Nataliya Meyer

Background

About Nataliya Meyer

I always knew I was going to make clothing. It somehow has been woven into me, just like learning to speak or learning how to write. I believe beauty will save the world. No matter how childish it sounds, I try to make it happen by the little things that one person can do. I enjoy making unique costumes for kids and giving some of them away for free just to see their happiness or using the leftover fabric that anyone else would have thrown away, to make something beautiful. I'm obsessed with my work and I'm very lucky to have it as an addiction that is creative rather than destructive. I make clothing that has to be perfect. My process starts as an inspiration of something I see, hear or read. Then it evolves into images that would in some way relate to the clothing I'm making. The first thing I do is go through my boxes of leftovers and try to see if anything I already have will fit my project. Then, I make a pattern, put it together and decorate it. Once it's on a dress form, I make it fit perfectly to the body of a particular person according to their body type and proportion. My goal is to make my customer happy by applying my skill and talent. I dream of making enough money one day to do charity work and feed my family at the same time. I always wanted to be noticed in a crowd. Being from a poor background, there were no funds available for my great taste! So I started altering things that I had. It took lots of hard work. I always studied costumes and clothing. Lots of inspiration came from researching historical heretige of many parts of the world. Everything I see I absorb in my mind and translate it into clothing language. My style of work is very diverse, but no matter how different the clothes may be, the quality is always the highest. I am my own toughest judge and am excited to bring my creations to you!