quand on ne rit plus c'est qu'on ne vit plus

//the row f10, images style.com

I hate to say this, but this is just perfect. I love everything about the row right now: the models and their hair, the all-black clothes, the pants, the coats and how the materials look. plus I love the black floor and the huge white flower arrangement in the background. I don't care if it's a fall collection, I just think the Olsens have somehow managed to make black clothing look more than appropriate for spring.

to be continued

//the documentation of my wreck this journal continues...

heart skipped a beat

//dear alpha60 black pleated wool scarf, please be a part of my wardrobe.

ambush

//four random things from the past week

1 an origami spike ball I made last weekend, you might think I sound crazy but origami is great. nerdy but great.

2 I made a promise not to buy anything for a while but then I found out models own was available in Finland. the shades I got are fuzzy peach, orange sorbet and lemon meringue but they make me miss spring things like sunshine and walks in the esplanade park and dry asphalt and a million other things. not good. it's still -10 degrees outside.

3 the Klaus Haapaniemi x Rosa Liksom Monsters book that I wanted to buy last spring but then I ran out of money and then the shop ran out of the books. I found it in the library today. it's filled with illustrations.

4 a delicious home made prosciutto pizza with mini tomatoes, rocket and parmesan. definitely not fat free, just the way it's supposed to be.

righteous and proud

//gold origami necklace from daydream nation @ pixie market

I wish I had the tools and materials and the know-how to make this kind of jewelry at home....

back to 505

//the Chanel Particulière nail polish has been featured in almost every blog; it seems to have become a phenomenon even bigger than the Chanel jade green nail polish.

I also think it's definitely a lot better than the jade green one, imagine having café au lait-coloured nails... I might even opt for this.

fileo+sofia

//tuxedo pants acne wedges rick owens watch casio the perfect bag proenza schouler lipstick make up store sweater monki

I've fallen head over heels for grandpa-style pants as you may have noticed--- I think I've featured them in at least three recent outfit collages. I can't wait to wear my black grandpa pants, I don't really like wearing them at this time of the year because they don't look particularly good with chunky winter coats. in addition to the black ones I kind of want to experiment with patterned trousers as well. I guess I need to go raid some op shops soon.

///the watch is from urban outfitters. when I was in Stockholm every other hipster-looking chick had one. I still love it.

morange

//I'm not the biggest fan of Abbey Lee Kershaw but she looks stunning on the cover of Vogue Australia's March issue. I love how they matched the font colours to her lipstick and nail polish.

I'm looking for a lipstick in that exact colour, anyone have any tips on where to look?

I have a soft spot for brown eyes

//these have nothing to do with what I usually post about, I know. I just felt like sharing.

images hedi slimane's photo diary

hors d'oeuvres

pants phi cardigan lutz&patmos boots acne specs cutler&gross lipstick nars 

// I've fallen for all kinds of specs.... I almost wish I had to wear glasses!

house of fire

//my old wallet is old, worn out and breaking into pieces. I've looked for a new one since last spring but haven't found one that would have pleased me enough. of course now that I've spent all my money and am not shopping at all I find the perfect one.

la collectionneuse

//scoop neck sweater helmut lang pants chloé briefcase mulberry wedge boots giuseppe zanotti watch random found from google specs prism

the stiff upper lip syndrome

//ohne titel ss10, images style.com

shopping from the past week or so

first of all, let me say s o r r y for my recent absence. 

I had a very special visitor from Australia for the last five days and figured that the dear friend of mine who I hadn't seen in over a year should get my undivided attention. before her visit I went on a cruise to Stockholm and back with some friends and even had the chance to hit the Swedish sales which turned out to be quite a feast...

1&2 Zara leather bag 3&4 American Apparel nail polish 5 Cheap Monday cube ring 6 Gina Tricot cross necklace 7 Monki stripe blazer 8&9 Acne pants from Urban Outfitters 

++ I got a new American Apparel ruched front bra, a black Monki dress, these Weekday wedges in patent and the world's most comfortable tank top tunics in both black and white. 

I think my sales shopping is done, and actually, I might be done shopping for quite a while. I need to figure out what I own and what I need before I buy any more junk.

search and rescue

mind-blowing colors and prints, amazing dresses and insanely beautiful platform shoes@josh goot

//gotta love orange combined with black and white.  and I'd take one of those black and white blazers with accent colored wrists any time!

zucchero a velo

 ring KIMBERLY MCDONALD jeans CITIZENS OF HUMANITY bag ALEXANDER WANG 

oversized tank COMPLEX GEOMETRIES suede wedges JEFFREY CAMPBELL leather jacket THEORY

propylenglycol

the small weekend bag & the usine bag

the story of me and the Surface to Air usine bag started just before Christmas when I saw the bag in real life for the first time at Helsinki10. I fell for it --hard--but simply didn't have the 370 euros I would have needed to purchase the bag.

right after Christmas I went to Helsinki10 again and the bag was on sale; 260€. I went on the Surface to Air online store too, and the bag was discounted there as well. the only little problem is that I'm now battling between the two options shown above: the small weekend bag and the usine bag. what do you think?? 

the small weekend bag is smaller and more feminine and seems very appropriate for everyday use whereas the usine is bulkier and bigger and more unisex. I seriously don't know which one attracts me more but the usine would be available in Helsinki--I wouldn't have to order online.

 oh oh oh the difficulty of these kinds of decisions. maybe I shouldn't buy a new bag at all.

blazing speed

chloë sevigny/tfs

herniated

Givenchy is incredible. 

image from the bottomless pit of imagery we like to call google.

alpha

new year's got a little bit out of control......in a good way though. new year's eves have been crappy for as long as I can remember but having an after party until 10 am, going in the sauna and rollin in the snow definitely wasn't. lots of cleaning up (as in wet towels everywhere and beer on the walls) to do tomorrow, right now I can't be bothered.

+++ the hottest guy on Earth from the acne website. absolutely gorgeous. plus I want the sweater in the second pic of the first row and the tee in the first pic of the second row.