According to Anisimov, he initially sewed this costume and showed Zelensky along with the same, but dark blue option as an outfit for the Independence Day of Ukraine, which is celebrated on August 24. After trying on, the team was to finish the outfit, but on August 17 Anisimov called the president’s office with an urgent request – Zelensky needed a suit for a trip to the United States.
Anisimov admitted that the peculiarity of the jacket, in which Zelensky met with Trump, is a slot. He added that this detail, which is characteristic of everyday clothes and is not present in military uniform, symbolizes hopes for the world.
The designer added that he did not sew some special outfit for meeting the President of Ukraine with Trump, emphasizing that “a suit is just a suit.”
According to Anisimov, he has already created about five similar jackets for Zelensky, who are not very different from each other in detail.
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Zelensky, after the beginning of the full -scale invasion of the Russian Federation, abandoned the costumes, preferring clothes in the style of Militari. On February 28, Trump, meeting Zelensky on the porch of the White House, shook his hand and noted that the Ukrainian president “All such with a parade.”
After the scandalous meeting of Trump with the Ukrainian president, the media reported that the US president Zelensky's clothes angered. This was written by Axios with reference to two familiarized ones familiar with the topic.
After that Zelensky gradually He began to move away from the usual Militari-style, combining it with business elements. On the eve of Zelensky’s visit to the United States planned for August 18, The White House was interested in Ukrainian officials whether Zelensky would be in a suit at a meeting with Trump. Seeing the outfit of the Ukrainian president, Trump said he likes him.
Anisimov has been cooperating with the Zelensky team since January 2025. In outfits from Anisimov, the Ukrainian president appeared at the funeral of Pope Francis and at the NATO summit.
