ON VACATION

I'm home again after our trip. It was great.
Here are some of the things we did:

Drove trhough Sweden to Denmark.

Stopped for polkagrisar on the way (I have my mouth full already).

Had a nice flat to stay in in Copenhagen. (Last time there was ten years ago when Julien and I did a two-month exchange. I noticed upon arrival I didn't remember much of the city anymore.)

Met Mari for some coffe and shopping.

Found a vintage sailor inspired dress, among other things.

Strolled around Tivoli.


Stopped at different places and small towns on the way back up.

Went swimming. (It's not me there jumping making the splash though. I'm a bit lame and seldom put my head below the surface. It's beacuse of the hair you know.)

Shouted Cows!/Horses!/Sheep!/Bambis! every time I spotted animals by the road. During some 1600 kilometers that makes quite many, but I just can't help myself.

Now I'll do a quick stop at our summerplace before it's time for Club Wanted, new comissions and back to work, all at once and really soon. Uh.

MORE ROADTRIPS

I took a little road trip just by myself and driving around the areas where I grew up and later on I picked up Ina, went for ice cream and drove around the part of town we'd like to live in where there's lots and lots of green and wooden houses.

I like my cars old. Older than I am. If I am about to pollute the planet I may as well do it with style. I have driven (driven as in moved from point A to point B) brand new fine cars in the harbour that are worth twice as much as my apartment. They are silent and smooth as cream to ride in but still -I think you should feel it when you drive! I actually want to make that effort to speed up. It always makes me go 'Vrooom!' when I hit the highway. (But then again I make that sound effect when I bike hard too so it's not really the car that brings that out in me...).

Well anyway, I love my car but since this blog normally tends to be more about clothes than cars may I just add that this outfit actually had a point; to make my skirt and top look like a dress together. I like combining two items into just one.


The belt and the car are vintage, the rest is semi-new stuff

Now I'm off for a slightly longer road trip with my secret boyfriend and I'll be back in August. Have fun until then!

(Btw If you spotted the bump in the front of my car; it wasn't me- contrary to common stereotypical misbelief I am blond and female but still know how to drive a car. That bump was caused by a man ;)

ROADTRIP / SHOW

Photo : Marko Hämäläinen

Here's a one of many pics from last week's show and now me and the rest of our troup avec Lola Vanilla are off on a rodatrip destinated Rauma where we'll do a show! I've made cherry pie cupcakes in leopards molds and burned lots of roadtrip cd's. The sun is hsining, it's hot outside, the dresses, the heels, the lashes and lip glitter are packed so off I go. Oh yeah.

Have a nice weekend everybody!

WHOAH! ONE MORE DRESS ADDED TO THE COLLECTION...

(Look ma! No hands - and almost no arms either! Great posing I have there, ey? :)

Ta-taa: it has arrived, the temptation I fell for: my Avian dress from Trashy Diva!

And it was delivered straight to my door - now that's what I call service! The doorbell rang and there was the postman and he just handed me my dress over. Why can't all things in life go as smooth?

Turned out it was a tiny bit too loose in the wast though so I was thinking of putting some ribbon in the back to chinch it in. However, after some bubbly and crispy at Punavuoren Putiikki's opening, a whole lot of tapas and sangria there after, an ice cream in the park - strawberry sorbet and peppermint cream. Great combination - and later on a big iced latte on a sunny terrace it fit like a dream! No loose fabric anymore anywhere ;)

But for the record, attaching two ribbons just behind the waist to tie into a bow in the back is an easy way to tuck in a dress a centimeter or two without any needles and pins and cutting. Less risky, easy to detach. Ribbons in the same color as the dress go rather unnoticed but can still make a small nice detail (or if you feel like it, why don't go for contrast colored ribbons as well?)

Oh, and also, since I get the question quite a lot - I can push my pedals perfectly well in my Parikka's. It's not that hard biking in high heeled shoes at all!

(Psst. You can here me quiz at Raio X3m tomorrow on Friday at 14:00 again. Let's see if I can make one more round...)