Flower power

 Veronica, 20 - studying journalism


Veronica loves to dress up nicely for special occasions and as you can see she's a fan of accessories - which OFCOURSE are some of the most important features of a nice look. As today is almost Halloween she's made this cute braid  and thinks it would go perfectly with the outfit she's going to wear tonight. She said she has mastered the making of flowers just like the one she has in her scarf - how cool is that? Her style is inspired mostly from Hollywood and it was actually the first person that told that to us.

Happy Halloween everybody!! Eat, drink and be scary!:>

Ma Petite Ballerine

Impressions.

Oh, I finally get to write about the Malldova Fashion Show. Not so much writing though, I'd better let you see some pictures.

The evening was presented and guided by Nata Albot, a local journalist, who appeared in a fabulous Ted Lapidus blue dress.



When the show began, I had to remind myself it was just a show organized by a shopping center, whose purpose was to showcase own collections of their own brand shops, in order to attract more clients. Nothing more.
Still, I found some great combinations I'd like to share. There we go, the highlights:



Nata Albot interviewing Rodica Ciorănică ( director of a local fashion and society magazine).
See faces, see shoes.





Shoes I liked the most.





And the dresses that made the evening.

Ice, Ice Baby.

Fall hit us totally unexpected and Chisinau is freezing like hell these weeks. The people, I mean (buildings and streets can't really freeze like hell).
So, they say fall is a great season for defining and re-defining your style because its weather offers a good deal of options regarding colors, shapes, shoes, even clothes (you're not gonna wear the trench coat in summer, nor in winter). BUT, apparently Chisinau inhabitants aren't really inspired by fall and its rainy-cloudy-depressing weather (ehm, maybe it's just me?). No, can't be just me, 'cause when i took my photographer to a walk to spot stylish and inspirational people, all I could see were just hurried and sleepy faces, dark and morbid outfits, like the ones you have when you are really don't care where you're going.
This is why our faces suddenly lit up when we saw Adriana.

Adriana, 17
She is doing painting classes and would like to major in fashion design. Most of her clothes- weird findings in her/her moms wardrobe and second hand stuff.

I Do It My Own Way

Daria, 21

I tried my best to get anything out her considering inspirations in clothing and expressing through style, but she could only tell me that she had cake for breakfast and that the last book she read was "Hocus Pocus" by Kurt Vonnegut.
The dreads have nothing in common with a culture, music trend whatsoever, it is just a childhood dream of hers. I personally loved the worn out jeans and shoes, the airy shirt, the original accesories and the joyous, youthful attitude.

Colorici.

Xenia, 16

Xenia told us she is now in the "vintage mood". "I can change my style easily, it all depends on the mood. I like to wear things that have a history behind, for example, my shoes (in the pictures above) are my mom's and she's had them since she was my age. So, I love mixing old (history-behind) stuff with new clothes and create a harmonious outfit with a twist. Also, I always personalize my outfit with pieces of my own handmade collections of accessories. Its very nice to wear things that you created on your own, that you put heart and soul in."

Xenia's blog showcasing her handmade accessories.

Grungy

Katya, 23
"I mostly wear down-to-earth colours and dark tones. My first rule when choosing clothes- everything must be comfy."

Scandinavian

Sasha

We caught Sasha on her way to take some photos from printing. I was amazed by her deliberate and effortless way of walking, just like that, in a boyish T shirt downtown, where youth usually looks edgy and fashionable. She told us she just got off the bed and had no certain idea of what clothes she should take for a two blocks walk. Reminded me of simple and pretty scandinavian touches.

Saşa mergea pe strada Puşchin înspre Casa Presei, ca să-şi ia nişte fotografii de la imprimare. Mi s-a părut adorabilă intenţia ei neintenţionată de a se îmbrăca atât de simplu şi drăguţ pentru o plimbare de două cartiere. A rămas uimită când am oprit-o pentru a-i lua o poză, zicând că a îmbrăcat primele lucruri pe care le găsise prin garderobă, fiind zăpăcită după un somn lung, diurn.
Mi-a amintit de stiluri nordice, minimalismul, simpleţea şi fineţea cărora sunt mai rar văzute pe străzile Chişinăului.

Everything.. But the Glasses!

Irina, 16
"My friends are my inspirations. I also listen to punk-rock music, if that says anything about my style.."

This is Why, This is Why I'm Hot

Before

After

Dina, 21

When we firstly took a picture of Dina some weeks ago, she told us we should meet twice. After some time she changed her hairstyle and color, which set totally new inspirations in her style, as we can see in the pictures above.

Peace On You!

Irina, 18

An Extraordinary Girl, In an Ordinary World

Alina, 22

Ok. So we were walking around, trying to spot well-dressed people, when this girl stroke our way with incredible attitude and a hell of a graceful walk (moving hips like she was born to dance). Told us "no inspiration today, it was way too hot to put pants or shorts on me so I thought a dress would be just right". Also, told us dresses are her favorite clothes, 'cause they're the only pieces of wardrobe to absolutely define femininity.

When I say Fab, Y'all say Life! Fabulous Life.

Oh Those Legs!

Red Artache

Photo credit: Cristian Căpăţină

Diana, 21

Diana ne-a spus că încorporează stiluri diferite. Depinde de ce este inspirată. Adică dacă ascultă azi muzica asta, priveşte filmul ăsta sau citeşte cartea cutare, se îmbracă aşa, după starea indusă. Îi plac hainele originale, care o reprezintă, spunând că niciodată nu se îmbracă cu scopul de a fi în centrul atenţiei (deşi recunoaşte că este, de obicei).În ultimul timp caută doar vintage, haine cu motive interesante şi cu twist-uri.

Her blogs: redhela & artache

Patria Romana

Patricia Romana, 19

Patricia Romana likes to keep it casual, wears comfy clothes but always with a sophisticated twist. "I do most of the shopping abroad, I like to travel and wherever I go I like to buy the local specialty. My all-time brands are Zara, Naf-Naf, Bershka... etc"

Like a flower waiting to bloom, like a lightbulb in a dark room..

Katya, 21

Katya is an old acquaintance. I've always admired her refined style and the chic way she mixes clothes and accessories. We met her while taking a stroll downtown Chisinau and asked her about clothes and dressing:
"I love old clothes- old fabrics, old patterns(or at least retro). Plenty of the clothes I wear are remnants from my mother's and grandma's wardrobe. Also, my mom is still helping me to choose clothes and she's sweet enough to sew me suitable stuff. I'm also mad about shoes! (just like any girl, I guess) aaaand I dream about finding someone to make my own shoes, especially for me :D

What princess-like dreams, we say, but then again - ain't we all little Cinderellas deep in our souls??

Vaporous

Viermi de mătase. sau Tania

Tatiana, 25
Spune-ne câte ceva despre stilul tău, ce îl caracterizează? Ce te înspiră?
"Mă inspiră propria personalitate (cât de narcisist nu ar suna), îmi urmăresc instinctele când îmi aleg hainele. Stilul meu este feminin şi apropo, îmbrac doar culori care îmi plac şi care mi se potrivesc, indiferent de sezon (adica verdele, de exemplu, merge şi-n iarnă, şi-n vară)."

Nouă Tatiana ne-a amintit de personaje literare (hihi), mai ales de personaje de aşelea, tare-foarte feminine şi elegante şi frumoase din, să spunem, romane româneşti interbelice.

Tania made us daydream.

her blog.

Summer Sun

Olga, 24
"I don't really take into account fashion trends and I don't wear what others do. I dress in order to be remarkable but never eccentric or inappropriate. Also, I think the accessories make it all in an outfit."

... At the First Sight

Serghei, 24

"I'm inspired by.. mood!
Always wanted to be a designer but got to be a photographer (not bad anyway)"

Pe Serghei l-am vazut pe Bucureşti (strada, desigur), lângă Alianţa Franceză (vedeţi în spate gărduceanu din faţa alianţei, cine o zubrit acolo cărţile, ştie).
Serghei pohodu (probabil) se grăbea la lecţia gratis(ă) şi ostentativă a renumitului fotograf moldovean Roman Râbaleov. Ne-a spus că se îmbracă după dispoziţie. Este fotograf dar a vrut mereu (sau poate nu mereu) să fie designer. Oau :) Nais.