The articles are in German; the quotes are translated.
A second skin made of fabric
At Fichu, textiles from the 1930s are stacked high. Shop owner Oleg Ilyapour believes that only vintage fabrics can truly flatter people.
taz. die tageszeitung, 27 July 2001
"Muttern und icke"
In his shop "Fichú", you will find what film and theatre costume designers across Europe are searching for – yet rarely discover in such a concentrated form: original fabrics from virtually all eras and fashion movements of the late 19th and 20th centuries – excluding synthetic fibres.
Deutschlandfunk Kultur, 27 June 2006
The guardian of fabrics
He despises sneaker wearers and people who say "clothes" when they mean "garments." In Berlin, Oleg Ilyapour presides over a small realm of rare, wonderful fabrics full of stories.
KathrinSchrader.de, 26 September 2007
Rut Sigurdardottir recommends: the vintage fabric shop FICHU
Fichu is a shop specialising in vintage fabrics, offering yardage from the 1920s to the 1960s. Open for over 85 years, it is not only the last of its kind in Berlin, but almost in all of Europe.
Cee Cee Creative, 2007
He still has them — the fine yarns.
The finest yarns are stacked up to the ceiling in the narrow Fichu shop on Akazienstrasse in Berlin.
Der fremde Faden, 30 November 2017
The store
The tiny shop is stacked up to the ceiling with around 6,000 rolls and bolts of fabric. Since Oleg Ilyapour's mother — who did not want to deal in the synthetic fibres that were becoming popular at the time — last purchased new stock in 1971, the newest fabrics in the shop are over 40 years old.
NBIK 2018
A treasure trove comes to a close
He was often seen sitting on the steps of his shop in Schöneberg — a man in loose, often white clothing, with a voluminous beard that covered half his face. Beside him stood an ornate tea glass, and in the open doorway perhaps a turquoise sleeveless terry dress with a pop-art floral pattern would sway gently. Oleg Ilyapour, the owner of the fabric shop Fichu, had time — he radiated calm. When you saw him sitting there, it felt as if a warm desert breeze drifted through Akazienstrasse.
Berliner Zeitung, 7 May 2021
Akazienstrasse and "Fichu"
By Elfie Hartmann. "Oleg has passed away. He died on 6 May 2021 from sepsis. Before that, three friends took care of him, as much as he allowed. He was not insured and lived — and ended — his life proudly, wildly, sensually, gently, thoughtfully and knowingly, freely and entirely as he was — simply: OLEG." Three small hand-drawn hearts are added.
Stadtteilzeitung Schöneberg, 1 July 2021