My Fashion Week!

As I told you Berlin Fashion Week's on with a lot of side events right now, and I went to see this beautiful exhibition: 

Portraits by Patrick Demarchelier

Oh..!!

So beautiful!

Just beautiful!

The space was stunning, a gallery in Kantstraße.

Two floors, different colours in the walls, a staircase and a huge atelier window with trees blooming at this time of year.

This was my absolute favourite:

And today we went to check out the hottest shopping street in Berlin:

Mulackstraße!

And here are the consequences...

I bought a Vivienne Westwood canvas shopper bag and it's so nice! More than nice!

Also on a good sale, which was even nicer!

I love it, the colours, everything!

And now resting poor feet in the oh-so-lovely Wohnzimmer...with a glass of the city's best mojito!

See ya later!

New blouse!

Last weekend was filled with festivities!

Graduation day for the brave students plus two lovely birthday parties!

It's been a while since my last shopping spree which quite frankly amazes me a little!

I know the reason: since we moved it's been all about decoration and home stuff but now I thought I want something new for all the many parties!

Here's what I found!

This beautiful blouse is from H&M, I was really positively surprised to find such a pearl!

Love the shape, the material and the neckline!

Seeing Pink!

It's gotten cold enough to start wearing scarves and gloves. 

On the other hand I'm a little sad but then again NOT AT ALL, since I get to wear my lovely pink accessories!!

The scarf is from last year's visit to China, and the gloves are new!

I found them in a huge -70% sale in the middle of the hottest season this summer, so they've been waiting their turn! Yay!

The scarf: a 100% silk-dream with sculls, diamonds and little floral themes...!

I swear I never thought I'd wear sculls in any form, but if you mix them with these ingredients, I'm in!!

I also love it for not being the usual square size, but a lot bigger! 

Love, love, love it!

Favourite things!

After a long week at work it's nice to relax a little!

I've been doing my favourite things starting from hugging and kissing my sweet, darling husband when he woke up, drinking strong black tea with honey and milk, and enjoying beautiful pictures of L'Officiell in bed! And the sun is shining bright outside!

Welcome, crispy Autumn mornings!

Soon it is brunch time, for my dear Mother's honour, who had her birthday earlier this week! 

See you soon, sweet friends, enjoy Sunday!

My favourite fragrance of the moment!

This is very strong, very sweet, very Autumn. I got it as a gift from my sweet husband, and always come back to it during this season! It was also Autumn when I got it! I love it! 

About Ballerina Shoes!

This summer has been the last one for my sweet old black ballerinas. I love them but our path together has come to an end, I'm ready to admit it now.

They're so comfy and cute but they've completely worned out from the heels, and by this I mean holes! Real holes. Oh dear.

So a few weeks ago I ran into an ad stand in Esplanadi and bravely stepped in to Pretty Ballerinas!

I know something about these shoes and thought to give them a go.

And guess what happened?!

I walked out with a new shiny pair of black patent leather ballerina shoes!

I've walked them in now, they're perfect for the end of this season and I think I'm starting to fall in love again...!

But at the same time this is a test, since I'm a heavy-user of shoes like these, and want to know if they're worth all the fuss they've been getting!

Next summer will show, let's see!

At least the bag and the box are VERY pretty!

Here comes a tip:

I like to turn in a few centimeters of the leg of my trousers. It exposes your ankles in a really cute and sexy-kind-of way. I don't mean in-your-face-sexy, more like a subtle Japanese geisha-like way, where exposing your neck is the most alluring thing. I think it's super fascinating!

Works best with high heels but with flats too! 

Try it!

Bags, bags, bags!!

Oh my, what an emotional rollercoster ride Yesterday was!

I found something I didn't know I was after: The Manor Bag by Burberry!!

What I have been after is a bigger black bag for the Autumn, and have been checking Stockmann's and such on and off but nothing has really hit me.

So Yesterday I decided to go through the smaller boutiques in Fredrikinkatu and Korkeavuorenkatu.

I saw this jewel in the oh-so-pretty second hand shop Hepsankeikka in Korkeavuorenkatu, calmly took a good look at it inside out, in front of a mirror, put it in my shoulder, and carried it a little in my arm.

I left the shop, I still had a few other places to go to, and I also stopped to have lunch at Tori. I believe one should never make any desicions no matter how big or small they were, with an empty stomach. And by the way, such a delicious salmon salad with fennel they had!

I went back and the friendly lady smiled at me to which I answered with even a bigger one, and we closed the deal!

The bag is so beautiful!!

It's hardly been used, it's made of thick, black quality leather, it's got golden highlights and enough room for my essentials, even a lunch box! It's just so bloody cool I can't believe my luck!!!

This is destiny! This is meant to be!

Life really is like a box of chocolates!! Hooray!!

Here it is!!

While browsing through different shops I came close to having a stroke at Amado's in Fredrikinkatu: the first thing I spotted was the Dior Goucho Double Saddle Bag!

I have never seen one in my life!!

While we talked about it with the owner I literally got goose bumps!

Oh-My-God it's such a beautiful bag, a true classic with the big buckle, the old keys and the medallions with Dior himself in them! I think I drewled a little!

But if the bag itself is prestigious, so was the price: if you have a spare 700€ in your account, hurry up and get it! It's there waiting!

Such a vision for my eyes, look!!

I also came across something rather odd: in another shop I spotted a black Louis Vuitton Alma Bag in Vernis leather in the window. I've never been too keen on the LV's but the Alma Bag especially in the colour Amarante is quite pretty. So I went in and took a look at it. It had bigger handles than they usually do, there was only one inside pocket instead of two, it had no padlock in the zipper and the label inside looked a little sloppy. I couldn't believe it. Came to my mind if it was genuine at all. And the price was 550€.

I really don't know these bags well, there were other Vuittons too, mainly those traditional Monogram-Bags, so she must know how it is. Perhaps it was an older model, a special edition, something. Don't know.

But here's the Alma in Amarante, isn't it cute!

Ok, now there's been A LOT of talking about bags! 

It's like a can of worms, I can't stop!!

Have a good Tuesday, my friends, inspite the rain!

Summer style!

Here's one of my favourite summer dresses: 

From the IvanaHelsinki S/S 2011 Where The F*** Is My Sailor-line

I remember when I bought it two years ago: I was with my sister, about to leave to Berlin with my Mother, and we went to the store. I was already standing at the counter with the dress when I spotted this silk scarf with the same design! 

Well, I just couldn't leave the place without it!

Since then the scarf has turned out to be one of the most versatile accessories ever!

Sometimes I wear it in my neck, in these pics it's in my head, you can tie it in your bag or wrist...so many options! And every single one of them combines it together with the dress itself! 

But the most funny and curious thing is that the dress is made out of terry cloth! 

Mixing 100% silk with terry cloth makes the edgiest union in my wardrobe, and I love it!

Golden times!

Hey y'all!

It's almost midsummer, and the weather forecast promises lots of sunshine, yay!

We went to the city for a brief moment, so that there was enough time to switch the insect spray to sweet parfume, nice! We took care of some errands and I took some time to walk around sweet summery Helsinki!

Lots of temptations out there but I fell for these beautiful and sweet strawberries! My first Finnish ones this summer!

     

Lately I've been inspired by the rusty ghetto gold jewellery and accessories. They look good especially with black, with tanned skin, almost anything!

I took a good look at my cupboards and here's what I found:

I like them a lot! It's time to mix and match, not only with stripes, squares and dots in clothing, but with jewellery too! 

Summer is the perfect time to wear a lot of nice accessories, at least for me. I feel more at ease, liberated somehow, and definitely go bigger with them! There's not such a rush all the time and the general feel is more relaxed. Clothes are much lighter and more colourful, and the same thing happens to the mind too!

So let's explore ourselves and have a mad rush for gold! Fleamarkets are an excellent and never-ending source of all thing such! 

To choose or not to choose?

As I told you earlier I need to stay focused since there's still one more concert left, but apparently my ability to be focused has multiple ways of existing, as it just so happened that today after work I went to look for the perfect dress to wear at dear friends's wedding in three weeks...in LONDON!!!
Blimey!
Head is full of difficult decisions!

I was browsing through the shops of Fredrikinkatu feeling a bit unwilling to do so, since I had the gutsy feeling that eventually I'd find what I was after from my ultimate dress supplier: IvanaHelsinki.
And if course I did! 

Did not make any desicions yet, but strongly believe I just might have to go back!

I got the best of service, as always, tried on several options, but this strapless Martha dress in rosy shades made the best impact on me! 

But the thing is, being a wedding in the UK, a head piece or a hat is a big part of the whole thing, and the ones I have would perhaps go best with a vintage number, so I thought maybe the best thing to do would be to sleep on it, and do what the kind girl suggested and come back with the whole arsenal, shoes included! And I most certainly will!!

Oh!! 

Must think about the concert tomorrow,
must think about the concert tomorrow,
must think about the concert tomorrow!!!!

A week in pictures!

The weekend is almost behind the corner, yay! I've been waiting for it badly! We've had long days at work, seriously heavy duty, but I'm sure the outcome is going to be good! It's also nice to notice that even though the sun is shining big and the temperature has risen, I've managed to hold on to my concentration!! The holidays are getting closer and there's good energy in the air!

Here's some snapshots from this week, mainly from well deserved lunch brakes!

Beautiful sky, beautiful scenery

My sweet Japanese colleague visited home and brought me the prettiest souvenir ever! She clearly knows my true nature!

And here's me sporting my new flea market-goodies! The sandals and one of the new bags! I can't believe that I payed 1€ for it! A leather bag! And this you won't believe: I had it with me for the first time Yesterday, and in the evening when I was coming home I reached for my keys in the small side pocket, and found 3,5€ from there! I was at awe. For a brief moment I was thinking should I perhaps return the money... but naah, I had an ice cream today at the lunch brake instead!! 

Now it's definitely time to go to bed, I just got home an hour ago only to wake up in the morning to go back! But after that it's weekend and it'll be lovely! Good night my friends!!

Online shopping!

Aah, the joys of the internet!!
These beauties were delivered to me Yesterday, and instantly put a broad smile on my face!!
Patent leather shoes from Vagabond and my dream-come-true Moschino logo-belt!!

I've been after this belt for quite some time now and can't believe I didn't buy it while I was in Paris! I was extremely lucky to get the last one from their online boutique and now it's here!! Hooray!!
The shoes are from Vagabond and they're cool! Very shiny!!
And a perfect fit too!
I love this gentleman-fashion that's going on at the moment, shoe-wise at least! These babies give a good edge to any outfit, and certainly go well with the belt too!

Now this material girl will drown herself in the world of music, have to get the balance right!
Hugs and sunshine everyone!

Valentine's Day & New Shoes!

I promised to show you the shoes from Yesterday...here they are!
Basic black heels with that special Ms. Parikka twist and her signature heart-theme with a hidden platform, which makes them not only look good but feel good as well! They are so comfortable and good to wear, I'm very happy about them since I've needed new black shoes for a while now! Very happy!!
This is my third pair altogether, I got my very firsts from my husband a few years ago for Christmas! They are seriously cool, for very special occasions! Oh my sweet darling husband!

Minna Parikka is one of our most talented up-and-coming designers. I love her colourful and fun style with traces of vintage and pin-up. I wish her all the best, and will be cheering for her! Check her pages here, beautiful!

Now I'll wish you all a happy Valentine's Day! We'll leave for the movie in a bit, have a good evening with heart-shaped thoughts my friends!

A Day-Off!

If possible, there's no sweeter thing than to allow yourself a day-off in the middle of the week! I started early, really early, I was in the swimming pool at 7.55, swam a kilometer and enjoyed the sauna! Such a heavenly start for the day! Sweet husband was still asleep when I came back, so I made a good cup of coffee for him!
We left together, I walked to the center to get us tickets to a movie tomorrow night! We're going to see The Master. We both are huge fans of Philip Seymour Hoffman, and it's supposed to be a good film. A movie night coming up, yay!

I did some shopping, had sushi for lunch in the sweet Sushi Bar in the corner of Annankatu and Uudenmaankatu, and still continued my way to Korkeavuorenkatu and Lungi, where I bumped into an old friend!

Matchy matchy! My See by Chloé-bag and the Melissa's make a perfect match!

Can you guess which shoe shop I'm in?? This is their brand new boutique in Aleksi, they gave up the beautiful space in Bulevardi and moved here! Very nice!

After lunch-walk in Punavuori! Always keep your eyes open and you'll spot pretty things!

And yes! The best shoe shop in town!! I'll show you the inside of this bag later, bye for now dears!