About me and Milla Milla

2020

How it all began

When everyone was staying home and when no one knew how long the pandemic would last, I launched my first collection of 50s-inspired dresses on the Romanian market. I understood that women in all times want to be feminine and especially that they are optimistic. That's how Milla Milla grew, organically and sustainably.

What do you recommend me as a designer?

Maybe you played with dolls and sewed clothes for them when you were little. Or maybe you were passionate about drawing, like me. I haven't found any other passions greater than these and that's why I attended 2 schools, which trained me as a designer, pattern maker, technologist and tailor.

studied

My first school was the Technological College in Chisinau (the city where I was born and raised), where I learned everything about printing, technology and manufacturing and got my diploma as a Print Designer and Constructor.

The second school was Instituto Marangoni Milano , where I learned how to make collections look coherent, and how the fashion industry works internationally.

I graduated with a 10th grade diploma as a Clothing Designer. I also did a few internships at several brands in Milan.

2020

The path of my business

At first it seemed like a temporary measure: to launch and sell collections only online. But after a few years I became convinced that the new path was beneficial for me in every way, and since then I have been creating exclusively for my online store Milla Milla. This site is the only place where you can find my creations.

2008

Career, collections and creations

I became an entrepreneur and laid the foundations for what became a career in the beautiful world of fashion.

I created collections that I presented twice a year at fashion weeks in Milan, Paris and London.

I collaborated with agents, showrooms and presented my collections at international fairs.

My creations could be found in many stores around the world such as Bloomingdale's, Harvey Nichols, Robinsons, or in small and independent fashion boutiques, but also online, on Farfetch.

50s inspired outfits

I set out to create outfits inspired by the '50s, easy to wear, elegant and feminine, but also suitable for the lifestyle of a modern woman, who can wear them from morning to evening and who will last for many years.

Why the 50s? Because Christian Dior's legendary New Look silhouette is still very modern and timeless. The small shoulders and waist, the wide skirts reaching to the mid-thigh, are very feminine.

Many other brands use these proportions in their current collections. It's a silhouette that suits many women, and it's always in fashion. Obviously I adapt the patterns, and I don't exactly follow the trends of the '50s, so that Milla Milla dresses are comfortable and in step with the needs of us, women today.

About Milla Milla products

All our products are manufactured in limited edition, only 10 - 25 pieces per model per color.

To make them, I buy only one roll of each fabric directly from manufacturers in Spain, Italy or France, with whom I have been collaborating for many years.

This way, you get an exclusive outfit but also contribute to #sustainability and #slowfashion.

Sustainability as a credo of life and work

My models are designed and cut so that the material losses resulting from such production are no more than 10-12%, which is why I buy exactly the quantity needed.

For daywear I use cotton or linen fabrics. For evening and cocktail dresses I use polyester fabrics, because they are more durable and wear out less.

Product quality

The products are made with great love and care in the small factories in Romania that I collaborate with, by skilled Romanian seamstresses who put passion into their work.

But it's not just passion that matters, but also the number one factor for me: quality. MIlla Milla dresses are premium products, with high quality workmanship and materials, which I use generously in my designs.

Why buy?

By buying Milla Milla, you support a local designer and a garment factory in Romania, contributing to sustainability in fashion.

My motto, which appeared in April 2020, is inspired by the thousands of women who have already purchased Milla Milla dresses, and it says this: #wewillweardresses