Costume designer Svetlana Kolobova, in an interview with , said the nomination for an International Skating Union (ISU) award was a big surprise for her.
Kolobova from the Axel studio was nominated for the ISU award in the Best Costume category for dresses by American figure skater Isabeau Levito.
– Alexei (Kolobov, husband of Svetlana and owner of the workshop – editor’s note) told me (about the appointment), I did not understand, I asked to repeat. He tells the details, and I: “To whom? Volume? Weird. Are you kidding? Is that what you want?” I must have asked him five times. Unexpected, of course. They called me two weeks before, I see the number is from America. I don’t even know not who I was talking to, but someone who speaks Russian. They ask: “Your last name is Axel?”, I say: “No, Kolobova.” And that’s it, they thanked me, hung up” , Kolobova told .
Source : MatchTV
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