Kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe njengomthwebuli wezithombe, uVictoria Janashvili usebenze namamodeli azo zonke izinhlobo nosayizi. Futhi nakuba imboni yezemfashini iye yathuthela ekwamukeleni izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zomzimba eminyakeni embalwa edlule, u-Janashvili usathola ukuthi kukhona ukungabaza ukwamukela zonke izinhlobo zobuhle. Ngencwadi yakhe entsha, ethi, ‘Curves’–out July 2015, amamodeli angamashumi ayisikhombisa aqondile futhi anosayizi omkhulu akhumula abe nqunu, kuyilapho eveza izimfihlo zawo zokuzithanda. Ngezimali eziqoqwe ku-Kickstarter zokushicilela incwadi, iphrojekthi isuka enhliziyweni ngempela. Muva nje, sibe nethuba lokuxoxisana nomthwebuli wezithombe owazalelwa eRussia mayelana nencwadi entsha, ukuthi ucabangani ngegama elithi "plus size" nokunye.
Uqale kanjani ukuthatha izithombe?
Ngangifundela ezomthetho nezomnotho eLondon ngaleso sikhathi futhi ngephutha ngahambela isidlo sakusihlwa semfashini lapho ngahlangana khona namamodeli nabathwebuli bezithombe abadumile. Ngokushesha ngasiyeka isikole ukuze ngisize abathwebuli bezithombe futhi ngihambe nabo emhlabeni. Nsuku zonke kwakungokuhlangenwe nakho okumangalisayo futhi ngangingaziboni ngibuyela emsebenzini wasehhovisi. Ngakho ngisuka lapho, ngathuthela e-NYC futhi ngavula esami isitudiyo.
Kunjani ukuba umthwebuli wezithombe wesifazane emkhakheni ophethwe amadoda?
O ngiyajabula ukuthi uyabuza! Kuyahlekisa impela - angibukeki njengabathwebuli bezithombe besilisa abaningi asebekhulile engivame ukuncintisana nabo ukuze bathole imisebenzi, ikakhulukazi ebhizinisini lokuthatha izithombe zezingubo zangaphansi/zokubhukuda. Emicimbini eminingi nemihlangano amaklayenti adideka kakhulu lapho ehlangana nami. Ngivele ngikuthathe njengethuba lokusebenza kanzima nakakhulu ukuze ngizibonakalise kanye nogqozi lokuthuthukisa amakhono ami.
Uyini umgomo wakho kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekupheleni kwesithombe esisethiwe?
Ngizama ukuza kuwo wonke amasethi ngenhliziyo evulekile nengqondo. Kumasethi ezentengiselwano sivamise ukuba ne-moodboard kanye nokulindela okuhleliwe kokuthi izithombe kufanele ziphume kanjani - ngakho-ke kumayelana nokwenza iklayenti lijabule nokwenza umkhiqizo ugqame ngamakhono awo angcono kakhulu. Ezithombeni zokudala izikhathi eziningi ngiza ngingalindele umphumela. Ngithanda ukusebenzisa amandla emodeli neqembu. Kimina, amahlumela angcono kakhulu okudala enzeka ebusuku kakhulu futhi esedlule isikhathi sokulala - kukhona into enothando kakhulu esitudiyo esimnyama futhi yilapho amandla ami okudala egeleza kahle kakhulu.
Yini ekugqugquzele ukuthi udale incwadi ethi ‘Curves’?
Ngike ngathwebula amamodeli osayizi abakhulu iminyaka embalwa manje futhi amanye amahlumela, ikakhulukazi amahlumela anqunu anamamodeli ama-curvy, ashicilelwe kakhulu. Kwakukhona izikhathi lapho abantu bebeka iziqubulo ezithombeni mina noma imodeli engangivumelananga nayo - "okukhudlwana kungcono". Ngikholelwa ngokujulile ukuthi wonke umuntu wesifazane muhle - kuyindaba yombono kuphela. Ngakho-ke le ncwadi iwuhambo oluya emhlabeni wobuhle kanye nokungena kancane emhlabeni wokumodela imfashini. Umgomo wami ngale ncwadi ukukhombisa abesifazane abahluke kakhulu abahamba ohambweni olufanayo - bethola indlela yokuzizwa bebahle.
Abathwebuli bezithombe abaningi njengawe basebenzise izinkundla zokukhulisa izixuku ukuze bashicilele izincwadi. Kungani uhambe kulowo mzila uqhathanisa nokushicilela okuvamile? Ungathanda ukuncoma abanye ukuthi benze okufanayo?
Konke kuncike kulokho ozama ukukwenza ngencwadi yakho. Ama-Curves awajwayelekile futhi ahlukile kunezinye izincwadi eziningi emakethe kangangokuthi izindlu zokushicilela azazi ukuthi zingabhekana kanjani nazo. Bengifuna nokuba nokulawula okuphelele kokuqukethwe - ukwenza isiqiniseko sokuthi umlayezo uhlala njengoba bengihlosile. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kwakumangalisa kakhulu - ukubeka iphrojekthi yomuntu siqu efana nale ukuze umhlaba wonke wahlulele. Kodwa ngangazi ukuthi uma abantu bengathola umlayezo muhle futhi bazosiza ekuwenzeni kwenzeke, ngakho lapho sigcina ngokuqongelela izimali ngaba nokuzethemba okukhulu ukuthi incwadi efana neCurves idingeka kakhulu futhi ifunwa kakhulu.
Kule minyaka embalwa edlule, sibone amamodeli amaningi osayizi abahlanganisiwe afana no-Robyn Lawley no-Ashley Graham bengena kwejwayelekile. Ungavuma?
Nakanjani! Eminyakeni emihlanu edlule bengilandela uhlangothi lobukhulu bomkhakha ngibone ushintsho olukhulu ekubonweni kwamamodeli ama-curvier. Futhi lokho kuhle!
Ingabe zikhona izithombe encwadini eziphuma phambili kuwe? Kungani?
Wonke amamodeli kimina akhethekile encwadini futhi yonke indaba ibalulekile – nakuba ezinye izindaba zingase zifundeke ngendlela eshaqisayo kunezinye. Kimina imodeli ekhetheke kakhulu nguJosette Ulimbarri - le ntombazane yazalwa ingenayo ingalo nemilenze futhi isaphila impilo emangalisayo. Wangithinta kuFacebook wacela ukuba sencwadini ngemuva kokuzwa ngomkhankaso ndawana thize ezindabeni. Ngicabanga ukuthi unesibindi ngendlela emangalisayo futhi muhle ngokuphelele!
Yini othemba ukuthi abantu bayisuse encwadini?
Ngethemba ukuthi abantu bazozibuka bona kanye nabantu ababazungezile ngothando, ukwamukelwa kanye nokwazisa okwengeziwe.
Ucabangani ngegama elithi plus size? Abantu abambalwa baqale imikhankaso lapho befuna "ukwehlisa i-plus". Ucabangani ngalokho?
Kungaba kuhle ukulahla i-plus njengoba beyibiza kanjalo. Kodwa nje ngomlomo okwamanje kulula ukubiza uhlobo oluthile lwemodeli ngokuqondile noma ukuhlanganisa. Kuningi okuphathelene nendlela amabhodi ahlukaniswa ngayo ezikhungweni zokumodela.
Yini elandelayo ngemva kwencwadi?
Oh ngithemba iholidi elihle kakhulu futhi elide kuqala! ?