// Pillow case

Posted on | May 29, 2010 | 3 Comments

I don’t particularly like the culture of being busy all the time and personally I try to schedule my life in a way that I don’t have reason to complain about being too busy to do a thing. In my schedule I definitely need space for spontaneous stuff… …or just for being. But naturally there are times when despite all the efforts things just pile up… …last week it was the work and I just squeezed in couple of shorty-short photo sessions about my work gear, so here’s the second one.

The outfit itself is not particularly flashy — but I do love (almost) every single piece of it. The T-shirt with neat pillowcase shoulders is from Vietto — a great, great piece I got in exchange for my photographs of some neat Vietto jewelry. I was very drawn to certain hand chains of the collection — but because the recent jewelry rejection mode that still seems to have some effect to my daily looks I went for this safe solution. And no regrets, I’m definitely going to wear this organic cotton, artisanal made shirt a lot. I warmly recommend for all Helsinki visitors to drop in the design shop Goodis, where Vietto is sold among other interesting artisanal labels. Actually I was about to make a post about the shop, but forgot my camera home when visiting there — so it will be the next time!

The skirt is the 2or+ linen one seen here before, and this one I love too. It goes all wrinkly during the day, but for me it does not matter, that is the nature of this fabric. I have two old skinny double belts on my waist, both probably from H&M. And the brogues are from Vagabond. They are the weak link — I do love brogues but these lack a character. I bought them in haste about year ago, I really had to have a pair. Now I just wish that I had waited for something bit more special. Like these Irregular Choice ones.

Posted on | May 29, 2010 | 3 Comments

// Childlike

Posted on | May 18, 2010 | 4 Comments

So I wanted to wear this specific dress today… …and got a bit regressive mood, wanting to create something immature, innocent, slightly moody… …well, however I’m wearing AttilaDesign dress, We Love Color tights, Only (?) burnout T, dirty pink Zara cardigan, COS scarf, Topshop bag (which I had to change to my horrible laptop bag which I have for my work laptop), Vagabond shoes. Nothing new. Nothing borrowed. Something blue.

Posted on | May 18, 2010 | 4 Comments

// Almost there

Posted on | May 10, 2010 | 5 Comments

I have been eyeing these Vagabond sandals… …I like everything in them, the clumpiness, the unfussy “health sandal” look, even the price (69 €) — but one small detail just ruins them for me. The ugly attachment of the leather strips to the soles. Few round rivets instead of those “office type” staples, maybe couple of euros more price and I would have been sold.

Posted on | May 10, 2010 | 5 Comments

// Everyday floral

Posted on | April 10, 2010 | 6 Comments

Oh, nothing special this time, but I like to keep these everyday wear posts going on — and not all of my everyday stuff is layered nor particularly creative. On Thursday I wore this nice cotton vintage dress to work, with H&M silk slip (I really like unlined dresses and separate slips), opaque tights and Vagabond OTK boots. I have an old metal bead choker wrapped twice to my wrist. But that’s about it. Super simple.

I would love to wear just the mongolian lamb vest on top of the dress when going out (and roll the sleeves down)… …but unfortunately it is not that warm yet.

Posted on | April 10, 2010 | 6 Comments

// My authoritahh…

Posted on | March 25, 2010 | 4 Comments

There are things that I have loved ages — like Ray Ban aviator sunglasses. There were so many years I thought I can’t use them because of my high and round cheekbones. Mwahahahaaa! Guess what, when one ages one stops to care and wears what she wants anyway! I bought this awesome ombre pair two or three years ago and haven’t had any regrets. I love to wear them with feminine hair — but maybe even more with strict, pulled back hair and loose utilitarian clothes. This is perhaps as androgynous look as it is possible for me.

All stuff is old — or ancient. The bulky T is actually the lovely oversized T-shirt dress from Babooshka Boutique, newest item in this bunch and can’t recommend it more, the jersey is soft and heavyveight — and has not lost any of it’s blackness in repeated washes. Plus the shape is just… …awesome. The leather jacket is really old and from H&M (spank me, plz), booties are old Vagabonds and the jeans are from Diesel — they were originally faded blue but I dyed them black couple of years ago.

At the time I bought the jeans (several years ago) the tapered loose leg was practically nonexistent phenomena… …and it often happens to me that when some shape or cut disappears from street view I create desperate craving for it. That’s not because I want to be the early adapter or something — I just feel that it is not good to limit the options available for the sake of trends or something (you’ll bet I’m stashing harem pants… …they surely disappear any day now…). Whatever, I have loved this pair dearly, the cut is actually very flattering for my body type (can’t believe I said that), they are extremely comfortable and I love every single detail of these (the elaborate stitching, the twisting inner seams, some extra tool loops on the waist).

And hail for the unexpected fashion icon!

Posted on | March 25, 2010 | 4 Comments

// Soft geometry

Posted on | March 18, 2010 | 15 Comments

Actually I was not even about to post these pics… …but whattahell, the heel of those OTK boots are clearly shown in these. I was about to shoot this again the way I actually wore it — the cardigan open (I had only couple of images of that). The belt emphasizes the body issue I have found quite difficult to work with… …the large chest.

There is definitely a reason why I do prefer more or less sacklike garments covering my upper body. Although my ribcage is quite small the fat tends to accumulate to my short’ish torso topped with broad shoulders — and I have terribly large chest. Don’t get me wrong… …I have nothing against boobs and even the nipplegate does not move my eyebrow (come on, we Finns are so liberal with the nudity — and love to shock the foreign visitors with meetings in sauna and such…). But having my large chest on display feels gross. Personally I think that I look like I could beat Angus the cow in the milk production competition… …and maybe I would, who knows. That definitely does not make dressing up easy.

So I occasionally play with waist belts but almost always end up leaving home with somehow billowing silhouette. Or just lightly fitting one. And almost never emphasize my waist, because emphasizing the waist equals emphasizing the boobs and that’s it, pals! Nothing to discuss about. The images from front don’t tell the whole truth and the geometric blocks of the dress distort the proportions nicely — but I can assure you that the side silhouette of this was tragic. There is more than a daily serving of boobage on display, even with that minimizer bra that is designed to make the big boobs look like pancakes… .…or as much so as it is humanly possible…

Personally I have never thought that shapeless silhouettes or oversized garments make a person look fatter than they actually are. They might do so in single photographs, but in real life people perceive each other as moving 3D objects in 3D space with the clothes moving around the bodies — and it does not take long to get the idea of overall bodily proportions, whatever the person is wearing (excluding intentional body proportion changing padding, used to solve certain issues). And I’m not dressing up for photographs. So I’m generally saying no for boob display silhouettes causing me personal mental discomfort and yes for relaxed, loose garments covering my torso, or long lean vertical lines with lightweight fabrics, coats and jackets worn open — those make me feel good in my skin. And don’t get me wrong, this is not a whining post. I am quite comfortable in my skin. Every treat has a tradeoff — my legs are relatively long, plus this overall body shape can carry a lot of weight without going totally shapeless.

And I’m definitely not saying that this is the right way to handle the boob issue — but just my personal solution for a thing that is not even an issue for everyone.

The dress is old one from Malene Birger, it is delightfully beautifully draping viscose jersey with nice geometric pattern and tulip shaped skirt. The nude cardigan is from H&M, and I really don’t remember the origin of the suede obi belt — it might be from Vero Moda, but I have removed the tags. Necklace is from Pilgrim. The boots are those Vagabonds — and the heel is ugly.

Posted on | March 18, 2010 | 15 Comments

// Self-deception, the good kind

Posted on | March 16, 2010 | 8 Comments

No, it is not time for shorts and even these very walking friendly platforms are still bit risky considering my bad balance and the amount of ice still left (I still made it to grocery shopping for lunch — just not telling that the market is actually across the street…). But the sun is shining like ALL THE TIME and I’m feeling so positive because of that! So excuse my fashion blog cliche pile — at least I tried to offset it a bit with mixing things up. Note: this is not irony… …it’s just like couple of my few flowery garments sneaking out from the wardrobe to enhance my positive mood…

The tunic is several years old Lindex find from some sale rack — and it has surprisingly nice details for a cheapie cheap cloth: very lightweight soft hand cotton, nice unfinished trimmings on hem and neckline, fabric covered buttons. And the length is fun… …like almost a dress… The boots are from Vagabond, tights and jean shorts from H&M (yay — I can use the tights I broke under the OTK:s), coat is ancient Filippa-K and the vest Zara — but acquired as second hand. I still love the front lace detailing of these Vagabond boots. Still don’t like the heel. They are quite loose — but I sort of like that. Would love to add an OTK boot pair with perfect heel and well fitting leg to my wardrobe. From my point of view (badly scarred right knee) those should be actually considered as necessary basics — and definitely purchased as long as they are all over…

The dreaded SCRUNCHIE has made it to this blog, permanently!

Posted on | March 16, 2010 | 8 Comments

// Spring by Vagabond

Posted on | January 27, 2010 | No Comments

Finland is not actually a shoe collectors Mecca — but fortunately the Swedes are here to save us. Vagabond is a decent and modestly priced brand, and although it fails to make me completely enthusiastic they produce every season a shoe or two that I’m tempted to add to my collection. Plus they have some great basics, the MC boot from the winter season had a really good shape.

This spring my new pair would definitely be this. Or the same pair in black, I’m not all sure about the contrast of black sole and white upper without seeing the shoe IRL. But the description says that the material is textile. I will definitely go and see them in the shop, will certainly not buy plastic shoes… …ok, maybe I’m not buying any shoes…

Posted on | January 27, 2010 | No 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

// In black and white again

Posted on | September 26, 2009 | 5 Comments

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Yesterday was my second consecutive day in ripped nylon tights, ripped knee socks and brogues. My original idea was something about very dishevelled black suit — and then I end up leaving the pants home. Complexgeometries t-shirt dress and old Filippa-K wool blazer, DIY merino mitts.

Posted on | September 26, 2009 | 5 Comments

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