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  What follows is part one of the complete, unexpurgated essay I wrote for English class during the school year of 1954-55, age twelve. This is what I meant when I told you "I've always been this way". I assume the attempts at humor were intentional, but it was too long ago to know for sure. This got an A from a very generous teacher. She did wish the material could have been "a bit more condensed".  80 YEARS OF FASHION Have you wondered who wore the first clothes? The caveman was probably first. His wardrobe consisted mostly of sheep and tiger skins, maybe some mink if he was wealthy. Now I'll skip a few thousand years and begin at 1850. This year approximately begins the Victorian era which was perhaps the ugliest period of the centuries. Meaningless ornament and veneer were applied to a design of already poor taste. Colors were crude; bonnets frankly hideous. It was necessary to wear heavily padded petticoats until the steel-rigged crinoline, or hoop-skir...

Groov-ey! Dr.Sketchy's Finland in Helsinki (me and Tinx, that is) is hosting the next event on September 10 at our studio .  Jackie will model and there will - as usual - be good music and red wine. If you want to get in the mood earlier already and are in for some serious shake-a-delic action join in on our GoGo-dance mini-course where we'll recreate a choreo from a 1966 music video. September 3 & 10!

From the list of small things (or maybe not even that small in the end) that make me happy: Going to the big super market after work at 10pm because 1) nowadays it is open that late because of free opening hours. (It's so god damn great I tell you, for anyone that does not do the normal 9-5. Smaller stores have had longer hours for years but now any store can choose their hours themselves and all Prisma's are open until 11 pm for example. And if you live out in the middle of a god damn field like I 99% of the time do nowadays, you are thankful) 2) and in that store, although not in the centre of Helsinki, you can easily pick and choose out of several vegan options available next to any non vegan-or vegatarian one. You don't even need to find that one sad hippie-shelf in the back corner for your almond milk anymore, it's all centrally located and full with lots of different options! 2010's, yey! 3) I can thus have a classic sandwich with cheese and even maddafakin ba...

Sonia Rykiel flashing a rare smile   Sonia Rykiel died in Paris this week at age 86. I came of age in the '60s and Sonia Rykiel spoke to my generation of young women, full of confidence in ourselves to handle careers, husbands (or lovers), chidren and family (if we wanted) or complete independence. We felt like pioneers because we were. Sonia was one of the few French designers whose work reflected this new freedom. Her designs were more wearable and affordable than French couture. Most notably her innovations (the poor boy sweater, culottes, flowing lines in knitwear, subdued but romantic dresses, minimal ornamentation) were widely copied and filtered down to those of us who, sadly, could not quite afford to shop at her left bank boutique. Early Rykiel It has always surprised me that French women have the reputation for being austere and disciplined dressers. While her designs eschewed frippery, they were always easy and playful. Sonia came up with innovative touches like reversib...

Dress:   ZARA    o   Sandals:   UNISA    o   Bijou:  APART     o    Sunnies:   ARMANI    o    Nails:   HERE      o    Salon:   LASER SKIN CARE  pacha zaraz przed zabiegiem pacha bezpośrednio po zabiegu pacha 3 tygodnie po zabiegu Sukienka :    ZARA    o   Sandały:   UNISA    o   Biżuteria:  APART     o    Okulary:   ARMANI    o   P azury:   TUTAJ      o    Salon depilacji:   LASER SKIN CARE Lato powoli mija nam koło nosa, jesień już za pasem i jest to właśnie idealny moment żeby porządnie zadbać o swoją skórę. W tym poście chciałabym przybliżyć Was kwestię TRWAŁEJ DEPILACJI LASEROWEJ. Wbrew pozorom, to nie lato jest właściwą porą do tego typu zabiegów, gdyż wtedy właśnie nasza skóra narażona jest na oddzi...

The good thing about going trough and organising your closet in deep-mode (OK; I can actually think of many , but let's start with this one) is that you may re-discover objects and pieces you had totally forgotten about. I am going trough stuff in the city apartment and found this old coat of mine, which is rather cute with an artsy vibe and just right for the weather we are having right now. Last time I wore it was when I was pregnant , actually. And I found some beauty store vouchers expiring in 2010 in the pockets! (Damn, 2010, that was so long ago already!) The coats is from ModCloth from years back, velvet leggings some randoms and shoes old (do anone even care about these things anymore?) I do get a lot of questions about my turban, which nowadays is as high up on my can't-live-without-it list as my black beret, especially for those days when I have curls waiting underneath like now: mine is made of in terrycloth and from Kuokkasen Peruukkiliike; you can find these from...

The blessed event that is the September fashion magazines weighs in at 12 pounds this year. In my world that's qunituplets. The fashionable five are Vogue at 800 pages, Harper's Bazaar at 584, Elle at 528, Marie Claire at 316 and Glamour, the runt of the litter, at 304 pages. The health of a magazine is determined by its number of pages, signifying many or fewer ads. Could you hear the clink of glasses down at Conde Nast as they toasted easily besting all rivals (especially Harper's Bazaar)? Things may not have been as happy at Glamour. I haven't looked inside yet. I must Do Certain Things First (like get dressed and feed the cats), but my fingers are itching. There are those who feel there will still be nothing for a WOACA* to wear. That's a good possibility. By what I've seen in preview, there may be nothing for anyone to wear. Style seems to be going through a meat grinder right now. What interests me most in the magazines is seeing how events and culture pla...

Hello there! I am back again from my - I think- longest blogging hiatus so far. Not that it really was an actual, planned one; I just don't find myself, the computer and time in the same sentence anymore. Internet, I miss you! It is also not always easy or the first thing that come to mind to blog about mundane things in a world that is on fire and a heart full of Weltschmerz. I am also clearly getting old(-er) for real now, even wiser perhaps, as I have stopped pushing myself at 1 am and instead go to sleep. Who would have thought. But. Aaaanyway, I am featured in the latest edition of Rockabilly Deluxe magazine ! It is with a piece I was asked to write about me and the Finnish burlesque scene. Order your printed copy  online , woop woop!

Further proof that beautiful is forever, this is a 1954 photo of Audrey Hepburn modelling a dress in Amsterdam. That's all the info I have. I thought I'd seen every photo of Audrey ever published as I've been following her since 1954. Guess I missed this one. That beautiful face! That gorgeous smile! That dress! Couldn't you wear it today (or next month when it's cooler)? I don't know the fabric or the color, but I'm guessing it's a burgundy and black brocade. That's what I want it to be. Not sure if I'd add the long black gloves, but Audrey has no problem wearing a dress-up dress with a pair of black flats. Copy that. Lanvin does brocade   This winter, lovers of the Boho look will be doing it in brocade. Dolce and Gabbana are the modern masters. Brocade makes any silhouette look dressy. "Brocade" is from the Italian "broccato", meaning embossed cloth, and it turns up in textiles of many cultures. And yes, "broccoli"...

Classics with a twist! These are menswear trends my dolls can relate to. Sport coats, suits, daytime staples and evening looks, everything is simple, wearable but with a detail or two that makes it a stand-out style.  These are keepsake looks my guys enjoyed wearing as much as they did selecting. City Slicker Nothing like the sleek sheen of leather to bring out the best in a guy. We love the laid back look of leather jeans and a cashmere sweater....perhaps with a kimono slung over the shoulders. Also noteworthy: leather tunics and car coats. Here, Atsushi pulls off a stunning, new version of great classic, the straight car coat. Inspired by Hermes, we used the same combination of leather/ short hair fur. The pattern is a basic straight coat with a simple shirt collar. The fur is used for the lower half coat front and one sleeve. Hyde and Seek This is a story of short fur jackets worn over straight trousers or slim jims. It doesn't matter the color, pattern ...