Sophie Flinder & Vanna Youngstein
occupation: Vanna is a Fashion Designer. Sophie is a Fashion Designer, Photographer and Fashion Consultant.
I was hit by lightning when I walked into Sophie and Vanna’s flat in Brooklyn. I felt like I fell down the rabbit hole – their creative universe is immeasureable and limitless, and their positive energy took my breath away. I am sure I will never forget it, especially when my intern cried from how touched he was by them when we left, 4 hours and change later and wanting more. I started this site after fashion styling for 20 years, looking for where the real inspiration was in fashion, and I am constantly reaffirmed each time I shoot someone for Stylelikeu. Sophie and Vanna, for us, have been the ultimate affirmation that over-the-top creativity and unpretentiousness do go hand in hand. Their inventiveness in dressing they feel was derived from growing up in London where originality is celebrated and unrelated to socio economic status. Vanna says with unabashed passion that she is “obsessed, obsessed, and obsessed” with style and and it hasn’t changed much since she was a child. Mix bows, bells, and hearts with a Pre-Raphaelite beauty and a High Street flair and it is unmistakenly her. Sophie talks about how she spews everything out in her feelings and her clothes. Not very “girly” but high on details, she comes up with the unexpected. For example, indian moccassins with black paillette dresses and an op-art print legging with a mannish Victorian-esque blazer. Sophie’s style reflects her wide-open heart – she is ingenious in her mixing of everything together. Sophie and Vanna’s love of the undiscovered – the “grimey” clubs, the unbeaten path, the unheard-of thrift stores -has both an edge and an innocence that makes them the new visionaries, the ones you want to be around.
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July 16th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
wow wow wow! australia doesnt have enough of this stunning creativity and flair with clothing.
July 17th, 2009 at 4:27 am
OMG
July 17th, 2009 at 4:56 am
i don’t even have any words to describe how amazing those 2 girls are!!
i wish i had those 2 girls as my big sisters so that i could learn from them!!
they are the true inspiration for all the girls in this entire universe!!
July 17th, 2009 at 7:24 am
amazing!!!
July 17th, 2009 at 8:22 am
they both look great
July 17th, 2009 at 8:23 am
I want to dress exactly like you two
July 17th, 2009 at 8:43 am
i love both of them
July 17th, 2009 at 10:53 am
these are the two coolest girls you have featured on this site. Give us more of these types of people and ill keep coming back!
they are stylish, sweet, funny, and most of all not trying too hard!
good job!
July 17th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
these girls are incredibly genius
July 18th, 2009 at 7:09 am
Too good to be true xxx
July 18th, 2009 at 7:11 am
too good to be true x
July 18th, 2009 at 9:49 am
They are dolls! I love Sophie’s Mary Poppins Moschino belt…
July 19th, 2009 at 4:33 am
ridiculously amazing amazing
July 22nd, 2009 at 7:03 am
These girls are amazing and inspiring….so natural and lovely and stylish and real. love it!
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:36 pm
I love Vanna. She’s always been special!
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:57 pm
cant believe i havent commented on these girls yet… amazing! truly amazing. i love them they are so fun and warmhearted.. truly special!
July 24th, 2009 at 8:43 am
Vanna has an amazing sense of style – love the hair bow and the spotty dress – she looks great in everything – who is she?
July 25th, 2009 at 4:52 am
I WANT Sophie’s moschino jacket, i want her fur collars, i want Vana’s big white bow, i want Sophie’s creepers, I want her ME bag…… i like these girls very much.
July 30th, 2009 at 4:14 am
they’re from london actually. and there people use intellect over laziness when categorizing subcultures i.e. loosely using the term ‘hipster’ in order to express distain for practically every form of youth culture going. you’re really quite lucky to have the energy to hate on this, it must mean you really have not had much hardship in your life. for if you had, you might have a little more perspective, and a little less unnecessary hate.
August 8th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
OMG…were all from london and we think your amazing.
love you guys
proud of ya
xxx
August 9th, 2009 at 10:41 am
J’ADORE!
You are both absolutely fabulous my dearest roomie beauties oh sweetie darlings!
I feel very lucky that all our paths have crossed-destiny do what they do ya gets meeeee!
Thank you for both being truly delightful soul sistas and a constant source of fun and glamour and razzzle dazzle.
YOU ROCK YOU BEAUTIES
3i till i die
August 23rd, 2009 at 7:57 am
They seem like the nicest girls ever! I love their style, enthusiasm, and friendship.
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