// The end — and then some!

Posted on | December 1, 2009 | 6 Comments

My fellow blogger, Steff seems to be much better aware what happens here in Finland!

Anyway, End opened a great little web shop with worldwide shipping, you can get for example beautiful Kaksi-Två leggings, their genious bags and MMM designs there, including these fab pants!

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These both leggings are from Kaksi-Två — and available from End.

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And Lumi Accessories has now a brand new web shop, they sell the McHann line there too. Worldwide shipping, of course — and it is free if you spend over 200 €.

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This December is good indeed for Finnish fashion fans!

Posted on | December 1, 2009 | 6 Comments

// My favorite pants

Posted on | October 1, 2009 | 5 Comments

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My favorite pair of pants comes from young talented Finnish designer, Maria Matintytär Maattola. The shape is exaggerated carrot with low slung pockets and some extra length in the leg. The seams twist to the front and the subtly shiny fabric sets automatically to sculptural folds around the legs. The shape can be further accentuated by wearing something tight at the hip area, like I did in here. The pockets can be even turned inside out, when they form some neat peplum-like folds around the hip.

I layered on some black stuff for subtle textural effects: Topshop mesh dress pulled slightly up to tunic length (acquired as second hand) and some cropped, oversized viscose T-shirt (in need of some ironing action), Vagabond wedges.

I really need more carrot shaped pants — thrift stores: here I come!

Posted on | October 1, 2009 | 5 Comments

// MMM

Posted on | July 23, 2009 | 2 Comments

Although we have fashion design schools in Finland the problem in here is that the textile industry almost died in seventies and eighties — excluding Marimekko and very, very few other established smaller companies. I guess that it is quite a challenge for young designer to set up the line and build up the production abroad plus the shrunken local industry does not offer too much possibilities to get some experience in real working life.

To my delight I found Maria Matintytär Maattola’s clothing line this spring. If somebody would have described her style in words — “there is lots of sweater fleece” — I probably would not have been too enthusiastic. Fortunately I happened to see her clothes in real life, because I haven’t really seen the sweater fleece being treated like she does.

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To be fair her commercial capsule collection included also some very nice fluid jersey clothes, neat leggings with bold color blocks and these amazing pants from the image above. I got ‘em!

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This tunic I would welcome to my wardrobe, anytime!

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Posted on | July 23, 2009 | 2 Comments

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Location: Helsinki, Finland

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