PopovySISTERS success formula
The formula for success from PopovySISTERS is to love what you do.
Twin sisters Ekaterina and Elena Popov in their home, near St. Petersburg, they create real masterpieces.
Their works conquered the fashion world and were recognized as real art objects.
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The talented sisters have been repeatedly written about in the specialized magazine World of Dolls, as well as in Vogue, The New York Times, Huffpost and a number of Japanese publications, which means real recognition in the professional world of BJD masters!
What formula for success worked in this case?
How did the sisters manage to achieve this level?
Their own creativity, in 2004, the sisters began with the creation of portrait dolls. The first was a copy of the lead singer of the Finnish group HIM Willie Vallo. The girls then created doll versions of Madonna, John Galliano, Johnny Depp, Dita Von Teese and Marilyn Manson.
The real, first success was the collection of dolls Fashion moon based on fictional and historical characters. She made a splash at the International Doll Salon in Moscow.
In 2012, the Popovs created their own brand of BJD dolls, Sisters.
The dolls are prized for their incredibly natural hair and intricate hairstyles.
The sisters create dolls from special types of polyurethane and porcelain, using the best materials from Italy, France and Japan. For wigs, they take exclusive natural silk from Japan, llama and goat wool; for outfits - fine and delicate materials, rare lace and antique fabrics; for shoes and accessories - brass, rhodium plating and Swarovski crystals.
The goal of the craftswomen is maximum quality.
Among the customers of the Popov sisters is the famous fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier. Being a fan of the French designer's work, it was especially gratifying to get his attention.
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The original characters, created by the sisters' fantasy, have more than once become the heroines of photo shoots for various magazines. For example, one of the dolls even appeared on the cover of Infringe, dedicated to hairdressing and the creative use of hair as an artistic medium.
The Popov sisters' house is divided into two parts. In one of them their families live, in the second, seven days a week, work is in full swing. Lena's husband, Igor, is engaged in public relations, writes music for video presentations. Katya's husband, Mikhail, buys materials and deals with branded packaging. One can only rejoice in such well-coordinated teamwork.
When they found their own handwriting and success in the static doll, the team took on a new project - the creation of a ball-jointed doll.
It was a serious risk, a necessary sacrifice for an artist striving to develop.
“We need to feel the time, since we have come to this world to achieve self-realization…”.
“In the future, we would like to go beyond puppetry so that people can wear our wigs, clothes and accessories. It would be interesting for us to work with a fashion house or a designer brand. We dream of our dolls being models in fashion magazines. We want to unleash our potential 100 percent "- sisters say in an interview with spletnik.ru.
Formula of success from PopovySISTERS
- Love what you do.
- Establish well-coordinated teamwork.
- To achieve the maximum quality of your works. Don't stop there.
- They are not afraid to take risks.
- Dream and believe in success!
Material prepared Ekaterina Moskalenko
What kind of porcelain dolls do they have?
It is fashionable to get acquainted with the works of the Popov sisters on their professional website. There is provided the most detailed information on materials, including.
Here's what I found from them— “The plans for the near future are to start porcelain casting in our own workshop.” But there are still no dolls in china (
We used to use plastic, today we create our dolls from special types of polyurethane and porcelain. Our goal is to achieve maximum quality, which is why we use only the best materials from Italy, France and Japan. For the wigs, we use exclusive natural silk from Japan, as well as llama and goat wool.
For outfits, we take only delicate and delicate materials, rare lace and antique fabrics. For shoes and accessories we use brass, rhodium plating and Swarovski crystals,
- told the Popovs about their work.
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Len, also rummaged. I couldn't find the exact answer, but I don't think that masters of this level ignored porcelain. Speaking of a workshop, most likely they are talking about a NEW and their own workshop. Perhaps before that there was no own. I will definitely monitor this question and find the answer. While the information remains the same, based on the information in the specified material.