The founder of the cafe Table Tof Sokol about favorite outfits
FOR RUBBER "WARDROBE" we take pictures of beautiful, original or strangely dressed people in their favorite things and ask them to tell related stories. This week, our heroine - the founder of the cafe Table Tofa Sokol.
For a long time, I had a wrong approach to buying things — I swept away everything I liked, even if I already had something similar. Recently, I am more consciously approaching purchases: it’s better to buy one thing of good quality and at a high price than five hundred different for three rubles, which I poured the season and throw out.
My job implies almost uniform. I am constantly in the kitchen - I cook, try, or spend half the day traveling around the city. Naturally, I choose comfort. Now it has become important for me what materials the thing is made of and how comfortable it will be in it. If I feel the slightest doubt, I don’t buy. I see no reason to spend large sums on rags, except for bags, shoes and outerwear.
I love massive earrings and shiny things, but it is often difficult for me to wear them. When I dress smartly, and I also dye, I feel discomfort - I can take off everything right before going out, wash it off, change into almost that pajamas and go on business.
I'm pretty big, tall and big breasted. Finding clothes is not always easy. In the mass market, I wear the last but one last size. Zara shirts end at my navel, and jeans end at the knees. With shoes the same story - the 41st size. That is, either the manufacturer does not produce such shoes, or everything has already been bought. Shopping in Moscow is stressful for me, so I make 80% of my purchases online, but being in Europe I can’t deny myself going on COS and & Other Stories.
Shirt & Other Stories, Zara Pants, ASOS Shoes
When I saw this shirt, I realized that it was perfect. Stitched great, some kind of fabric is very soft, the color is correct. I have not found it better yet. Pants bought in Zara - I have these in two more colors. If the thing is great, I can buy several copies at once in different colors. Shoes cause delight in all, even in men. In general, I buy a lot of shoes on ASOS, it is relatively good quality for the mass market.
COS shirt, vintage pants, ASOS shoes, Maya Kotelnitskaya earrings
Here a similar story, like with a blue shirt, is the perfect white shirt for me. Pants bought in Brooklyn at Beacon's Closet for $ 5. In general, I rarely buy vintage, but if I buy it, then only in Berlin, Paris and the USA, there are really interesting things there. I think that every girl should have a pair of red shoes.
Vintage jacket, Zara pants, ASOS top, Topshop earrings
This is one of my favorite jackets. It was bought on a huge vintage market in New York and cost 15 bucks. I love these earrings very much, they are already six years old, everyone is asked to give to wear it.
Kaftan no name, bracelet anna.m.objects
Kaftan is a very dear thing to my heart. It is unique, and no one else has this. He was brought to me by my young man from Uzbekistan - he grew up there and knows all the most intimate places. I went to a special city, where women manually embroidered these drawings. Kaftan is made of the finest silk threads. This thing is one that is left to the children and grandchildren.
I don’t wear bracelets, but when I saw this, I couldn’t think of anything else. Anya made an excellent Fitzgerald collection, although for me these decorations are associated with some kind of mystery or mysticism.
Cyrille Gassiline Dress, H & M Bathrobe, Gucci Loafers, YSL Ring
To me, honestly, there is one Russian designer - this is Kirill Gasilin. In my opinion, he did a great job. He sews dresses on any shape, and his dimensional grid is large enough, which is important for many, including me. Bathrobe bought in Israel - this collection was not brought here. I like him madly. I call it "garden robe". Many people think that this is Gucci, they really turned out to be almost the same.
Vintage dress, ASOS shoes, Chanel earrings
Little black dress for a big woman. One of my favorites. Bought in Los Angeles. Beads fell out in some places, the pattern was broken, but it is still great. When I put it on, I think of the girl who wore the dress before me.
Jacket, boots and glasses - Acne Studios, ASOS Jeans, Monki T-shirt
The first leather jacket in my wardrobe, and I'm sure the last one. This is a gift from my parents to graduate from university. I saw it in Tsvetnoy, but I ordered it on the official website, the price difference was about 300 dollars, which in those times was already quite a lot.
My favorite jeans are, it’s a pity they don’t make them in blue and blue. I monitored my boots in all the fashionable online stores, I even thought about waiting for the sale - but since my size is not simple, I decided not to pull. And rightly so, after a week there was not a single pair left.
Levi's denim jacket, ASOS jeans, Monki t-shirt, Reebok Classic sneakers
So I look almost every day. This is my grandfather's jeans. He brought her from the USA when he studied there at Harvard - that is, she is more than thirty years old. The perfect jacket, I wear it everywhere and always. Jeans are also perfect for me - real straight pants, what you need. I used to go crazy on sneakers, but then I realized that there is a classic classic, it makes sense to invest in it. This couple is one of the most loved ones.
COS coat, jeans and shoes - ASOS, Himère mono bag
Coat bought in Milan. I buy all things from COS only when I go to Italy. Once I scored so many things that the cashier at the checkout asked: "Are you first at COS?" I replied that I am just from Russia and we do not have this store. She sighed sympathetically.
Down jacket Opening Ceremony x DKNY
That's all I love: hypersize, glitters, people rejoice. There were three such things in Moscow. It seems to me that the remaining two so no one bought.
Clutches COMME des GARÇONS
Such a mini-collection. Black bought in Chelsea in New York. We were looking for a store for a long time, and then, when we found it, as if we were in Tokyo. The rest - a gift of a loved one.
Louis Vuitton bag
I do not know how old this bag seems to be from the 60s. I brought it from San Francisco, where the craziest vintage stores in the world are.
Hermès Kelly bag
Passed by inheritance, her color is insanely beautiful, and she is also suede, so I wear it carefully and rarely.
ASOS earrings, Himère pendant
Pendant - my favorite, also a gift. The first one was on threads, but I had it ripped off my neck, and Dina made a new one, completely on a chain. I wear without removing.
Gucci Loafers
I looked to the loafers in Italy, tried them on in every second store, eventually bought them in Moscow. Dodged last pair.
H & M earrings, Himère earrings