The talent at the fingertips of these Ukrainian seamstresses is worth gold and allows them today to come to the aid of their country of origin, under the fire of Russian bombs.
Angela Komina and her colleagues, who have just trained in haute couture at Renaissance in Villejuif, a fashion integration workshop, are taking part in an original fundraiser until April 15.
The public is invited to buy one or more tickets at 10 euros from Renaissance via the Helloasso.com online platform.
These funds will then be donated to Doctors of the World to provide emergency medical aid to the Ukrainian population, hard hit by the war.
But that's not all: "A draw will be made to designate the winner of a haute couture dress from upcycling and belonging to the workshop's latest couture collection. It will be offered free of charge by the association. “, we explain at Renaissance.
This dress estimated at 25,000 euros was made by the seamstresses in insertion of the Atelier Renaissance in Villejuif and is used to raise funds for the benefit of Ukraine.
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This outfit, consisting of a skirt, a bustier and a corset belt covered in rhinestones, was made from fabrics inherited from the wedding trousseau of a young Romanian.
The set represents three months of work by hand by a seamstress employed by the association, assisted by a few other trainees.
“Its value is estimated at 25,000 euros given the time it took to make it,” says Renaissance.
“My brother lives in Odessa”
For Angela Komina and her companions in the workshop, the situation is hard to live with because, although many have been living in France for many years now, a large part of their families and loved ones were still living in Ukraine when the conflict broke out. sets off.
This is also the case for his colleague Nadejda, who made the strapless dress from A to Z: “My brother lives in Odessa, there are also his children and grandchildren there.
Every night, they are woken up by sirens, they sleep in a basement… The situation is very tough.
And in my country Moldova, which is very small, we are currently hosting a lot of Ukrainian refugees.
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Seeing the solidarity that is organized in his workshop around the collection of funds for Ukraine puts balm in his heart: “It's normal to help each other.
We are all human, says Nadejda.
We can't let things like that pass.
I hope the workshop will succeed in raising a lot of money because the needs in Ukraine are huge.
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