Ukrainian model Pasha Harulia speaks on how the past week has been for her and what she wishes the fashion industry would do in light of the crisis.
Ukrainian model Pasha Harulia has been a runway fixture since she walked for Prada’s spring 2018 show. This season, Harulia walked exclusively for Miu Miu, but her focus is far from Paris. Harulia, who grew up in Crimea and whose family now lives in Kyiv, has been attending protests in Paris almost daily to support her home country during the Russian invasion. Below, the 22-year-old tellshow the past week has been for her and what she wishes the fashion industry would do in light of the crisis.
Walk me through what you’re doing this past week. How are you handling fashion week and this at the same time? That was the first protest I went to after the war started, at the Russian embassy. My husband woke me up because I was sleeping. It was 5 a.m., and he says, “I might be wrong, but I think they’re shooting missiles in Kyiv.” It wasn’t a surprise at all. We thought that sooner or later, the shit’s about to go down, and we will all feel the consequences.
Just yesterday, my husband and I were thinking about going to Poland to volunteer, but we were told that there were so many volunteers that they don’t need help, which makes me really emotional.