Mariana Prachařová openly: "I am grateful for my family and surname. But I'm not a protege child"
Mariana Prachařová has valuable experience from the London fashion scene, where she, among other things, assisted in the styling of world star Rita Ora. Despite coming from an acting family, she decided to pursue a completely different professional path. She is involved in fashion, social networks, and building her own brand. In an open interview, she spoke about how she handles public pressure, how she reacts to negative comments, and whether she ever suffers from depression. She also outlined her future plans.
We are at Mercedes-Benz Prague Fashion Week and you are very interested in fashion. What does it look like for you right now?
It looks like I'm really looking forward to it. I missed the last season of Prague fashion week, I was in London, so I was at fashion week there. But I must say, when I compare, we do it very well here in the Czech Republic, but of course, I was not invited to the biggest shows in London.
I looked at the comments that are often associated with your personality. I was surprised by what people say about you. How do you perceive it?
I would like to say that I've already got used to it, but I think a person never really gets used to this. I'm not the sort of person, who doesn't care, the phlegmatic type. Whenever there's a nasty comment, I will, of course, contemplate over it in some way. Especially when someone hits something you are dealing with. But I do have to say, that London trained me quite well, to try not to care too much about it, especially when it comes to dressing, because here at home I understand that we are more conservative. But what I enjoyed about London was that nobody cared, and in fact, the more "oddly" I was dressed, the more people praised me. So I try not to care too much about it.
I understand the clothing issue, but people are still discussing your family and making insinuations, that you are protected and similar.
Of course, this has been following me my entire life. I always say that I am grateful for the family I come from and for my surname, because it has some advantages, but unfortunately, also a lot of disadvantages, because there are some expectations from society that come with it. What can one say about this?
I am not a protected child. If that was the case, I think I would be acting in every show in Czech Republic, which is definitely not the case.
I've never taken advantage of it, nor is it possible. Favoritism does not work like this.
Do you ever suffer from depression?
I wouldn't quite say that. I think I might have experienced some anxiety and panic attacks here and there, but I wouldn't call it depression.
How do you handle anxiety when you have it?
It hasn't happened to me for a long time. I usually have these panic-like things, which happen to me, for example, on the tram. I have certain places that evoke bad states in me. I always try to think about something else, that helps me the most. To occupy myself with something, so I look at my phone or play some music. When it happens to me in the tram, for example, I just get off, breathe it out and try to deal with it somehow.
What plans do you currently have for the future?
None at all. I'm a planning type, but nothing big is expecting me yet, so we'll see.
Thank you for the interview.
Source: author's text, own questioning
