Ukrainian Fashion Designer Mary Furtas on Running a Brand During War

POPSUGAR: Are you mostly operating in Ukraine? Is your team based out there?

Mary Furtas: Yes. My team is working, and there are occasional bomb alarms ringing. They head to the bomb shelters, then they go out, and they keep on sewing. I want to keep going. I want to keep going for the people, for my team — they're amazing — and for the economy of the country. I feel there's nothing like Ukraine, it's so core us, that I tell everyone who works for us, "You should come to Kiev, you should see our people, see our places, our cool vibe." And I miss that a lot. I will keep doing everything there as long as it's possible, and I hope it's going to be possible forever.