Anna-Maria

8 holes

August 13, 2009October 28, 2011 Anna-Maria24 Comments

A year long wait is now over and my new puppies have finally found their way home. These white eight hole Dr. Martens seem to be sold out everywhere, especially in my foot size but luckily my boyfriend managed found them and on discount, too. How great is that?! They will be so handy during Flow Festival this Saturday. Hmm… what to pair these with though? The options are endless, so you just gotta wait and see.

Combat boots: Dr. Martens

P.S. Don’t forget my blog’s birtday competiton. It will end on Saturday, so hurry!

Hope against hope

August 12, 2009October 28, 2011 Anna-Maria14 Comments

On Monday I woke up to an irritating sound which signaled me that unfortunately my summer holiday was now officially over, and it was time to get back to work. At the same time, I mentally prepared myself for the fact that during the weekdays “dressing in whatever I want” -phase was over, and the “dressing in the dullest pieces of your closet” -phase was back. Don’t get me wrong, at least we get to wear jeans and sort of relaxed clothes at work; a full on dress code would be a total devastation for me. Even so, getting back to work is always an inspiration killer. All I’m saying is that thank God for weekends, I don’t know what I would do without those guys.

Talking about what’s “not fit for the office”, I sported this outfit last Saturday. The Rodarte inspired fishnets (or rather spidernets) are something “new”; I got them from Stockholm in June but haven’t introduced them until now. Tomorrow I will introduce some more of my new acquiries, I’ve actually burned out my credit card by online shopping to ease the pain. There is no better therapy than shopping, or how you say?

Top: MTWTFSS
Bra: the Great Blazer Bra by Lindex
Zipper skirt: MTWTFSS
Tights: H&M
Wedge shoes: Vagabond
Bag: Second hand
Scissor necklace: Ann Demeulemeester
Shield ring: Kalevala Koru

P.S. Don’t forget my blog’s birthday competition!

Birthday competition!

August 9, 2009 Anna-Maria62 Comments

I totally missed out my blog’s first year anniversary in June due to traveling (happy belated b-day Fashion Flux!), so I’m compensating it by organizing a little competition for all my lovely readers. The price is this cute sterling silver pea chain bracelet which I personally picked (I wore mine here and here) from Funky Marie Design‘s collection, and it’s by a Swedish brand called Perla Stockholm. The bracelet should fit all size wrists. It is brand new and will come in a cute gift bag.

If you want to take your chances on winning this beautiful piece of jewellery, all you need to is to leave a comment on this post and answer this question:

What kind of an outfit and other accessories would you pair this bracelet with?

Pictures via Funky Marie Design

Here is my example answer: “Since the bracelet has very simple aesthethics, I would pair it with a little black dress, a pair of black platform booties, a black blazer with rolled up sleeves and some more chunky arm candy to achieve the Kate Lanphear look”

To make this competition as easy as possible, you can answer the question either in English or in Finnish.

The competition runs from Sunday 9th of August until Saturday 15th of August, closing on Saturday at 9PM Finnish time. You have time until then to leave your comment.

The winner will be announced on Monday, the 17th of August, and will be picked by using an online random drawing generator.

Everyone is welcome to attend this competition, no matter where you live!

Anonymous commenters, remember to leave your email address so I have a method of contacting you in case you win.

Good luck, lovelies!

In this little coastal town, you can go around and around

August 8, 2009October 28, 2011 Anna-Maria12 Comments

Greetings from Hamina, a little Finnish coastal town near the Russian border. I had a great time there visiting my aunt (who is also a talented painter btw), eating the best strawberry pastries ever, spotting the Moomin troll in Tove Jansson’s painting, greeting some drunken old sailors, and getting familiar with the history of this very beautiful Russian influenced town. It’s like a little secret place that not so many people know about; even the main road signs don’t point there, just to St. Petersburg. Strange but true. I also had my first encounter with a ghost whilst visiting this old smith’s house (the building behind me in the first picture), and I wasn’t even scared which is even stranger. Must visit this magnificent place again next summer!