Author: Anna-Maria

Hollywood

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On Friday I attended a Hollywood themed company Xmas party. Instantly I knew I wanted to wear something in the vintage spirit, to catch the “old Hollywood” vibe. Having searched eBay for 2 months prior to the event, I came into the conclusion that there was no point of buying a dress for just one day, especially when you have friends like Ranna with a closet full of vintage party dresses. As I was modeling for our Etsy store’s lookbook, I got to try on this amazing cobalt blue dress of hers. It was love at first sight; this was THE dress for the party. This amazing piece will be for sale at Tell Me A Story Vintage, as soon as the fall/winter stuff is up.

The dress definitely demanded a hair updo, so now I am fulfilling one reader’s request to having my hair tied to the back. I also wanted to give the dress a modern twist with the double layer belt and studded platform sandals. I was pretty pleased with the outcome, especially when so many people gave me compliments on my outfit during the night. Thank you Ranna so much for letting me borrow the dress!



Dress and cape: Tell Me A Story Vintage
Gloves: L’acessor
Belt: Second hand
Bag: Bianco
Shoes: Urban Originals
Cigarette holder: Naamiohuvit

Writers block

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It really seems like ages since I last posted, and as I logged on today, I noticed it’s been exactly a week. They say a blogger shouldn’t apologize to their readers for not updating but what about when you truly feel bad about neglecting the blog and your readers? Believe me, I really wanted to update so many times but this lack of daylight has been making it impossible to take decent pictures and my beloved photographer has been suffering from a cold for the past week. I must admit that this darkness has made me feel a bit under the weather, so writing in general has been hard for me. Damn this darkness!To bring you back to happier subjects, the new fall/winter stuff should come to our Etsy store any moment now. The studio photos are getting finalized and Ranna and I are hoping to open the store asap. So if you are quick enough, you might be able to get some filling to your Xmas stockings right in time.

Here are a few tastings of what’s coming up…Photos by Satu Kemppainen.




© Satu Kemppainen
Blue tunic: Tell Me A Story Vintage
Long cardigan: Tell Me A Story Vintage
Floral dress: Tell Me A Story Vintage
White dress: Tell Me A Story Vintage
Hat: Uniformal Warehouse
OTK boots: Bronx

P.S. I pinky promise to update tomorrow again as I finally will have some outfits to share!

These grey days

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Today I visited my parents for a formal dinner to celebrate the Finnish Independence Day. We were looking over photos from last summer’s Norway trip and doing what most Finns do every 6th of December, evaluating the evening gowns of the guests entering the president’s Independence Day ball and toasting to the celebration. It seems that burgundy was the hit color amongst the guests this year. I wanted to wear something comfortable so I grabbed something I haven’t worn in ages; a puffy sleeve shirt bought from California two years ago and high waisted jeans that have been waiting to get re-colored for a year now (yep, I’m lazy…). Since the high waisted jeans need something extra to fill the extra length, I tied the twofold second hand belt around my waist.





Puffy sleeve shirt: Urban Outfitters
Jeans: Weekday
Belt: Second hand
Heels: Dinsko

Now I’m off to the evenings festivities which consist of going to the local indie club (no surprise there). Happy Independence Day to my fellow Finns and others, enjoy your weekend!

I'm a television girl in a television world

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During our Sweden trip the local Finnsih TV station wanted to make a story about the Finnish fashion bloggers and our spending habits during the weakened economy. The following video clip is in Finnish but basically what I’m saying is something along the lines of, “I follow other fashion blogs to get inspired, and if my readers can get inspired by my blog and style, I’m happy”. It doesn’t really have anything do with the ecomony but when they asked me reasons for why I have a blog, that was one of them. It’s really horrible to watch yourself on TV, especially when I wasn’t given any time to prepare for the interview. Here is the end result (forward the clip to 9 minutes):
Uutiset tisdag 02 december 2008-12-02 17.45.