Meet 55-Year-Old Slavik, The Most Fashionable Homeless Man In Ukraine
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You don’t need to be rich to be a famous personality – the homeless, despite the many difficulties they face, can become welcome or even celebrated personalities in their neighborhoods and cities. Slavik, a 55-year-old fashion-conscious homeless man in Lviv, Ukraine, is one such character.
Slavik was noticed by Yurkov Dyachyshyn, a Ukrainian photographer who began photographing Slavik after a chance encounter and created a 100-photo series called “Slavik’s Fashion.” Read on between the photos for more information!
More info: dyachyshyn.com (h/t: mymodernmet, featureshot)
“Slavik is 55 years old. He is a homeless gypsy but not an ordinary one. His way of life is different from that of other homeless. He does not carry lots of bags, nor does he rummage in the trash cans,” writes photographer Yurko Dyachyshyn, who befriended Slavik.
“Slavik almost never wears the same clothing which is very strange for a homeless man. Besides everyday’s outfit change (sometimes twice a day) he changes his hairdo and his beard regularly and shaves his armpits.”
“How is this possible for a homeless? He has a hiding place and nobody knows about it. He keeps the secret of his home.”
“Slavik roams the streets and asks for change but he is not annoying. He regularly drinks alcohol, mostly beer, but he is not an alcoholic. Slavik is the most fashionable homeless in world.”
“All photos (over 100 different portraits) were taken during occasional meetings over two years,” Dyachyshyn told mymodernmet. “I could meet Slavik every day or every few weeks or months. Later he got used to me, then he sought me out knowing where I am, or if I had free time I went to places where we probably could come across each other. Otherwise, it was impossible to reach an agreement with him.”
“The main thing is not to lose health, and it is essential that nobody ruins or interferes with a man’s internal peace,” Dyachyshyn writes, quoting Slavik.
Unfortunately, Dyachyshyn has not known of Slavik’s whereabouts since January of 2013.
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I think it's just sad.
i think so too
I can't see why a homeless person should not be able to express him/herself through clothing! He is clearly a wery creative man.
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He is not creative man, he have a team of photographs that give him clothes and take a photo. I hope they will share money with him.
I'm from Lviv, I've met this guy for a few times. He's a real homeless hanging around the city centre, I prove the article isn't a setting.
Bring him to the US he would fit right in, he doesn't even need to speak english.
Or the U.K. See now he is just spoilt
https://www.google.lt/search?q=vilniaus+ro%C5%BEyt%C4%97&espv=2&biw=1920&bih=979&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=_GpsVIPdBIbQygP-uYCQAQ&ved=0CA
yes Rozyte form Lithuania, Vilnius is better ;D Beggar, not homeless, but much more stylish.
:D :D ji ne bename (kiek zinau) xd xd nors gal.. :D mldc, pasirodo as cia ne viena LT :D
In my local thrift store, there is an ankle length 100% rabbit black fur coat for 5.00. Anyone can dress in style ;)
Ronnette_harvey@aol.com I need that coat.
this is a bad joke, isn't it?
Cheng Guorong, spotted wandering the streets of Ningbo, became a fashion icon after his photo was posted online. http://www.dailymail.co.u
This guy is on this cusp of a growing fashion trend. I want interview him and analyze his fashion sense. This is the start of a new business venture for me. See later blind horde. We're about to be rich.
I really wish i could do something for him
I really wish i could do something for him.
hes doing what he obviously likes doing...good for him.
Brave Man! When ! I thing that is good reaction for empty fashion world from glamoour . This Man looks more happy than I :) Iv
Славик бля....на хуй ты это сделал!
The most frequently asked questions and answers about project Slavik's Fashion, can find here:www.dyachyshyn.com/en/news/?photogalleryid=215
The most frequently asked questions and answers about project "Slavik's Fashion" can find here: dyachyshyn.com/en/news/?photogalleryid=215
The most frequently asked questions and answers about project "Slavik's Fashion" you can find here: http://dyachyshyn.com/en/news/?photogall
I like the photos and story. He is unique in his clothing changes. But all homeless are unique and talented, in different ways.
I love the photos/story. Yes, his change of clothing is unique, but all homeless are equally unique and talented, just in other ways. PatM
I wish my husband dress dis good, know what i mean ladies???!!
In you face NY fashion week.. This guy deserves his own catwalk show.
really nice pics
with an iphone he would be a real hypster
Really Amazig Style ... Wonderful
so sad.............
Modell missugune! Aga tegelikult - tragöödia!
So do I!
i think it's really sad, but, hey he feels happy so ....he gud
Awesome
he gets the clothes out of clothes donation containiers. which is who they should be for, hey?
печалька. щось мене це не радує (((
He is alkocholic!!! You can see he is not beer drinker ,but samagon drinker anyway after these pic he will make money and by home God bless
seems to be sexy
Super original.
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This just made me feel sad.
I think an author is a looser and idiot
super handsome
Poor man
Super cool
I would like to know his story, I believe pain and torture are involved . . .
Is some here who know if Slavik is OK/alive/not in the East for example? Moshe kto znae - Slavik v poryadke? Washno!
I would like to know his story, I believe pain and torture are probably involved . . . .
Fabulous!!
That's too awesome, not sad!
I personally think this is more sad than it has anything to do with fashion. Poor man only worse degrade in this way.
I personally think this is more sad than it has anything to do with fashion. Poor man only worse degrade in this way.
I like the photos.
To see any person proud of who they are or for a person to be shown that they are valuable is priceless. The looks on his face are beautifu.
I do not know what to think about this
I like that he's smiling all the time :)
I question the size and penchant towards women's wear of some of his clothing but he looks clean and seems content so to each their own.
What does it matter to you if some of it is women's wear?
Hpe people in that situation find a way out. Makes me sad and hope this not happening to anyone!
Hope people in that situation find a way out. Makes me sad and wish this not happening to anyone.
Great if homeless people got model - jobs for Hugo Boss, Chanel and all those silly companies. That way they would help someone.
Awful. How about redirecting the time and effort made in creating this Kwasi-fashion project into actually helping him....
sorry but I cant see the special of this......
People with narrow minds often have vision problems.
he just wearing whatever he finds...it is not a fashion..
he's a great man can stand in a way of life that can change his clothes twice a day,perfect...
way of life.......changes.......... his way of life............
EXTREM!
Sexy beast ...
He's a good lookin' motherlover! :))
I think it's just sad.
i think so too
I can't see why a homeless person should not be able to express him/herself through clothing! He is clearly a wery creative man.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
He is not creative man, he have a team of photographs that give him clothes and take a photo. I hope they will share money with him.
I'm from Lviv, I've met this guy for a few times. He's a real homeless hanging around the city centre, I prove the article isn't a setting.
Bring him to the US he would fit right in, he doesn't even need to speak english.
Or the U.K. See now he is just spoilt
https://www.google.lt/search?q=vilniaus+ro%C5%BEyt%C4%97&espv=2&biw=1920&bih=979&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=_GpsVIPdBIbQygP-uYCQAQ&ved=0CA
yes Rozyte form Lithuania, Vilnius is better ;D Beggar, not homeless, but much more stylish.
:D :D ji ne bename (kiek zinau) xd xd nors gal.. :D mldc, pasirodo as cia ne viena LT :D
In my local thrift store, there is an ankle length 100% rabbit black fur coat for 5.00. Anyone can dress in style ;)
Ronnette_harvey@aol.com I need that coat.
this is a bad joke, isn't it?
Cheng Guorong, spotted wandering the streets of Ningbo, became a fashion icon after his photo was posted online. http://www.dailymail.co.u
This guy is on this cusp of a growing fashion trend. I want interview him and analyze his fashion sense. This is the start of a new business venture for me. See later blind horde. We're about to be rich.
I really wish i could do something for him
I really wish i could do something for him.
hes doing what he obviously likes doing...good for him.
Brave Man! When ! I thing that is good reaction for empty fashion world from glamoour . This Man looks more happy than I :) Iv
Славик бля....на хуй ты это сделал!
The most frequently asked questions and answers about project Slavik's Fashion, can find here:www.dyachyshyn.com/en/news/?photogalleryid=215
The most frequently asked questions and answers about project "Slavik's Fashion" can find here: dyachyshyn.com/en/news/?photogalleryid=215
The most frequently asked questions and answers about project "Slavik's Fashion" you can find here: http://dyachyshyn.com/en/news/?photogall
I like the photos and story. He is unique in his clothing changes. But all homeless are unique and talented, in different ways.
I love the photos/story. Yes, his change of clothing is unique, but all homeless are equally unique and talented, just in other ways. PatM
I wish my husband dress dis good, know what i mean ladies???!!
In you face NY fashion week.. This guy deserves his own catwalk show.
really nice pics
with an iphone he would be a real hypster
Really Amazig Style ... Wonderful
so sad.............
Modell missugune! Aga tegelikult - tragöödia!
So do I!
i think it's really sad, but, hey he feels happy so ....he gud
Awesome
he gets the clothes out of clothes donation containiers. which is who they should be for, hey?
печалька. щось мене це не радує (((
He is alkocholic!!! You can see he is not beer drinker ,but samagon drinker anyway after these pic he will make money and by home God bless
seems to be sexy
Super original.
Ֆանտաստիկ շարք ա
This just made me feel sad.
I think an author is a looser and idiot
super handsome
Poor man
Super cool
I would like to know his story, I believe pain and torture are involved . . .
Is some here who know if Slavik is OK/alive/not in the East for example? Moshe kto znae - Slavik v poryadke? Washno!
I would like to know his story, I believe pain and torture are probably involved . . . .
Fabulous!!
That's too awesome, not sad!
I personally think this is more sad than it has anything to do with fashion. Poor man only worse degrade in this way.
I personally think this is more sad than it has anything to do with fashion. Poor man only worse degrade in this way.
I like the photos.
To see any person proud of who they are or for a person to be shown that they are valuable is priceless. The looks on his face are beautifu.
I do not know what to think about this
I like that he's smiling all the time :)
I question the size and penchant towards women's wear of some of his clothing but he looks clean and seems content so to each their own.
What does it matter to you if some of it is women's wear?
Hpe people in that situation find a way out. Makes me sad and hope this not happening to anyone!
Hope people in that situation find a way out. Makes me sad and wish this not happening to anyone.
Great if homeless people got model - jobs for Hugo Boss, Chanel and all those silly companies. That way they would help someone.
Awful. How about redirecting the time and effort made in creating this Kwasi-fashion project into actually helping him....
sorry but I cant see the special of this......
People with narrow minds often have vision problems.
he just wearing whatever he finds...it is not a fashion..
he's a great man can stand in a way of life that can change his clothes twice a day,perfect...
way of life.......changes.......... his way of life............
EXTREM!
Sexy beast ...
He's a good lookin' motherlover! :))