Designer Tolkacheva told what connected Yudashkin and Pugacheva

“He was open and clean”

Today, fashion designer Valentin Yudashkina did not become – she died from oncology at the age of 59. Designer Alisa Tolkacheva knew Yudashkin for many years, they started their activities, in fact, at the same time.

– We are plus or minus from the same generation: after the nineties. He, of course, had a successful career, thanks to the fact that he was able to surround himself with worthy people who could later be his support and partners in business, Tolkacheva said. – This made it possible to build a high fashion empire and show oneself in Paris as a designer of a new generation of new Russia.

– Alice, I heard that you and Yudashkin once had disagreements on creative issues …

– You know, the so-called parallel thinking just happens. I somehow saw on Natasha Koroleva a model from Yudashkin, similar to mine, and was offended: I could not survive it and even reacted jealously. Such classic youthful maximalism.

But, when the emotions subsided, I realized that it was ridiculous and ridiculous on my part. I had the strength to admit it to myself, to meet Valentine at one of the events, to apologize for my vehemence, resentment and claims. And I was struck by how warmly, delicately and calmly he reacted.

It is also important that a person understands psychology, because clients are a specific audience. They come to you like a doctor: you have to fix something and perform a miracle. And you have to really love different people and accept them so that you can work with completely different and complex characters. And Yudashkin worked: with artists, with top businessmen, women and men …

We had a good talk, he even encouraged me: “Come on, come on!” And then I thought: “What could be so?” Since that time, I saw him as a person, became a kind of his adept. Because if you see the right human qualities, you fall in love.

Have you been in touch since then?

– Yes, we were not friends, but we crossed paths at some events. I know Galina Yudashkina – she is absolutely amazing. We were with her a couple of years ago at the same event, talked. I saw my wonderful daughter Galya, she studied ballet, and we even somehow worked out at the barre.

– Valentin was friends with Alla Pugacheva, did she help him a lot?

– Any friendship also implies help, because otherwise it is not friendship, but use. Alla Borisovna is a faithful person. If she takes someone as her friend, it’s worth a lot. She sees people through and through and she won’t let anyone near her for any price, she doesn’t like toxic and too cunning. But Valentine was not like that, he was just open and clean. And you want to interact with them.

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