their images, reports Spindrift.

An embroidered shirt can be safely called one of the key things in a summer wardrobe, because it will be appropriate both on vacation during a vacation and for walking around your hometown. Vyshyvanka goes well with jeans, straight light trousers or denim shorts. This outfit will help create a light and unobtrusive look for a summer walk around the city.

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