You are listening to the Globalist, first broadcast on 25th December, 2024 on Monocle Radio.
The Globalist in association with UBS, broadcasting from Midori House in London.
This is a special Christmas Day edition of the Globalist.
I'm Chris Chermak.
We'll be focusing on the year in design and fashion for today's episode, starting with a look at Ukraine's traditional dress and culture.
And people now, it's so distinctive, people now, actually, who might not have known about Ukraine before three, four years ago, they might now be able to mark you out and say, oh, look, that's a Ukrainian there.
And it's a beautiful way I think of expressing that.
Followed by a review of the year in design and fashion with our editors of the design sections of Monaco magazine, as well as our representative from Confect.
And we'll also head to a growing tradition of Christmas markets in Zagreb.
We realized that sausages and mulled wine, it was boring for not for us as well.
So we wanted to do something that we would enjoy.
That's all up ahead on this special holiday edition of the Globalist from London.
We begin today's show with Ukraine, which, despite everything, will be embracing the holidays as best as it can.
And that includes with some classic folk traditions and a revival of the country's national dress.
Well, joining me to tell us more is Monocle's writer, researcher Julia Lacika.
Julia, welcome to the show.
Hi.
Thanks so much for having me.
This is officially now, if you will, Christmas Day in Ukraine after the Ukrainian sort of Orthodox church moved the date last year for the first time.
How does it feel?