Olga Sorokina

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| birth_place = Vitebsk, Belarus

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| occupation = Creative director
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Olga Borisovna Sorokina (born January 21, 1985, Vitebsk) is a Belarusian model, owner and Creative Director of French fashion house IRFĒ.

Biography

Olga Sorokina was born on January 21, 1985, in Vitebsk (Belarus) To a father Boris Sorokin and mother Tatiana Sorokina (lives in Moscow). She has a younger sister - Tatiana Sorokina (lives in Italy). Citizenship – Russian.

Career

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  • At 17 years old, she was enrolled in a NEXT model agency (Moscow).
  • In 2005, Fashion TV named her model of the year, thereby winning the golden ticket to the world of fashion.
  • She was working as a model in Moscow, New York, before the birth of her son Vadim in 2007.
  • After reading the book of the fashion historian Alexander Vassilyev "Beauty in Exile" about Russian fashion houses that existed many years ago, Olga discovered the history of IRFĒ Fashion House. After an inspiring meeting with Xenia Sheremeteva-Sphiris, the granddaughter of the legendary founders of the IRFĒ fashion house, Felix Yusupov and Irina Yusupova at their family house in Paris, Olga decided to try herself "on the other side of the runway" as the creative director.{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.ru/magazine/articles/165022/|script-title=ru:Красотка в изгнании|author=Карина Добротворская|date=2013-01-29|work=Vogue|accessdate=2013-11-18|language=Russian}}
  • In July 2008, during Paris Couture Week, after an 80-year break period, a presentation was held at the Palais Tokyo about the revival of the legendary French fashion house IRFĒ,{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/01/style/01iht-rirfe.html?_r=2&|title=Russian revival at Irfe|author=Suzy Menkes|date=2008-07-01|work=The New York Times|accessdate=2013-11-18}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/fashion-scoops-right-royal-gems-russian-fever-winning-wool-designer-1611180|title=Fashion Scoops: Right Royal Gems... Russian Fever... Winning Wool Designer|author=|date=2008-07-07|publisher=Women’s Wear Daily|accessdate=2013-11-18}} which was founded in 1924 in Paris by Prince Felix Yussoupov and the niece of Emperor Nicholas II, Princess Irina Romanova.
  • In 2009, the design studio and the Maison IRFĒ showroom were established by Olga in Paris on rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 4.{{cite web|url=http://www.tatler.ru/dress-kod_14/fashion-telegraf_26/287148_irfe_iz_parizha_s_lyubovyu.php?sphrase_id=1625937#p=287465;|title=Irfe: из Парижа с любовью|author=|date=2013-09-25|publisher=Tatler|accessdate=2013-11-18|language=Russian}}{{cite web|url=http://ko.ru/articles/24818|script-title=ru:Модный приговор|author=Мила Кретова|date=2013-04-01|publisher=Компания|accessdate=2013-11-18|language=Russian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205050220/http://ko.ru/articles/24818|archive-date=2013-12-05|url-status=dead}} IRFĒ's collections are sold in more than 50 stores in 20 countries around the world.{{cite web|url=http://www.irfe.com/en/map|title=Sales points|author=|date=|publisher=Official website of IRFE fashion house|accessdate=2013-11-18}}
  • In March 2010, the first Maison IRFĒ corner opened in Moscow (TSUM), then in Barvikha (Barvikha Luxury Village), DLT (St. Petersburg) and a store on the island of Capri (Italy).
  • In October 2013, due to the 400th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty, Olga presented the first runway show of the Maison IRFĒ collection during Paris Fashion week.{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/09/19/maison-irfe-couture-house-relaunched-olga-sorokina|title=Couture House Maison Irfé Relaunched|author=Lauren Milligan|date=2013-09-19|work=Vogue|accessdate=2013-11-18}}
  • In December 2020, the Maison had its holiday dinner at Majorelle New York, where new dresses were introduced.

Philanthropy

{{Who|Takes part|date=June 2019}} in charity events, and supporting projects related to the arts and culture in different countries of the world: Art of Elysium and the Elton John AIDS Foundation in Los Angeles, AmFAR in New York and Cannes, SIDACTION charity dinner in Paris, a retrospective exhibition of the British artist Marc Quinn at the Moscow Multimedia Art Museum{{cite web|url=http://buro247.ru/events/photo-reports/11774.html|script-title=ru:Закрытый ужин с Марком Куинном в Москве|author=Юлия Дьяченко|date=2012-10-25|publisher=Buro 24/7|accessdate=2013-11-18|language=Russian}} and the Vadim Zakharov's project "Dead Languages Dance"{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.ru/peopleparties/photos-reports/Plyaska_Mertvykh_YAzykov/|script-title=ru:Пляска мертвых языков|author=|date=2013-09-19|work=Vogue|accessdate=2013-11-18|language=Russian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202224059/http://www.vogue.ru/peopleparties/photos-reports/Plyaska_Mertvykh_YAzykov/|archive-date=2013-12-02|url-status=dead}} in the framework of the 5th Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art in Moscow.

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