2024-01-23 20:45:07
PLNGNS aka Palingenesy is one of the 18 winning fashion labels of the Berlin Fashion Week concept competition and will welcome us at the upcoming fashion week in February 2024. They present their unique footwear with a sustainable concept to us in the “Ain’t it different?” collection. The young label uses used sneakers to create new silhouettes and fashionable tailored footwear. Fashionstreet tells you what you need to know about PLNGNS:
Dmytro Hontarenkos Palingenesis
Mitya Hontarenko describes herself as a passionate sneakerhead. In 2019 he designed so-called customized sneakers just for himself and a few of his friends and Ukrainian rappers. And although he enjoyed it, simply designing the sneakers wasn’t enough for him. He wanted to create something unique and his own. When he couldn’t leave the house the following year due to a knee injury, he continued to experiment with his used sneakers: He cut two pairs of Nike shoes apart and put them back together in an unusual way. His friends also liked the new deconstructed high fashion style of his sneakers. They introduced the talented designer to the right people and that’s how the whole thing began. He founded his label in August 2021. Palingenesy was born and the handmade and tailor-made designer shoes came onto the market. Each pair is made from used sneakers, only exists once in the respective design and is therefore unique.
PLNGNS against consumer culture
Recycling has several environmental benefits. It is obvious that the concept of the young fashion label turns out to be sustainable and environmentally friendly. Everything is used – nothing is burned. The old shoes are 100% recycled and there is no leftover stock. PLNGNS produces the shoes with almost no carbon footprint. It also promotes sustainable development in fashion by participating in several projects and making a statement against the consumer culture in Ukraine. With its collection of recycled shoes, PLNGNS became the first Ukrainian label to win the ITS Footwear Award in the International Talents Support (ITS) competition, which is supported by the Fondazione Ferragamo. PLNGNS also launched a campaign together with the streetwear brand RIOTDIVISION in which they collected used shoes in its concept store in order to create new ones. PLNGNS has also taken part several times in Ukraine Fashion Week, which is a partner of Vegan Fashion Week. And in October last year it won the Berlin Fashion Week concept competition with 17 other labels.
Hontarenko’s sustainable concept and unique design are already attracting international attention. PLNGNS is currently on the rise and we’re excited to hear what more we’ll hear from Mitya Hontarenko and his footwear brand.
Author: Aaliyah Netnakhon
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