Oh Come and Play With Me!

Fiodor, 19
"I like to dress well, this is just how I am! I am very careful at buying things, I usually think twice before choosing something to be sure I will look good in them. I love music, it is a very important part of my life and I'm pretty much always inspired by it"

Fiodor also held a whole advertising campaign about the electronic music festival KaZantip

So Up High In The Sky

Veronica, 20, student
Besides being a student, Veronica is also working in a advertising agency. She is inspired by people. She likes to wear casual clothes and she loves to mix natural colors, as they offer energy and a good mood.

Cheap chic

I thought these shoes looked so weird and at the same time so cute when I saw them on a workmate that I just couldn't resist and snapped a picture of them. She said she bought them for little money, so ain't that a cheap chic???

O Brother, Where Art Thou

So finally we made it to the event we were so much waiting for! The yardsale came up as we expected it to be - artsy people, great cheap stuff to buy, wine, placinte, good music and of course street style lovers that we were spotting everywhere! 

Photo credit: Anna Karpenko

Toutes Ces Couleurs au Printemps!

Yardsale offerings :)

Anna & Nadia, sisters

Nadia, 29

Inspired by people around and fashion.

Anna, 31

Anna is a fashion designer, she gets inspired by music and the people around her.

Victoria, 33 (known as the Queen) and Maria, 31

Victoria likes to wear comfy and good quality clothes. "I don't believe anymore in that boutique-chic quality. I've worked with it, I got enough of fake brands and high prices. Now I only buy pretty, cheap (usually second hand) and of good quality clothes."

Maria likes to alter music, arts and personal obsessions with her appearance. Her latest obsession is Japanese culture and spirituality.

Alexei, 26 and Xiusha, 29

"You see, it all depends on the mood. However, we always try to express our individuality, our way of being different form others."

Serafima, 20

"I find myself a person of artistic nature and this comes from my family. My mom always designed and made clothes for me and I was always encouraged to develop my creativity and express myself in artistic ways. I guess I'm inspired by music, I play the violin. Em, actually, this dress on me is designed by me and made with my mother's help, very proud of it!"

Little Blue Riding Hood?

Lena, 19, en-terminal

Met with Lena when going to a yardsale (that's another story). Lena was looking good. Took a picture. It felt better, it felt like the right thing to do.

Lena said she doesn't seek inspiration but I know what remarkable creative skills she's got and I truly know she implies them in her look. Sill, Lena is inspired by season (I think we all do) and geez, springtime is always the time to revive your look.

You're 18 just once

Iulian, 22, student

We met Iulian on our way to Malldova mall and he kept entertaining us with his semi-laughable jokes and definitely funny monologues. As the guy was a delicious party to our party, we both decided to take a picture of him. We were surprised after that to see Iulian looking so natural and effortless while we were taking his picture.
We believe Iulian is inspired by everything around him. Still, he is fond of literature, brit-pop music and photography. He also said that somehow his brother inspires him...
(Need to take a picture of the brother now... duh)

We like to paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarty!

Maria and Alina, 20
Aliona (dressed in pink) is studying interior design and likes to listen to rock music. She is inspired by nature and season.
Maria, on the other hand, likes to read books (she had the Dreiser's "Finansist"). "I like both universal and Russian literature. Also, my style is inspired by the music I'm listening, mostly hard rock and punk rock"

Michelle, my belle... Sont des mots qui vont très bien ensemble

Mihaela, 21, student

We caught Mihaela outside Malldova mall right on her birthday. She is making her studies in fashion design at the College of Arts in Chisinau. As expected, Mihaela is inspired by art.
"Today I tried to look more special for my birthday but usually I wear casual, comfy clothes. As I study fashion design I am very interested in arts, especially fine arts. I like dramatic colors."

Shine On

Olga, 17, student

Olga is a student at College of IT in Chisinau.
"I like it when I look stylish and elegant and I love clothes that define my femininity. At times I wear more casual and sporty clothes, but it all depends on where I'm going and what I am going to do. The colors I wear are usually inspired by season or the weather outside.

Let's start jammin'

Alexanda, 24, student

"Brands I like: Firetrap, Fat Face.
I am inspired by music, especially jazz and blues. My last obsessions are Nina Simone and Ronnie Scotts Club"

The designer

Tatiana, 27, lingerie designer

We found Tatiana wandering around downtown Chisinau with a friend. She wears clothes designed and made by her.
Find out more about her works on www.shickolada.com
Tatiana is a designer of retro lingerie and you can find her boutique in the commercial center Jumbo, Chisinau.

Simple yet stylish

Leyla, 22

Leyla is fond of freedom, freedom of choice, freedom of opinion, freedom of expression. She likes to dress comfortably, in an original way but not excentric.

Get on your dancing shoes!

dancing shoes on Nastea, 18

The Ladybug collector

Tanya, 15

Tanya is generally inspired by music. She told us she likes to take it mostly on alternative styles, as psychedelic music for instance. She also likes fantasy books and movies. ....and lady-bugs apparently:)

Sewing mends the soul.

Tatiana, 22 and Iaryna, 24

Both girls are graduates in fashion design at a local university. They like to use down to earth colors and easy twists, especially Iaryna, who is fond of classic and elegant clothes. Both are working as designers and sewers in their own studio.

Tomorrow, Tomorrow, I love ya Tomorrow... You're only a day away!

Anny, 20, medical student