Stockholm calling

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This weekend has so far been one of those weekends that has lacked any sort of activity. Nothing is going on, no good clubs to go to, no parties to attend and no spontaneous shopping spasms. I have been lazy with my outfit photos as well, even though I have the Gorillapod to assist me. To be honest, I’ve only went out once today and that was to get some groceries. The rest of my day has been occupied with lounging and watching movies.

I guess some needed rest is in place considering next week I and seven other Finnish fashion bloggers are conquering Stockholm. The trip is organized by VisitSweden (kind of ironic that Sweden supports us Finnish bloggers this way and not Finland) and Minttu who is a Finnish blogger living in Sweden. I have to say I am really psyched about this trip! My brain is scanning though outfit options and what to wear during the trip and yes, I am a bit nervous too. Most of these gals I already know but there are two who I have not met yet. It shall be very interesting and I will report about it when the time comes. Hopefully, I’ll have some time for blogging while in Sweden; however, our schedule is rather busy with designer visits, shopping and fine dining. My boyfriend will also be going to Sweden during the same time due to his jealousy of my gain. Ha!

Since there are no outfit photos from this weekend, I will leave you with this one that was taken last week. Once again I am wearing my trusted colors, black and grey – no surprises there. The days are getting really dark, so more self-taken indoor shots are probably coming up in the next months. Bare with me…


Knit vest: Josefssons
Black turtle neck: Lindex
Shoes: Global Essentials
Necklace: H&M

Say hello to my new three legged friend, Mr. Gorillapod

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Only a blogger could ask for such a selfish b-day present. Introducing my new friend, Mr. Gorillapod. This little three legged alien looking thing is every blogger’s dream toy and a great help for taking those totally self-centered photos of oneself. You can twist the legs as you like and attach it to anything, I even tried it on a door handle and it stayed there and was ready for a picture. Truly fantastic! I got the mid-size one but these come in different sizes/lengths. My pod weighs only 165 grams so it’s fairly light to take anywhere you go (no need for those heavyweight tripods anymore). Read more info here if interested.



My new friend Mr. Gorillapod and my camera


I got this little fella from my parents (after requesting it of course) when I had a b-day dinner at their place on Sunday. The days are getting so gray that it’s hard to snap an outfit photo even during daytime. That’s one thing Mr. Gorillapod can’t help with, unfortunately; however, this is what I wore on Sunday.



Dress: H&M Trend
Sweater: Roberto Cavalli for H&M
Shoes: Wedins

Constructivism

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Since my b-day happened to be in the middle of the week, I decided to host the actual party yesterday night. We had some food and drinks at my place and later on headed to a local indie club to dance and a see a band called Juvelen. I had heard that they are Sweden’s own Prince (the artist not the royalty) and as a huge Prince fan it was definately worth checking out. Since I was such a busy host, I had no time to take an outfit picture when there was still daylight. Therefore Ranna and I had a photoshoot at the club and to my surprise the pictures came out pretty nice! Thanks Ranna for these photos below, my photographer work and her lovely and very similar shape (we did not plan this!) outfit can be seen here.







Dress: Saints & Mortals
Net top: Martin Margiela
Oddly cut top: Fifth Avenue Shoe Repair
Bag: Bianco Accessories
Shoes: Skopunkten

I constructed the outfit of a pleather dress I bought recently as an impulse buy and added the see through oddly-cut top, a Margiela net top, laceup shoes and all the gold jewellery I could find. The inspiration for my outfit came from Givenchy’s fall/winter 08/09 colleciton, it’s my absolute favourite collection of this fall from all the designers. I just can’t say no to leather, bunch of jewellery and platform shoes.


Source: Style.com

From my perspective the latter had to stay at home and wasn’t included in my outfit because I wanted to ensure a pleasant dancing experience all night long. Also, tomorrow we are having a photoshoot for our Etsy store and there is going to be a lot of standing outside so my feet have to be in good shape. So keep your eyes open for our new fall/winter stuff, it’s coming up soon!

My sweet 16 (+10)

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An anonymous commenter was surprised how I have been 25 for so long, well finally the day has come when I turn 26. Yes, I AM getting older today…To celebrate my aging process my boyfriend and I went out to eat at the American diner. Originally we had planned to go see Tropic Thunder at the movie theaters but felt too tired after the huge chicken burger and fries and decided to rent a movie and come home. For my b-day I wanted to wear something comfortable but at the same time this is sort of an autumn update on the long t-shirt look. Who said that it can only be done in the summer time? Not me.



On the way back home the leaves and lanterns at this nearby park looked so nice that we just had to snap some photos. These autumn evenings are so nice, especially when it’s a full moon like tonight.





Blazer: Vintage
Long t-shirt: 22 Vintage
Knee high socks: H&M
Shoes: Vintage
Bag: Second hand
Scarf: Second hand
Gloves: Seppälä