LATE EVENING SUNSHINE AND SOME BONUS LEGS

It's nice when it is summer and the nights are pale and light again!Here we are outside at 10pm.It is also nice when it is warm and one can wear light clothing in just one layer.Dresses. No socks, no jacket.And it's even nicer when your dress is not a dress but has legs! ...

BECAUSE LIFE IS TOO SHORT FOR PLAIN CLOTHING

a.k.a. it was aliens!Some time ago I made myself a UFO-sweater!Somehow I managed to go almost 38 years without one.I bought an appliqué (via Etsy*)  and sew it onto a sweater.Or, first I carefully ironed it and then as it did not stick everywhere I went with plan B and sew it.*) Always Etsy. Late...

PLUM, DARK BLUE, AND ALL THE COLOURS OF AUTUMN

You've seen me talk about it trough the years - my love for autumn. I do enjoy all seasons (except perhaps for spring, as spring in Finland often turns out rather not only short but non-existent; two months of disappointment. Sadly), but while I always long for a short (hah!) snowy winter and feel most...

SUMMER VIBES FROM WHEN IT WAS (ALMOST) WARM

October! The month changes and the sun says 'K bye!' and we get Halloween-ish storms in an instant. Not that I am complaining per se; I have big shawls and red wine and berets and turbans to cover my hair with.But here's a throwback to an planned-but-unposted  (applies to 99%of the photos on my...

LOST SPRING

Waiting for spring like -WHERE IS IT!Apparently spring is like a month late here or so by now they say on the news and in the papers.Well yes, thanks, we kind of noticed. The true definition of "april weather". Sun and rain and random snow and temperatuare yo-yoing.But the spring gear has however premiered....

FOUR THINGS RIGHT NOW: 4 x BROWN

Gingerbread brown blouse that I came across for less than 5€ the other day at the Fida thrift shop.Breakfast. Or, part of it.Also: unintentionally inspired by my post a few days back, matching my snacks.1970's vintage cowboy boots that I bought via Etsy some time ago. When you live in the countryside...

THIS WINTER'S SKIRT

So far this year I feel I have mainly been living in a turban,  a thin knit and in this forest green knitted skirt with a strechty waist. Easy to pull up over the dance leggings and tops, to add an extra layer underneath to when it got really cold, and good as it is with just tights when it's been...

WINTERIZING SUMMER STRIPES

Well, it's that time of the year again when you either have packed some of your clothes away (if you are the organised type that actually does that instead of having to lean against your closet door to close it. Not saying I'm either one  though, ehrm), or have started indulging in some hardcore...

RED & YELLOW, SUGAR & CREAM

The darker and more desaturated it gets outside the nicer it is to wrap yourself in colours. Well that, and -a bit contradictory I guess - all black as well (which is still a very common day-to-day choice for me). But today it was deep red för hela slanten as one would say in Swedish. (Well probably...

DRESSED UP FOR OCTOBER

I went to a Octoberfest-themed party in the weekend and dressed inspired by myself in 1983.(Even though I remembered my tiny dirndl had the colours the other way around, with a red skirt.)I did not have that much time to put together an outfit and also wanted one just inspired by the look of a dirndl,...

SILK & POLYESTER

Channeling some 70's lounge vibes with my blackjumpsuit, peeptoes and slinky silk shirt.It's all old stuff from the clos...

AT THE PIN-UP FINLAND FINALS

One thing about getting older, I've noticed, is that you get more tired doing things that before did not tire you as much. So after a weekend of working for about 30 hours, of which half of those hours in high heels, walking an uncountable amount of time back-and-forth between stage area and back stage...

APPLES, THE BLACK BERET AND THE PONCHO

It's that time of the year! The beret is out and the poncho is on and you can totally wrap yourself in it and there are apples everywhere:It's autu...