Paris men’s fashion week: the Viridi-anne S/S 2011

The third fashion show or rather an installation for us on the Paris men’s fashion week, was the Viridi-anne Spring/Summer2011 collection, titled “Blue Period”. This Japanese design house has completely won over my boyfriend’s heart, and after experiencing the climb up to a castle-like dark  tower where the beautiful clothes,  gorgeous model boys, and blue dim light popped up here and there, I was  also sold. It’s no wonder this brand has succeeded mainly in the European market, the classic silhouettes with intelligent cuts are the Viridi-anne’s best trades, separating it from the more outrageous Japanese fashion.  Personally, I’m enamored of the fact that the shades of blue are back in the spring’s color palette, alongside with different hats which I share a secret passion for.

Outside of the show after taking my outfit pictures (ps. the DRK SHDW cape shirt is  part one of my two purchases made in Paris!) we bumped into a few fellow Finns Siidaa and Sophie, who’s almost matching ensembles were screaming for perpetuating. The picture of  Sophie sitting on the railing is so delicate and beautiful, that I’m still in awe about the fact that how on earth I managed to captured her so perfectly (Sophie being a professional model might have also helped a bit but let’s pretend you didn’t know that). I guess my photographing skills have somewhat improved with practice, especially with portraits which I love to do the most.

On me:
Cape shirt: DRK SHDW
Skirt: Rick Owens Lilies
Wedge ankle boots: Rick Owens
Bag: Lumi
Hat: H&M Fashion Againts AIDS
Spine ring: eBay

Mesh & lace

A rainy weekend indoors calls for relaxed clothes and taking out last summer’s favorite slouching shorts. To make things more interesting, I added the mesh top and the lace bustier to give a touch of luxury to an otherwise ordinary outfit. Now that I think about it, I really should give this MM6 by Maison Martin Margiela mesh top more wear, as the last time it was worn was over a year ago. I don’t know how great pieces like this one end up getting lost in one’s closet, that’s a mystery that needs to be solved.

Have a great weekend!




Cardigan: MTWTFSS
Mesh top: MM6 by Maison Martin Margiela
Lace bustier:: Sonia Rykiel for H&M
College shorts: Zara
Platform ankle boots: Vagabond
Rings: Kalevala Koru

Hunting for witches

I don’t know how it’s with the other bloggers but it’s not very often that my beloved photographer actually wants to take my pictures, and usually the process requires a long  persuasion and generous bribing to get the job done. So when he says  “today your outfit is looking so good that I don’t even mind taking the pictures”, I must have done something right. Even though a kid in a stroller had yelled “mom, is that a witch?” when I walked passed him. I chose to ignore the incident with amusement, and marked this day down as a huge progress in our photographer-subject relationship instead. This really might be the beginning of a beautiful friendship, or maybe I just need to keep the boyfriend approved outfits coming. Either way is fine with me.

Cape shirt with face: DRK SHDW
Beige tank top: Storemade by Weekday (gift)
Harem shorts: Affordable Luxury by Ewa Larsson (Lindex)
Wedge ankle boots: Rick Owens
Bag: Lumi
Hat: Fashion Against AIDS by H&M
Rings: Kalevala koru, custom made etc.

Affordable Luxury

On Tuesday my long wait was over, as the time for the Affordable Luxury collection for Lindex launch party in Helsinki came, and I finally got to try on the clothes that had been on my mind ever since I came out of the press conference in March. Three of us Indiedays bloggers (including myself, Niina and Aurora) got to choose our favorites from the collection which  literally made me feel like a kid in a candy store.

Being a big fan of contrasts and often playing with the masculine and feminine, soft and hard – this collection seemed to have it all. The black  mesh tunic was of course an obvious choice for me, as were the harem shorts. I had also picked up a few other garments but will introduce those later.

If you want to see more of the collection and my first ever video interview with Ewa Larsson, the mastermind behind this amazing collection, do check the Lindex showroom for more info.

Guest stars: Aurora, Niina, Wikke & Jenni

My outfit: Affordable Luxury by Ewa Larsson (Lindex)
Rings: Kalevala Koru, custom made nail ring, gift