a day in amsterdam

(english version is available below)

просыпаюсь в пригороде амстердама и думаю о том, как забавна жизнь. полтора года назад я впервые оказалась в этом городе благодаря тому, что мой близкий друг приехал в нидерланды, чтобы увидеться со своей подругой, которая тут училась. я тогда была в париже и очень хотела куда-нибудь съездить, но побывать хотелось везде, так что я никак не могла определиться. к тому времени мы с ним не виделись около года из-за разъездов, и я решила, что это отличный повод прекратить свои терзания и отправить в поездку. так я оказалась в амстердаме, который мгновенно покорил меня, несмотря на паршивую погоду. в этот раз я останавливаюсь в гостях у той самой подруги, из-за которой мы оба оказались в этой стране полтора года назад. она принимает меня так, словно мы очень близки, и меня переполняет благодарность за людей, встречающихся мне по жизни. я надеюсь на то, что однажды смогу делом отблагодарить её и ответить ей встречным гостеприимством.

meet anna lebedeva

parisian topic goes on! today i would like you to meet anna lebedeva, whom i have met last year. i have written something for simple + beyond, and she has liked it, as well as noticed that i was in paris then, where she has been living for almost six years now (!), so she texted me. we met at a cosy cafe and stayed in touch. we went for coffees and longs walks around paris, we talked about life, education, career, our dreams and our goals. it seemed like we were using the same language and were looking in the same direction, which felt really-really good, because it does not happen often. anya was one of the very few people, whom i talked to, when i was considering starting this blog. she supported me right away. i was grateful for it then and i am grateful for it now. 

pictures on film / part five

girls, girls, girls! 

a month ago i posted a previous part of pictures on film, which were all, by the way, taken on old overdue film, whereas today you can see the result taken on a new one. after getting back the results, i realized two things: i desperately need to get a camera without a flash, because i cannot control it now, so my camera makes its own choice, whether to use flash or not to; and that taking pictures with a lot of birds` shit on the background is far from the best...idea we have ever had. this set of pictures is quite special because you can see three very different girls i spent time with in june and july, as well as a bit of me. therefore, it is a girls issue of pictures on film, which is exciting. this summer has not been full of events in my life, but i have definitely been lucky to meet great people and enjoy all sorts of conversations and activities with them (mainly being in cafes, drinking coffee and eating food while talking non-top). some say that real life is much better than the one online, which is true, but believe me, internet can introduce you to those, whom you could have never ever met otherwise, and that would have been a huge loss. therefore, go meet people online and then - in real life! it is so much fun, even if you are a home weirdo, like me.

pictures on film / part four

YA-А-АY! i am extremely excited to finally be able to share with you a fresh portion of photos taken on film. it took me two months to finish two films, develop, scan and get them back. i would be happy to say that summer means more pictures and more posts, but i am afraid it is no my case this year. anyway i am doing my best. most pictures were taken in kiev, but a few of them are from dnipropetrovsk, my home town. there is a lot of nature, a couple of girls, who motivate and inspire me, as well as a few pictures of me. i really enjoy this whole process of film photography and i hope to take more pictures and to capture more special moments in the future.

meet gloria garcía

i love my "meet" section, but unfortunately it has not been updated for a while. and i am sorry for it! i hope to have regular posts in it in the future, but for now we have what we have. today i would like you to meet a very talented illustrator from spain - gloria garcia. i mentioned her work in my previous post, and i was very lucky, because gloria responded right away! i have already told you that i am a fan of illustrations. from my point of view, they make every article so much more outstanding and special. this is why when i found out about gloria cooperating with us for thefashioncrowd.com, i was extremely happy. to have an illustrator, who is ready to create beautiful works for your texts is a real treasure! anyway, i should stop talking right now and let you meet gloria or gloglo garcia! by the way, you can follow her on instagram and tumblr.

- what being twenty is like for you? 

- for me it is a time to discover oneself, to learn and to have good experiences. 

- what is your biggest inspiration? 

- it is very difficult to name one. i find it in painting, fashion photography and it-girls from the 60-s.