Everyday is Halloween

A Few pictures from november, Me and my witchy friend.

Happy Holidays

The end of an era of shoes

My most favorite shoe designer Minna Parikka will end her career.
I'm glad that I got to buy many beautiful and fun shoes over the years, it is sad that there will be no new ones under present conditions.
I have been collecting Minna Parikkas shoes for years.
I bought these silver winged pumps from Minna Parikka website, these shoes have been released sometime in the past, these are another version of the winged heels.
There is chance to buy Minna Parika's shoes cheaply by buying them outside of Finland, as second-hand.
I bought these " Melt" heels from Germany, cost only 50€, and they have never been used.

Before the designer decided to quit, I found cheaply these pink ones from a platform where second-hand goods are sold in Finland. I love them, even the pink is not my color. Today, insane sums are being asked for her shoes :/

I would like to keep supporting the Finnish design in the future.

Yer a wizard Harry

" I am what I am, an' I'm not ashamed. 'Never be ashamed,' my ol' dad used ter say, 'there's some who'll hold it against you, but they're not worth botherin' with."
- Rubeus Hagrid

"If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals."
- Sirius Black

“Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love.”
- Albus Dumbledore

"There will be no foolish wand-waving or silly incantations in this class. As such, I don't expect many of you to appreciate the subtle science and exact art that is potion-making. However, for those select few who possess the predisposition, I can teach you how to bewitch the mind and ensnare the senses. I can tell you how to bottle fame, brew glory, and even put a stopper in death. Then again, maybe some of you have come to Hogwarts in possession of abilities so formidable that you feel confident enough to not pay attention!" — Professor Severus Snape

"Yer a wizard Harry."
― Rubeus Hagrid

"I've always wanted to use that spell."
― Minerva McGonagall

"Honestly, if you were any slower, you’d be going backward."
— Draco Malfoy

Vintage Lady Part. 2

Dress: Pretty Dress Company
Hat: Vintage
Bag: Vintage
Shoes: Minna Parikka
Leather Gloves: -

Clock on the Rocks

I'm not a wristwatch person.
When I was a little, my father bought me a great waterproof watch. It was expensive at the time.
I had only had it for a few weeks, when I went to the beach and someone stole it from me while I was on the lake. Whole thing was put to my own fault.
Since then I haven’t wanted a wristwatch, at least before now.
This watch is like a piece of jewelry, it is vintage from the late 40's.
It is silver and it has six amethysts. The clock has no batteries, it walks forever. It just has to remember to wind.

I'ts Tartan Time!

Tartan fabric and autumn go well together, and I tried to get some British feeling into these pictures.
Dress: Pretty Dress Company
Shoes: Guess
Beret: Secondhand
Bag: Voodoo Vixen
Gloves: Lindy Bop
Belt: Collectif
Sunglasses: Donce & Gabbana

My dress design ended up in a music video!

Dorothy Polonium - Serpentine

GLAMOUR - Serlachius Museum

I visited the Serlachius museum, it is a about 90 km from Tampere in place called Mänttä.
I was surprised how wonderful exhibition there is at the moment going on!

"Since 1950s, the economic growth, development of the film industry and major international productions generated theatre and film costume houses who combined creativity with Italy’s high quality craftsmanship. One of them is Tirelli Costumi, whose costumes have brought to Italy numerous Oscar wins and nominations and other international awards. These include The Taming of the Shrew, starring Elisabeth Taylor, Once Upon a Time in America, directed by Sergio Leone, and Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette."
I have never enjoyed a museum for so long, and I took hundreds of pictures and videos about all those amazing outfits. This was truly a place in heaven, for a clothing designer as my self.

These two dresses were worn by Michelle Pfeiffer, from the film The Age of Innocence, 1993.

This dress was my second favorite dress in whole exhibition. I could remember it from film the Ange of Innocence, wearing by Winona Ryder ( one of my favorite actresses )
Cardinal’s coat from the film The Name of the Rose, 1986

This cape was jsut amazing. Helmut Berger wears a long, hand-embroidered mantle that cost 25 million lire and took professional seamstresses over two months to complete, 1973.

The Leopard, 1963.
This is only copy of the original dress.

Laura Antonelli as Giulina Hermil, The innocent, 1976. Black dress.

Marie Dubois as the Princess, red dress.

Tale of Tales, 2015. Salma Hayek as the Queen of Selvascura.

Vincent Cassel as the King of Roccaforte.

Amadeus, 1984. This movie is one of my favorites.
Original 18th century frock coat in black cloth with floral silk embroidery. F.Murray Abraham as Antonio Salieri.

La Traviata 1982.

Young Pope ( from Netfix ) 2016.

Evening dress

Kirsten Dunst as Marie Antoinette, 2006.

When I looked at all the dresses in the show, I realized how terribly small all the actors are. No wonder some of them are suffering from an eating disorder.

Mary Nighy as Princess Lambelle.

Anna Karenina, 1997. Mia Kirshner as Kitty.

This dress is my absolutely favorite. No need to think about what the next clothing design will look like!
La Traviata, 1853. Maria Callas.


Selection of movies, in which the dresses of the exhibition have been used:
Pier Paolo Pasolini: Medea (1969)
Franco Zeffirelli: The Taming of the Shrew (1967), La Traviata (1983)
Luchino Visconti: The Leopard (1963), Death in Venice (1971), Ludwig II (1973)
Federico Fellini: Fellini’s Casanova (1976)
Milos Forman: Amadeus (1984)
Martin Scorsese: The Age of Innocence (1993)
Antony Mighella: The English Patient (1996)
Mel Gibson: The Passion of the Christ (2004)
Jean-Jacque Annaud: The Name of the Rose (1986)
Bernard Rose: Anna Karenina (1997)
Sergio Leone: Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Sofia Coppola: Marie Antoinette (2006)