Christmas Mac and Other Friends

So, nothing special about Christmas. I don't see anything special about it anymore, it's only a time for holiday for me. I like the lights though!

Holiday look is created of course with comfy clothes
(in this case from a jump suit and a soft sweater),
easy hair do (bun from yesterday's curls)
and nice lipstick.
Like this today :)

I got some nice presents and THIS LAPTOP that I had wished so much, and that I'm writing with JUST NOW, humming humming! ;) About that later then but I reveal you that much that it's pretty and white Mac.

Omg!!!!

So that scarf ^ there I wore today came yesterday from one present which was from my aunt. She knits so much and is very talented and approved all round our family! I like this because I feel the knitted love and it can be worn so chunky way! I think I could seam its both ends together to create a "trend scarf" - it would be also more convenient and looking better.

Three color zones.
I already thought these dark colors would look nice
with a black or dark grey winter coat!
Because I need a new coat, every inspiration
is warmly welcome and used. (;

It was just such a coincidence that I got a scarf like this now, because I was just knitting myself one which had same kinds of darker colors... Weird, but I think I shall give that one to my father now - he'll approve a trend scarf most probably.

But from knitting to jewelry that I got pretty nicely this year.

Necklace from sis,
earrings from a friend.

I got a Kalevala ring too from my dad, but I'm not sharing it with you. I think I'm not going to use so much - I don't feel it so much to my style. ;(

I think those Eiffel tower earrings are fantastic! I like the other ones also very much and they have already found their place as my favorites!

Not even talking about the necklace! That if something is to my taste and lovely! A bear hanging from a hot air balloon, it's so detailed.




I got this German fashion magazine and very massive rose head band from my blogger friend. I like them both very much and I have used them both much. :)

I also got some good chocolate, Beauty and the Beast Disney movie (I haven't ever seen it and I'll watch it today. Exited!), one book, night pants and four movie tickets. Useful stuff and I'm grateful for it!

Peace and get inspired from the season!

Urban Outfitters Come From Sweden

Last Tuesday, at 10:15, we moved as a whole family on buss to centrum of Stockholm where we then spread into two teams: me and mother wanted to go shopping and explore SoFo area. One day, 4 family members = you can’t please everyone, so pairing by interests was a good thing. Actually it was great, because we had very nice day together – quality time with mom that I had secretly missed. ;,)

We knew by the experience that vintage boutiques won’t open before midday, so we first headed to the Sturegallerien to kill time. We didn’t stay there for long. I didn’t like the place at all. I guess it was too snobby or elitistic for me. I couldn’t have shopped there and I even felt hard to visit in the shops... :/ Only shop I liked was Mango in the upstairs but the collection there was of course made by the house theme. ;) But I still managed to found black earmuffs there and I am very glad about them. <3

It rained when we walked to NK, famous and big shopping mall. But we never made so far when we walked along street Biblioteksgatan shop named URBAN OUTFITTERS took our interest. Mom asked have I ever heard about this shop, I answered no and she said she has and it would be interesting to do a round there. I agreed and now I am fucking glad I did! :-D 

First of all, it was super esthetic. It was many times bigger than I thought, chandeliers, many rooms and beautiful stairway to the fitting rooms. (< You get the key to fitting rooms from a worker at the doors, I was hyper about that detail! :D) 

Sadly photographing is never legal in cloth shops so I can’t show you pics. But think: Bigger than big. More gorgeous than any shop but still the most bohemian and cozy I have ever been. Mom said it is an old theater building. And I think I have lost my heart there like I almost did with my mittens. ^^’ Sellers were so nice and helpful so they probably would give my heart back stored in the closet behind deck. But I rather leave it there. Now I have the place to always return.

I wonder why in Finland there is no same system than in Sweden to have new and old, customized fashion together in same shop. I thought it was genious what I saw there: Old flea market stuff customized and sold as high fashion. They worked on me at least! I got so inspired there and I now only want an old knit sweater so I can turn it to a skirt! :D They had their own section but naturally were still mixed with newer brands like Cheap Monday. Broad look to URBAN OUTFITTERS’ style was vintage and somewhat maybe Kenzo-like. I approved it very much because I felt everything fitted and matched also my style.

But only clothes? No no no, better. So big shop has space for another stuff too, books, Polaroid cameras, nail stuff, accessories, note books… Stylish lifestyle stuff indeed! I fell in love with the Fish Eye Polaroid box cameras. *-*

No, I didn't buy one of those cameras - this time.
I wanted just to show you how the cameras looked like.
I was impressed. I want one!
(the pic from aisyahrozi.)

I came out from the store with brown paper bags and wide smile. =)

Nothing to add.

This book right here didn't cost much so I had to get it.
50 fashion designers you should know, oh yay! :D

Some I of course knew already,
but some were new names to me.
It's fun to see how they have all affected this industry. :o
But no Finnish names.
Or any Scandinavian.
Yet.
I'm bit disappointed. ;<

Then mother bought me also a book about designing patterns.
I was like naa, you shouldn't have,
since I do my patterns always by myself
and felt like I don't need a book about it. ;)

I started reading it and there's really good tips to me.
Very teaching and inspiring!
And I guess it would be easier with patterns or when you know the basics about them?
That was my first reason why I started doing my own patterns two years ago:
I never found good ones or they didn't work for me.

Vintage shopping in later post!

Addresses:

Sturegatan Biblioteksgatan 9a

Urban Outfitters Biblioteksgatan 5

NK Hamngatan 18-20

What Is Hot In Sweden?

This week I was in Stockholm and I got more convinced how great city it really is. One day for shopping was simply not enough, so I had to focus on one thing during my stay and that was vintage shopping this time. I visited in and tried out few 2^nd hand shops in Sofo (South of Folkungagatan; the area as a centre of creative and innovative fashion and retailing. In particular, many Swedish fashion designers are located in SoFo) and found new favorite café around there also.

But to answer the question of the topic, it is fur. You can’t miss it if you now walk through Stockholm.

You see it, many city women were wearing gray or light brown fur coats. And it’s coming to Finland, on Monday at least two Helsinki girls were influenced to use fur coats and skinny pants. And Swedish clothing shops, like Weekday, are great at bringing this trend here.

You feel it, it’s big, so soft, thick and warm. Even curly, like sheep’s wool.

You love it, when you make sure it is fake. This time fake is ok. 

Even Chanel knows it:

From Fall 2010 collection

All fake

Chanel and many other high brands brought out last summer their newest fur collections and I was proud that Chanel and many others used only fake fur in their collections. I can’t eat meat because I can never be sure where it’s come from, so how could I wear or say it’s fine to use real fur? I think it’s ok to have fake fur and wool (Finnish, please!) clothes. They are like my placebos, just like I eat as an vegetarian tofu and beans to replace proteins I once got from the meat.

Real or fake, the coats and vests were quite pricey in Stockholm. But I still have my eyes on fur clothes even here in Finland – maybe not those Eskimo hats that are sold in every store in here, but coats, vests, stoles and even cute high heels. This small girl is getting herself a winter fur, grawl!

 Thank you, Topshop

I must go an take my mom's old,

red fake fur coat from the attic and coordinate it with my new black earmuffs from Mango!