KV is an exclusive luxury brand for a passionate modern woman. Our exquisite and feminine collections celebrate strength and timelessness through opulently detailed couture pieces giving exceptional feeling while wearing one.

Our Atelier has been creating unique and handmade couture pieces for 16 busy years.

KV’s couture creations pay a deep homage to historic Estonian embroidery and knitting techniques. Romantic patterns, styles and ornaments are playfully mixed with contemporary sources of inspiration to meet the needs of a modern woman.

The highlights of the brand are the exuberantly intricate hand-knitted dresses created by the masters of this unique craft. These exquisite gowns and detailed couture pieces are inspired by the Haapsalu shawl, a preferred accessory of the Estonian upper class ladies of the 19th century. The shawl was knitted so fine it could be pulled through a wedding ring. This delicate and fragile technique remains a living source of inspiration for our designer.

KV’s hand embroidered bodies are additionally inspired by the motifs and patterns of various Estonian folk costumes.

Most of KV’s elaborate pieces can be worn in multiple ways for different occasions, giving the wearer a chance to create a personal couture style many times over.

2024   Ashley Graham wearing KV in Vogue CS July issue

2024   Tallinn Fashion Week/ collection “Jäljed”

2024   Monica Bellucci wearing KV in Vogue CS February issue

2021   Tallinn Fashion Week/ collection “Zetemm”

2020   Tallinn Fashion Week/ collection presentation

2018    Colonna Charity Gala / collection presentation

2017    Kristina Viirpalu won the Golden Needle – Estonian Fashion Designer of the Year award

2017    Paris Fashion Week / collection “VIIVI”

2017    New York Fashion Week / collection “VIIVI”

2017    Vilnius Bridal Fashion Showcase / collection presentation

2016    London Fashion Week / independent collection presentation

2014    London Couture Fashion Week / collection presentation

2013    London Fashion Week / independent collection presentation

2013    London Fashion Week / participant of International Fashion Showcase as part of Estonian   Designers Showcase

2013    Riga Fashion Week / collection presentation

2009   KV Couture Atelier opens in Tallinns’ Old Town

Tallinn Fashion Week/ collection presentations: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2024

Nominated for the Golden Needle (Estonian Fashion Award): 2011, 2014; won 2017

All KV’s luxuriant knitted couture pieces are made from silk, fine wool or cotton yarn. Our delicately embroidered bodies are hand embroidered and -embellished with high quality pearls, laces, ribbons, beads and sequins. Most excellent yarns, gems and beads are used for creating all embroidered and knitted works.

Our craftsmen always work with the most outstanding fabrics. The wool for our coats, jackets and trousers gets chosen from the highest quality sources in the world.

Because of the intricate way the materials get used in the creation of our knitted couture pieces, even some of our most sumptuous dresses and bodies can easily fit into a small handbag.

The patterns and technologies used for KV’s knitted and embroidered couture pieces are unique and unknown in the rest of the world. This makes our lusciously detailed garments also into precious pieces of art, and into living mementos of Estonia’s amazing folk culture.

KV’s embroidered bodies are created one pearl and stitch at a time, and take up to couple of weeks to finish. When the designer has come up with the design and pattern, she hands it over to our masterful embroiderer who creates the custom pattern using various laces, wool, beads, pearls and ribbons.

Each of KV’s couture dresses is unique. One exquisite gown usually takes 2 -3 months to finish and three masterful craftsmen to give them their final, delicate form. At first, the gown gets hand-knitted by the craftsmen of this unique craft in Haapsalu. The dress is then sent to KV’s Atelier in Tallinn where the seamstress shapes it into the required shape using the finest fabrics. The last person to work on the dress is the embroiderer who adds the necessary amount of pearly exuberance to the gown.

KV’s jackets, coats, trousers and skirts are the pinnacle of meticulous tailoring. All items are unique luxury garments that are handmade in our Atelier in Tallinn’s Old Town.

We work together with our clients to create couture pieces that reflect the personality and the beauty of the wearer.

If you are dreaming of your own exquisite KV dress or other garment, come for a measuring at our beautiful Atelier.

We will weave a dress from your dreams ans embroider it with your desires!

Our Atelier and Showroom are located in Tallinn city centre.