Floral print leggings @Romana

Photo made by: Constantin Barbu, you can see more of his pictures here

Inspirational style - Ioana

Ioana poarta : H&M Top, H&M skirt , Zara jacket, Swarovski Butterfly Brooches, Mango Headband, Marc Jacobs Shoes.

1. Care este stilul tau vestimentar?
Chiar daca stilul meu a fost intr-o evolutie continua in ultimii cativa ani, sunt unele lucruri care au ramas constante: inclinatia catre toate nuantele pe care le gasesti in natura (aramiu, caramel, bordeaux . .), dar si catre negru; si o preferinta catre materiale de calitate placute la atingere (matase, casmir, catifea, dantela). Datorita scolii de business pe care am absolvit-o anul trecut, stilul meu a fost de nevoie unul formal, care se mai observa inca. Insa primul soc in legatura cu moda a fost in timp ce-mi faceam practica la Vivienne Westwood, atunci nevoia iminenta de a-mi asuma un stil propriu a devenit clara. Blogul m-a ajutat de asemenea foarte mult in definitivarea unui stil care are acum clare influente pagane cu inspiratie din natura si magie, chiar daca adaptate la viata citadina.
2. Care este piesa ta favorita din garderoba?
Nu este atat de mult o piesa, cat o trasatura a obiectelor vestimentare: aceea de a avea detalii complexe si elaborate. De exemplu, am un costum sasesc (fusta plus vesta) de pe la 1900 care este complet brodat intr-un mod atat de detaliat si delicat incat nu poti sa nu-l iubesti. De asemenea printre preferati sunt si o pereche de colanti de la Chanel care au tinte mate aplicate pe parti intr-un arabesc foarte frumos.
3. Spune- mi un truc vestimentar
Fara a vrea sa suna ca o platitudine, cred cu adevarat ca cel mai bun truc vestimentar este sa te simti bine in ce porti. Pentru ca in secunda in care te simti incomfortabil intr-un anumit articol vestimentar, crede-ma, se va vedea. Fie iti alegi numai combinatii vestimentare in care stii sigur ca te simti bine, fie iti asumi o vestimentatie indrazneata. Iar asta include un lucru foarte important pentru care de obicei, si din pacate, nu reusim sa ne facem timp: a ne duce lucrurile la croitorie. Indiferent de ce tip de corp ai, foarte putine lucruri luate direct de pe umeras o sa vina perfect. Chiar si lucruri marunte cum ar fi o scurtare de maneca, sau lungimea unei rochii fac diferente mari.
4. Predictii pentru noul sezon
Pentru asta chiar nu trebuie sa-mi scot globul de cristal. Daca te uiti la prezentarile principale pentru primavara 2011 vezi cateva elemente recurente: alb, imprimeuri florale, voal, lucruri stralucitoare. (cum spunea Marc Jacobs "What was our favourite color: shiny!"). Intr-un cuvant feminitate. Nu una exagerata si incarcata, dar o feminitate primordiala, aproape pagana si foarte naturala. Sunt cateva exceptii notabile, cum ar fi masculinitatea din prezentarile Balenciaga sau Maison Martin Margiela. Sau inspiratia din anii 70 in mod special evidenta la Marc Jacobs. Insa per total cred ca suntem martorii unei renasteri a unei feminitati deschise la o multitudine de interpretari personale.

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Interview : Yvan Rodic - The facehunter

He is the man that will facehunt you in the London streets, but he is also an explorer who likes to travel all over the world in search for beauty and creativity. That led him to Romania, where he was one of the hosts of The Absolutely fabulous vintage fair edition 4. We had the chance to meet him there and discover that the well known facehunter is a really charming and nice guy who always keeps his eyes wide open to see if there is a new person lucky enough to be in his spotlight.

BS: For what kind of outfit do you look for when you’re walking down the streets?
YR: I don’t look for something specific, I look for the whole package between style and attitude, the hair, the clothes, it’s not like I see one accessory only, I just feel that there is something special about the person and how does that person express it.
BS: It’s the beauty of one person more important that an outfit?
YR: No, it’s not like that. It’s about not trying to look like someone else, but to create a style that tells who you are. What makes you beautiful is to wear something that fits you; a specific item can look good on someone but not on you, not on your friends, so you have, not turn yourself, but to dress for yourself in something that suits you especially.



BS: When you look for people in the street there is one specific outfit that pops into your eyes? For example we are obsessed with bows or bow ties.
YR: Not necessarily. I like things in general like girls wearing colors sometimes, I like wedges. I like to be surprised. It’s not necessarily one thing, it’s more an association of elements or colors that I haven’t seen before, that will surprise me and that will seduce me, more than one thing.


BS: Why did you come to Romania?
YR: Because I was invited to this event, I’ve been in this country only once. This is my second time and I was curious to see it, because it is an unknown place. I like to explore places I don’t know very well.
BS:Did you have the time/chance to visit it this time?
YR: Yes, yesterday I was walking down the streets and yeah it was a very good time, nice weather, just beautiful.
BS: Do you think the country is better than the perception people have about Romania outside?
YR: It is true that Romania doesn’t have such a good image abroad, people have different stereotypes and yeah now that I see it the city I realize that it’s well developed and clean and it seems like being in Europe basically.
BS: But what do you think about the fashion here in Romania?
YR: The fashion, hmm I guess it’s not the most individualistic place I’ve been to , many people just want to disappear in the mass, but I guess thanks to the internet and blogging culture it’s developing. For the young people the personal style it’s quite new to Romania, but the internet helped that a lot.



BS: Do you read any other fashion blog? What website do you like?
YR: I check Refinery29 and Purple magazine.
BS: Which are your favorite designers or brands?
YR: I like Jonathan Saunders, Prada, Dries Van Noted and Lanvin.
BS: I know that now you launched a book and Scott Schuman did too. Do people compare you to the famous Sartorialist?
YR: Yes, people do compare us and I understand why, but in the same time I think that our work it’s quite different. The more you look at it, the more you realize the difference between them. Like in different aspects, he has more interest in more like old, grown-up, wealthy, big fashion insiders, fashion editors, in the top fashion weeks: Milan, Paris, New York, maybe London and I’m more interested in younger, creative, people who are younger and don’t necessarily have a position in fashion for example. Also I think my spectrum is wider, because I’m not interested only in going to fashion events, I spent lot of time visiting other countries. I’ve been going to random countries; I’ve been to Russia, Istanbul, Brazil, Argentina, Jakarta so I like going to unexpected places and as well with my blog to show, not only the fashion, but the beauty, so I think I’m interested to document the world, but not in a Sartorialist high class society somehow, so I think we are different.
BS: You visited many countries, which one is your favorite so far?
YR: One is difficult but of my favorite places is Iceland, because it’s a surreal place that looks like being on the moon and it just has a special energy, a creative energy and everyone is working something creative, like so many bands, and artists and the fashion is lovely, people don’t feel the pressure to looking like others, they do their own thing and all this is exciting and inspiring.





Yvan Rodic has recently released a book that you will soon find in Antony frost bookshop.