In this episode, Noah from Arts4Refugees talks with Veronica - a student journalist with us. This placement was organised by Oxford University Career Services. Veronica is a first year studying classics at Brasenose College, Oxford. Veronica is interested in becoming a fashion journalist. The artist she researched is a stylist named Eugenia Skvarska. One of the challenges researching her was that there was not much information about her personal life, but much about her work.
Eugenia is a stylist originally from Ukraine and has had a lot of accomplishments despite being young. She was forced to relocate to London, but she is currently studying fashion image at a university in London. Veronica was able to contact Eugenia through Instagram and was able to ask her questions directly.
You can listen to the full conversation here.
Key Points:
Veronica is studying classics at Oxford
She is interested in fashion journalism
Eugenia originally wanted to go to London to study. She ended up having to escape to London and is now studying there.
She was a fashion stylist and an Art Director for 8 years before she had to flee.
She has received numerous awards like The Harper’s Bazaar Fashion Forward award for 2015.
To learn more about Eugenia - there is a short story by Veronica here.
