Natalia Potkina

Natalia Potkina
Born(1982-03-14)March 14, 1982
Minsk
Citizenship Belarus
EducationInstitute of Modern Knowledge named after M.Shirokov
OccupationFashion designer
LabelNatasha Potkina
Parent(s)Valery Potkin, Elvira Potkina
Websitehttp://potkina.com/

Natalia Potkina (Belarusian: Наталля Поткіна, Russian: Наталия Поткина; born March 14, 1982, Minsk, Republic of Belarus) is a Belarusian fashion designer, the head of «Natasha Potkina's Fashion House»,[1] and the creator of Natasha Potkina's brand of designer clothes.[2] She is also the winner and Laureate of the Belarusian and international festivals and contests of fashion: «White Amphora», «Fashion Mill», «Admiralty Needle», «Jeans-Russia»[2][3] and others.

Biography

Natasha created her first collection of clothes under the name «Birdies of Paradise» when she was a student of the 10th form. The collection was shown to her schoolmates at her graduation party. In 2001, she participated at the festival of vanguard fashion designers, «Mamont», where she won a juried prize.[4] The same year, at the International contest of fashion designers «White Amphora» in Vitebsk, her collection «Safari Maiden Voyage» won the first award in the nomination «Tatiana Day».[3] An outfit from her first collection, «Safari», was purchased by the singer Natalia Podolskaya. Podolskaya wore this outfit when she performed at the Belarusian song contest «At Intersections of Europe».[3]

In 2003, she graduated from the Minsk Institute of Modern Knowledge named after A.M. Shirokov (her specialty being design and garment construction).

In 2009, Natasha Potkina arranged a display of her collection «Gravitation» at the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater in Minsk. This was one of the first large-scale fashion shows in Minsk.[5]

In 2012, Natasha Potkina opened her own design agency, which designs clothing that is produced in factories in Belarus and other CIS countries.[6]

In April 2016, Natasha Potkina and her Turkish partners opened a drapery, skins, furs and accessories store called «House of Fashion Textiles».[7]

In October of the same year Natasha opened a school of cutting and sewing fabric with Karatova Oksana Nikolaevna (a design teacher and author of the book «Designing and Modelling of Clothes»). Here they teach people how to create clothes.[8]

As of 2016, her clients include Natalia Podolskaya, Angelica Agurbash, Polina Smolova, Vera Karetnikova, Gyunesh, Hera, Iskui Abalyan[7][9] and many others. Natasha also helps curate the images of both youth and adult Eurovision performers.[7]

Contests and awards

  • Winner of the festival of vanguard art «Mammoth 2001», Minsk;
  • Winner of the 1st award of the contest of fashion designers «White amphora 2001», Vitebsk;
  • Winner of the fashion festival «Mill of Fashion 2002», Minsk,
  • Finalist of the contest of fashion designers «The Admiralty Needle 2002», Saint-Petersburg
  • Winner of the 3rd awards of the art festival «Three Moon - 2003», Minsk;
  • Winner of the All-Russian contest «Jeans-Russia 2004», 2nd place, Moscow;
  • Participant of a fashion show of Belarusian designers in the Russian House, Berlin;
  • Participant in opening the art exhibition, «March Cats 2005», in Palace of Arts, Minsk;
  • Winner of fashion festival «Mill of Fashion 2005», Minsk;
  • Finalist of fashion festival «Assembly of Fashion», Moscow;
  • Participant in opening art exhibition «March cats 2006», Palace of Arts, Minsk;
  • Winner of the «Belarus Press Photo 2010» project in the nomination «Fashion photo»;
  • Participant of Belarus Fashion Week

Collections

  • 2001 «Topsy turvy» and «Electro-cutter of Knots», winner of the festival of vanguard art «Mammoth 2001», Minsk
  • 2001 «Safari first class», first place in the fashion design contest «White Amphora», Vitebsk
  • 2002 «Interval of Indifference», winner of the fashion festival «Mill of Fashion 2002», Minsk, finalist of the fashion design contest «Admiralty Needle 2002», Saint-Petersburg
  • 2003 «El Caprichcho», diploma collection, 3rd place at the festival of art «Three Moon», Minsk
  • 2004 «Damn it!». Winner of the All-Russian contest «Jeans-Russia 2004", 2nd place Moscow; Winner of the fashion festival «Mill of Fashion of 2004», Minsk; Participant of the fashion show of Belarusian designers in the Russian House, Berlin; Participant in opening the art exhibition «March Cats 2005», Palace of Arts, Minsk
  • 2005 «Trunk», Winner of the fashion festival «Mill of Fashion 2005”, Minsk; Finalist of the fashion festival «Assembly of Fashion», Moscow; Participant in opening the art exhibition, «March Cats 2006», in Palace of Arts, Minsk
  • 2006 «Wasabi», collection presentation during a Fashion week in Minsk in the Belarusian Center of Fashion, November 17, 2006
  • 2009 «Gravitation», collection presentation at National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, March 19, 2009; collection presentation in «Titan club”, November 27, 2009; winner of best advertising photo of her collection «Belarus Press Photo 2010», in the Fashion Photo category.

Family

Natalia Potkina was born to a family of builders. Natalia's father, Potkin Valery Aleksandrovich, is a well known[10] construction figure in Belarus, founding and serving as director of his company, «Elvira».

Natasha Potkina's children, her son Lev and her daughter Evelina, are winners of the international contest «Little Miss Universe» and «Little Mr. of the World» in Turkey («Little Miss of the Universe World 2014» & «Little Mister of the World 2014»).[11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "Презентация проекта "Здоровье нации"". ЦНБ НАН Беларуси. Archived from the original on 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2016-11-02. Alt URL
  2. 1 2 Шахнович Т. (2016-10-25). "Мужчина нужен женщине до того момента, как сделал ей ребенка". Комсомольская правда. Retrieved 2016-11-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) Alt URL
  3. 1 2 3 Бузиловская, А. (2005-10-13). "Наряды для "Евровидения" и идеи из бабушкиного сундучка". Звязда. 25531 (199). Archived from the original on 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2016-11-17. Alt URL
  4. ↑ Марадудина И. (2002-03-21). "Мозоли от искусства". Вечерний Минск. Retrieved 2016-11-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) Alt URL
  5. ↑ "Премьера Дома моды Наташи Поткиной прошла в опере". show-biz.by. 2009-03-19. Archived from the original on 2016-11-18. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  6. ↑ Горбач И. (2016-10-03). "Дизайнер одежды Наташа Поткина: "Надев эту блузку, ее хозяйка как будто говорит: «Хочу, чтобы у меня из груди текла нефть!"". Bel.biz. Archived from the original on 2016-11-08. Retrieved 2016-11-12. Alt URL
  7. 1 2 3 Недаверков Н. (2016-06-21). "Текстиль с национальными элементами — настоящий хит". Наша Ніва. Archived from the original on 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2016-11-02. Alt URL
  8. ↑ "Фотоотчет: Открытие школы кроя и шитья". Relax.by. 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  9. ↑ "Моя жизнь — в творчестве и любви". DiVA.BY. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved 2016-11-02. Alt URL
  10. ↑ Швидкий О. (2014-10-12). "В Новогрудке оживают утраченные здания". The site of the city Novogrudok. Archived from the original on 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2016-11-12. Alt URL
  11. ↑ "Родители о детских конкурсах красоты". Комсомольская правда. 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2016-11-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) Alt URL
  12. ↑ "Победители Little Miss World & Little Mister World 2014 - дети белорусского дизайнера Натальи Поткиной в гостях программы "Утро" на СТВ". СТВ. 2014-06-02. Archived from the original on 2016-11-12. Retrieved 2016-11-02. Alt URL
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