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~* what did you do that for? *~
Posted in Home, Inspiration on November 3, 2012| Leave a Comment »
~* hey hey hey Mr. Postman… *~
Posted in BohemianCharm&VintageChic, EverydayPoesie, Home, tagged Moonalia, Moonalia Design, Oona Elena, Oona Elena Kassila on November 3, 2012| Leave a Comment »
…who delivered me a dreamy cotton gauze piece of a shawl like this, by Moonalia Design:
I’ll be wearing my new soft light creamy dreamy shawl like in the photo on the right, due to some snowy windy circumstances… But I’ll be dreaming of wearing it like in the photo in the middle :). Soon. ish.
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~*and inside mine… *~
Posted in EverydayPoesie, Home on November 2, 2012| Leave a Comment »
~* inside a Real Fashionista’s wardrobe *~
Posted in BusinessWoman, Home, tagged Ajatar 60 vuotta, Sari Ihatsu Ajatar on November 2, 2012| 3 Comments »
as I mentioned earlier, I had the opportunity to take a peek into the wardrobe of Sari Ihatsu, Managing Director of Ajatar. Wow. I got to choose the most delicious finds of hers, over the years… So here it its, a real treat for you, my dear readers.
This long beige dream is made of lamb from Tuscany and decorated, by hand, with coral beads. A slightly bohemian hippy feeling… Love it.
Another favorite of mine was this little fur, also of lamb from Tuscany, adorned with beautifully artistic hand-painted decorations.
Adjusting the lighting..
I could only drool over this one. It’s Italian, with lasercut lace-like details. Too gorgeous.
Into some serious business. A long white mink, with crystal-encrusted buttons and snake skin details (where it looks like stripes – it’s snake!). It doesn’t get more luxurious than this.
Sari, being a rather free spirit and a cool personality, wears her long white mink when shopping for groceries or running errands… She doesn’t like to be stuck in a box of how one is “supposed” to dress but wear her furs where and when she likes.
Oftentimes Sari wears her furs such as this sable one with a belt – you have to be quite petitte to pull this look off, but she is.
I loved the beautifully decorated silk inside this coat… Even if nobody else sees it, you know it’s there. And it makes a difference…
Below is Sari’s choice from this season’s new collection. The color is called Blue Irish, which in my opinion becomes it well..
Ajatar celebrated her 60 years in business all through October – here Sari is getting ready for another champagne reception.
And this jacket I simply must mention – the best seller of this year’s collection. I attended the first evening fashion show celebration of Ajatar, and it was this coat that was sold out straight away – ladies just carried them away whilst sipping their champagne.
It was also beautifully styled and featured in Gloria magazine:
Worry not ladies, if your heart swoons over this one… They’ve ordered more at Ajatar 🙂 .
At the end of hard day’s work Sari took us for a lovely lunch at Torni. Mmmmmm, great food, even greater company. It was lovely to get to know each other a little bit deeper. There were in fact so many things we have in common. And last but not the least, I got the best address of the South of France, for our next visit… A place where Sari and her husband spend every new year.
And I’m sorry, I’m sworn into secrecy. Can’t tell you what it is..
PS. The last photo shows what Sari always carries with her in her handbag. A little piece of the South of France, in the shape of a heart.
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~* I’d forgotten… *~
Posted in EverydayPoesie, Home on November 2, 2012| Leave a Comment »
~* a very special mother/son day *~
Posted in EverydayPoesie, Home, tagged Elastinen VoF, Lauri Tähkä VoF, Michael Monroe VoF, Paula Koivuniemi VoF, Voice of Finland, Voice of Finland recordings on October 31, 2012| 2 Comments »
…was spent yesterday at the recordings of the new Voice of Finland season.

There is the cutest photo in the world of my son in That Chair but as I don’t post recognizable photos of children on the net you’re stuck with me… Sorry!
My son and I always watched the show together so it was a really sweet opportunity to see and feel all the excitement firsthand, together. My son is a little bit shy by nature – and the situation rather overwhelming – so he didn’t quite dare to go and speak to his idols. Just being a few meters away from Lauri Tähkä, whose songs he always belts out to me, was a real adventure for him.
And interesting it was, really. A lot of banter between the judges for the best singers, behind the scenes jokes, proposed wrestling matches…
The coaches took so much time to talk to their fans in the audience, to boost the spirits of the viewers, sign autographs, pose for fan photos… I think they did their best to make the full audience feel welcome. What touched me is that the whole show, the making of it as well as what you see on tv, is made with a warm and kind spirit.
Whereas I deeply resent all those reality shows where people are ridiculed and put down and the more they collapse in front of their judges (and at worst, these are young kids), the better tv it makes. I’d never take my son to watch something like that in the making.
This show really is different. The praise is genuine, criticism given constructively and softly, the age of the contestant considered. The young ones not chosen were told not to feel down, their time will come…
There was one song that especially brought shivers down my spine… I suppose we’re not allowed to say much, but something by Queen will definitely rock you next spring.
And one more thing simply must be mentioned… Paula Koivuniemi’s shoes. Just wait till you see the shine of those crystals – they too will rock you ladies, this I can promise 🙂 . I do believe there’s nobody else in this country who could pull off those shoes but her.
And last but not least, I found an old friend there… Anitta and I used to work together at Save the Children for 5-6 years but after that period children, work, life… just happened, so much so that we didn’t manage to meet even once. Until yesterday, when I found her there, working for the campaign for the show at Nelonen..
What a warm feeling. Even her son, after so many years, remembered me!
So happy to see how many of your dreams have come true my friend ♥.
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~* Evening elegance *
Posted in Champagne, Home, tagged Evening dress, long dress for the evening on October 29, 2012| 4 Comments »
~* outfit of a day *~
Posted in EverydayPoesie, Home on October 28, 2012| 2 Comments »
Well, today will be spent outside with the kids in the rare combination of brisk fresh weather AND the sun, wandering around the national park of Nuuksio.
But here’s an outfit of a day, anyway, as these posts are constantly most requested…
One of my favorite skirts is this one, made of smooth thick silk and adorned by finest French lace, by Jasmin Santanen Paris. So sophisticated, with a cut that hugs the body perfectly (sorry, had no time for ironing..).
The cape is from Ajatar, deep burgundy heels are by Pura Lopez, although the photos don’t do justice to the color.
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~* one perfect day *~
Posted in EverydayPoesie, Home, tagged my French holiday on October 27, 2012| Leave a Comment »
last summer we toured nearby vineyards and little châteaus for wine tastings with friends who were visiting our little haven in the South of France…
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In this particular château they had developed a rosé bottle that resembled a perfume bottle… Beautiful. Our friends were celebrating their fourth wedding anniversary just the following day so this is the bottle we chose for them.
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One of the things I most love about France is how full of history every last corner of this country is.
This little castle and vineyard was German stronghold during the Second World War. They left the owners and their staff a couple of rooms and occupied the rest. One of the survivors, a madame Romer, worked for my French family for years after the war and told how she’d stolen food from the Germans’ dog for her children so they’d survive. Even the dog was allowed so much better food than the locals of the occupied France.
Incredibly, madame Romer also hid a Jewish man from her village in the stables of the castle throughout the war, right under the noses of the German troops. She was able to steal enough food for him and provide him a safe place, but he couldn’t set a foot outside his hiding place before the country was liberated.
He survived.
Before and after the war, all the children from nearby villages would come to swim in the castle’s large water tank when temperatures soared up to 40 degrees in the summertime.
Still today, some of us were tempted…
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My kids immediately caught the photogenic vibe of the place ♥.
This vineyard was one of the first places of Provence to be liberated; it was here that the first paratroopers landed from airplanes.
I still get shivers just thinking about it all.
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~* Hard at work *~
Posted in BusinessWoman, Home, tagged Kristina Viirpalu, Kristina Viirpalu fashion show on October 22, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Haha, I’ve been blogged! Thank you for the compliment, Northern Charm ♥
And bytheway, look at my gorgeous new objective!
I bought it especially when during one single week, I was (well, LadyBohemia was) invited to feature this fashion show by Kristina Viirpalu, the personal wardrobe of Sari Ihatsu from Ajatar, and the exhibition opening of Anna Gav.
Such an honor all this wonderful hulabaloo has been for my little blog, that I decided to rise to the occasion, even technologywise.
We don’t know each other very well yet, my new objective and I, but he already looks very pro,
don’t you think.
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