Sometimes life gives you very interesting surprises. Our heroine was not going to go far from home, but was in Zhytomyr. And thanks to its designer talent and hard working team, he created a new, popular OST WON brand in Zhytomyr and beyond. And she also dressed in OST WON the Ukrainian band O.Torvald for the performance on the Eurovision-2011. Meet Natasha Krevska, a designer of the OST WON brand
“I was from Sevastopol, born there, and there are all relatives. My city is completely different, and people in it are others – calm, relaxed, light and funny. Full relaxation! Here, in Zhytomyr, people work more. It takes time to adapt to the working Zhytomyr. I did not plan to live in Zhytomyr at all, it turned out. And the first thing that struck me in Zhytomyr is a bridge, it is striking. Cool parks, squares”
“I miss me very much outside the sea, beyond space. When I need to feel the space, to stay alone with me, I’m going to the dam where the water is noisy. But in Zhytomyr another plus – a lot of greenery, forest and a lot of water “
“I’m modest, calm, home baby. Everything was even boring, it was nothing to tell: the firecrackers did not throw, did not run, did not smoke in the corners. Nothing interesting (Laughs)”
“I have a very demanding father. In my childhood, I thought he was the cruelest father in the world. And now I am extremely thankful to him. This is my closest friend. Closer than my father and mother, I have no one with whom I could communicate. I am extremely connected with them. And father for me is an example”
“My mother never bought anything for me, and sewed to order, the school uniform was sewed to me. And then she began to order things myself. I rarely bought something ready, often sewed or crossed. And now I buy a few things. Shoes, bags. Even the jeans are now my neck herself. I do not like shopping in stores”
“I do not have any professional design education; I studied the design art myself. However, there is a graduation certificate on graduation and sewing. And now I really would like to learn somewhere from the designer’s point of view. Already three times was recorded on courses in Kiev, but always interferes with something. But still it will be necessary ”
“I was fortunate: I bought equipment for grants – won the IOM grant (International Organization for Migration – ed.) Protecting your project, providing a business plan. It was not easy, but thanks to this I have the equipment”
“For a long time I was looking for my style. Spread from T-shirts to jeans, and now came to her – men’s and women’s suits. Classic is also different, now it’s a cunning classic, and we want to make it comfortable to be worn. Because a man in a suit – it’s beautiful! I want to do both women’s and men’s things, but do not get drunk. Therefore, at first they made a man’s collection, the first man’s test catalog. By the way, Dima Crab made us print, here he was making a logo on a T-shirt ”
“We and Gene Halych (a member of the group O.Torvald – ed.) Co-operated before the Eurovision. But in general everything turned out very quickly – nobody really had anything to break it. He called me when there were only seven days left. And they did everything very quickly: they came up with an image, sewed it. Of course, it’s cool for us! This is the level! ”
“I almost live here, at work all the time. Of course, I can not force others to do this, but here I spend more time than at home. And what is needed for inspiration? A good pig is good! Best for inspiration! (Laughing)”
“We have a great and friendly team. Apart from the fact that the brands OST WON and SHARIKAVA are partners, Dima Crab, Vasya Slovinsky, Pavlo Martynyuk and many other great creative people help us “
“I can rest in different ways. I like to go a lot, even one can go somewhere. On a bicycle or with a company, or by itself. Sport is a part of our life at all, and it’s not even discussed – it’s a priori in my life. Physical loads are generally necessary for a person. When you work all the time or morally difficult, you have to go and take care physically well enough. What a person wants: who dances, who rolls, who runs, who is on a bike. So much stupidity will come out of my head! ”
“I am ambitious, but I’m modest all the time. (Smiling) To himself is very strict and demanding. Yes, of course I assumed mistakes. But these are my mistakes, you will not go anywhere from them. We must be able to let go, be sure! And their mistakes and strangers. And forgiving, too, must be able to, even when there is some kind of insult. But what is the insult? This is when a person does not do what I want. It is necessary to change simply the attitude to the situation. Not always, it’s all that you want “
“Sitting at home is definitely not mine. I want to achieve something, leave some imprint. For something we are sent here, but otherwise why are we here? Just eat and sleep? “
“If I say that children should be raised strictly, with the help of whip and stick, it will be so banal. Probably, I am a strict mummy, and I bring my daughter respect. In respect of parents, grandparents.I try to educate her as I was brought up. And I really want her to be proud of me! Most of what I am doing right now is to make me proud of me ”
“I do not know what a woman should be, but I know exactly what it should not be. And in general it is necessary to understand who it is? For yourself or for someone? Who does she really feel guilty of? I have to be a good daughter, although this is not what I should, I myself decided for myself. I have to be a good mother, I have to be a good friend, I have to be responsible, fun … It’s up to me to decide what I should be. And no one is guilty of anyone “
“In any case, I am not skeptical of the situation when a woman is sitting at home and does not go to work. Because at home, too, work, and maddened – a housewife. This is the same thing: washing, cleaning, kids … And at the same time it is necessary to look good and not to express dissatisfaction. Because it’s at home ”
“There are talented designers in Zhytomyr, here you can do some shows. It’s been recently spoken about this with Marina Jean. She is a cool designer with her own style”
“Zhytomyr is developing and growing. And the fact that it is near Kiev is very good. They go to rest, do manicure, pedicure. Go for a short time, but do it qualitatively and inexpensively. What’s going to Kyiv from the end to the end of the beautiful road to Zhytomyr. And Zhytomyr is a green and green city, then why flee to Kiev? He is not a rubber “
“If I say that I am a patriot of Zhytomyr, when I have lived here for only three years, it will be either a frank lie or a very sweet look. But the fact that I live and work here, I implement projects, I sponsor together with a team of friends, this means that it is definitely not a foreign to me city “
“They say people are looking for happiness all the time. And the happiness is that it is busy. The main thing to be busy all the time is to move to the goal. Movement and aspiration – this is the meaning of life”
Translated by Aliona Matushevich
