These are some fashion pieces you NEED TO HAVE! Two young women started to collect stories and turn them into fashion. Andra and Iulia are 2 Romanians who met in Vienna, Austria, in 2014.
Their collection called Younited Cultures has 8 stories from different cultures, turned into scarves, jewelry or socks. Their purpose is to improve the image of immigrants and show the real value immigrants bring to society. They are currently running a crowdfunding campaign to start producing more socks.
More info: younitedcultures.eu
The Roma Thara Scarf – tells a story about the 27 different families of Roma and how they are connected to each other in the modern context.
Roma Thara – the scarf was created after numerous interviews in within the Roma community in Austria, and how they want to be presented.
The Adela Scarf – it is inspired from the Polish culture and tells the story of a woman who built her career up from a nanny to a successful entrepreneur.
The Adela Scarf – it is a story about how Eastern European women are very self driven, ambitious and still keep their feminine side.
The YC Scarf – it represents all cultures coming together, every culture has a color and they join to create a beautiful, cheerful and positive world.
The YC Schal – was inspired from how every person has a different culture, and each culture uses some colors more than others. It is a symbol for tolerance and celebrating diversity.
The Vlad scarf – represents Romanians who come to Western Europe to be entrepreneurs and make their ideas happen. The person who inspired this scarf is also the founder of TEDx Vienna.
The Vlad scarf – millions of Romanians live abroad, all over the world. And a lot of them are innovative, resourceful and hard working. Their stories and values are hidden in the hand-drawn symbols of this scarf.
The Selma Scarf – it represents people from Bosnia who have fled the country during the war about 20 years ago, and how their innovation creates valuable businesses.
The Selma Scarf – is a story worth telling because it inspires women who immigrated to pass their personal borders and fears and drive their own ideas in a world ruled by men.
The Encounters Scarf – tells the story of how immigrants meet and help each other get a job on a very competitive market.
The Encouters Scarf – there are over 20 people drawn of this scarf, each of the has some specific values and goals in life. They each represent a different type of immigrant.
The YC Earrings – they represent celebrating diversity, ad the courage to stand up for immigrants and for their added value to society.
The YC socks – Celebrate migration and celebrate all migrants, regarding their color and cultural background!
The YC socks – they are the kind of socks everyone would like to wear, especially to make a positive statement!
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