Designer in Focus: Olga Buraya-Kefelian ãã¶ã€ããŒã»ã€ã³ã»ãã©ãŒã«ã¹ïŒãªã«ã¬ã»ãã©ã€ïŒã±ãã§ãªã¢ã³
amirisu: Knitting on an Italian beach in your bikinisâŠ! So, what's your background? Did you study design or fashion before or after that? Olga: I have been educated as a linguist and a teacher of English. As I have mentioned my mom is a seamstress, so I have learnt a lot from watching her work and I have actually drafted some patterns for her as a teen and through that I have learnt construction of garments and draping. I have always been interested in fashion and I constantly keep up with the trend reports as I am always excited to see what is new in style.
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amirisu: You have been doing this for many years then. Do you remember what was your first design and what motivated you to start?
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Olga: From what I can remember my real first design was this pullover I attempted at in High school, made with leftover baby type acrylic yarn which was soft, but thin. I designed a striped and cabled pullover but it had a very loose gauge, so it was very stretchy and long. I suppose that was my phase of some punk dressing, only in lighter colors. Motivation for it was as a teenager wanting to have something new to wear and not having resources for patterns.
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