SOFI STROKATTO ATELIER PART 1

I get obsessed with clothes easily. When I first saw Sofi, I was really excited. People told me a lot about her. I had no idea she'd be that kind and sweet to me when we first met. She looked absolutely fabulous. I wore her outfits on some events last summer and then we decided to make a collar for my blog.
Actually,  I fell in love with her atelier. Sofi has her own atelier which works every single day. Sofi Strokatto fashion house works really hard - they buy fabrics, they create new silhouettes and work with absolutely different materials. A year ago I was visiting showrooms. Sofi has more than a little showroom - it's the whole atelier. If you want to buy something, you can just call them and come. At first, you will have a tea in the guest room, Sofi's team will show you the latest collection, then you can try anything you like on.
The thing is, everyone is really kind and sweet to you when you are inside. It's not about finding customers and get their money, it's about a mental connection between fashion house and you.
I felt really comfortable inside when I stepped in Sofi's amazing atelier.

My photographer (Polina Kostyuk) and me - we had no time to take a lot of pictures, because I arrived really late.
I did not plan the photoshoot on that day, but when I called Sofi, I decided to come right after the lectures. Luckily, Polina studies in the same group with me at Plehanov University. She had her camera and we just did that, we came to Sofi and made some good photos.
Sofi has a mini studio right inside her atelier, so we chose a background colour and made a lot of photos. Sofi helped me with dresses, we chose such gorgeous outfits, I was so speechless. I was running from one corner to another trying to find my wigs.
We had a lot of fun.  I called my mom and told her about the way I looked, she asked me to show her my  new photos, so she fell in love with few dresses in one second. I guess she will buy few outfits soon.

I love spending my free time by doing photoshoots, creating new things and running from one place to another. My dream about coming to Milan Fashion Week during my birthday did not come true. But I don't give up. I work really hard to make things I dream about happened. I am not the best fashion blogger, but I just keep doing my thing. By the way, I have never heard about other fashion bloggers in Moscow. Where are you, guys? The most common problem is in blogs. I mean we have some cute blogs in Moscow. But all these people can only post their street style pictures - that's all. Do you consider yourself a fashion blogger by posting street style looks? What do you know about fashion? Do you study it? Have you heard about Schiaparelli ? Do you love Dior SS 04? Are you good at Prada? I don't think they are. I mean I support them. But they should remember what the real fashion is. If you post street style looks, you are a good stylist, but not a fashion blogger. I am not saying I am as good in fashion as any fashion critic, but I study fashion every day,week,month and I will never stop, it will never be enough for me.

We live in XXI century and it's pretty hard to live without iPhones and other devices. I wish I could go trough different times. I wish I could visit ancient Greece, I'd love to be a Versailles lady from XVIII century, I wish I could go trough 60's, 50's, 20's,10's of XX century. I am not talking about politics, I know there have always been something really bad, wars and deaths of millions of people. But I am just talking about art and culture. It means a lot. I wish I could see the way length changes in 2 years and duchesses discuss absolutely new and fresh silhouettes. I wish I could see the emotions of people who discovered new fabrics and new ways of creating costumes. I wish I could visit those times when a costume became a real costume.
It's pretty hard to explain the way I love this. But you can try. If you buy a history book, go trough all pages of it, maybe you will understand me.

    Drinking tea during photoshoot for Sofi Strokatto fashion house.

Sofi's dresses are something fresh and new. Most of her dresses show the way women should always look - romantic and sexy, powerful and gorgeous.
I am young, I wear really weird clothes ( by the way, I am not thinking about changing myself into an old grown woman in the future, I will always be a little freak), but I know, if I wear Sofi Strokatto dresses, I am the prettiest. Her clothes makes me feel like I am special. As my close friends know, I love feeling special in some ways, so I am weak for Sofi's dresses.
The best thing about her fashion house - you can find YOUR dress, I mean everyone has really different taste in clothes, but Sofi creates all types of dresses, so you cannot to find at least one dress you could not ignore.
I think her fashion house will become really known in the future. I know people judge Russian fashion a lot. But you know what? Russians are GOOD at fashion!

From red to white, from bridal to a simple dress - anything you want or need.

Photos by Полина Костюк

I can look really different, but my soul is always the same. I don't depend on anyone or anything, I believe in myself and work really hard.