Costume designer Dmitrieva: “I remember Kostornaya came to the workshop and asked: “Are you going to be homeless for a long time?”

Costume designer Daria Dmitrieva, commenting on the conflict between her colleague Alena Kuklycheva and Alena Kostornaya told that she helped work on the costumes of the figure skater and her husband Georgy Kunitsa for eight days, but the athletes did not even thank them in words for their work.

Kuklycheva previously publicly accused European champion Kostornaya of failure to fulfill her obligations under a costume sewing contract and rude attitude. Kuklycheva plans to sue the 20-year-old athlete.

— I started working on Alena and Georgy’s costumes at the end of August. Kuklycheva, who had been collaborating with Kostornaya for a long time and had a fairly warm relationship with her, asked me to participate. Very urgently, without payment, but for advertising purposes. Yes, there were no agreements – everything was discussed verbally and in personal correspondence. Which only speaks of a relationship of trust and what each person’s word is ultimately worth.

I completely made costumes for Georgy for the ice show. His looks for “Vivaldi” and “Romeo and Juliet”, as well as a black shirt for the final appearance are my work. Additionally, I helped a little with two dresses from Kostornaya. We had three days to do everything. To arrive on time, I had to spend the night in Kuklycheva’s workshop, because mine is on the other side of the city and I didn’t want to waste time on the road. In addition, this workshop is located as close as possible to the skaters.

I went forward to help the guys. I was happy to work for athletes of this level, especially if it could benefit the project and me as a designer. I collaborate more with gymnasts, I wanted to gain experience with figure skaters. All this time I didn’t hear a single “thank you” from either Kostornaya or Georgiy.

After three days of rest, we started working on the costumes for their short, free programs. There I completely created two images of the combination of Georgiy and Alena.

During the eight days of work, I spent the night at home once. I saw my family, washed and changed clothes. It was very difficult, but I did it to promote the project and because I promised to help. I had no right to disappoint anyone! I remember that Kostornaya came to the workshop one day and asked: “Are you going to be homeless for a long time?” At first it might seem funny, but it’s not,” Dmitrieva told .