Meet the Designer Who Got Zelensky Into a Suit NYT | Top Stories By: Kim Barker and Evelina Riabenko 17 October 2025 at 20:07 Viktor Anisimov, one of Ukraine’s top fashion designers, first met Volodymyr Zelensky about 20 years ago, when the future president was a comedian. He didn’t want to wear a suit then either. © Finbarr O'Reilly for The New York TimesViktor Anisimov at his studio during Ukrainian Fashion Week in Kyiv, Ukraine, last month.