On Thursday, September 7, the scandalous governor of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, Vladyka Pavel, visited the Ukrainian Fashion Week. According to him, he first came to the fashion show and first of all he came to look at the show of his friend designer Helena Golets.
Vladyka initially refused to talk with a correspondent of TSN, but then he agreed and poured out his soul.
According to the governor of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, Elena Golets sews clothes to him and to many seminarians, and does it for free. To the seminarians she sews coats, suits, shirts, and Vladyka Paul orders shirts under a cassock, social clothes and shoes.
"Lena does not take a penny from me, and I turn to her often, I say:" Lenochka, there are children, boys, girls - I will send to you. I very much ask - now I collect means ". She says: "That I just did not take money from the church". She never took the money. I'm telling you this today as it is, "- says the clergyman.
Vladyka Paul said that he loves classics out of clothes and does not understand modern fashion for torn jeans.
"I love the dress. Skirts to make it simple, you know. As when we were in our youth. These are your pants, torn, to which you often go, these bare, torn shoulders - this does not make for a person a beauty, "he said..
The governor of the laurels says that he likes the clothes of domestic producers more, but he also has a coat from the legendary elite brand Burberry. He was presented by the late Metropolitan Vladimir almost 20 years ago. For the fact that Vladika Pavel grew fat with time, Helen Golets changed this coat: "She made me longer, wider, because I have matched".
The governor of the laurels says that with Elena Golets communicates not only about fashion, but also about nature, sports and other issues. In particular, the designer recommended him a trainer-powerlifter who helped solve problems with back pain. Some time Vladyka even went to the fitness club.
"They drive me, this is another one that drives me too (shows the sexton - Red. ), says that you need to walk. I think: "God, where you podnabralis all on my head".
But I do, because I want to live, I want to create, and I want to communicate with people. I walked a bit, for a while in the fitness club. engaged in, drove me a little bit, "- said the Bishop.
But now because of health problems, he does not exercise excessive sports, only does the workout.
Also, the governor of the laurels helps to maintain a toned economy of 40 hectares. He has 9 thousand rose bushes, 700 milk cows, pigs, chickens, a garden. According to Vladyka Paul, he himself cultivates his farm and is able to milk cows.