Unforgettable Lauren Bacall

Oh, Greta!

Yesterday was Greta Garbos birthday. She is still one of the most amazing women ever to appear on silver screen.

My first gif! "I think you are in love with that man!"

"I think you are in love with that man!"
"Not in the least!"

I know shes lying.

Ansa Ikonen in "Professori Masa", 1950.

"..but when i'm bad, i'm better."

Inspiration, style icon, love, i'm totally blown away, Tilda Swinton!

I've liked Tilda since i firts saw Orlando (i love the book too). This picture is one of the best photos i've seen. Really. I love it. It enchants me!

Amazing photos.

Photographs by Tim Walker

Styled by Jacob Kjeldgaard

More photos and Tildas interview here.

My new favourite film, Hella W

I got an invitation to see the new movie Hella W before the premier. That was because i lent some of my hats to be used in the film (yes, my name was in the credits! :)

The movie was great! I was so impressed by the costumes, music, cars...And the actors were splendid. Especially Tiina Weckström as Hella.

The atmosphere of the film is simply compelling.

And Hella Wuolijoki is a very interesting character, a strong, independet woman, an author who wrote books under the name Juhani Tervapää (because when she wrote under her own name, her books got censored..), tough business woman and active in politics. She did many things a woman was not expected to do back in her days.

Me and my friend, one wonderful lady, Sirpa.

My new car ( i wish!). This beauty was parked outside the movie theatre. We didn't get a ride to the after party, luckily it was only a block away.

I can't be tamed

Miley who?

Irving Berlin's On the Avenue (1937)-hat inspiration

On the Avenue, pretty funny film, good music... and great hats!

That's huge!

I love that bow! I'm so gonna do something similar, but smaller....

Aunt Fritz, lovely ol' gal!

That's a pretty wild shape...

Nice veil.

I love those feathers.

^Very nice perfume bottles!

Ok, there were some pretty nice costumes too, like these:

I love those glasses! And that outfit is absolutely fantastic! I want one like that!

Slumming on Park Avenue.

And here's one of my favourite scenes:

Sailor outfits and Art Deco tattoos

I've started to crave a new tattoo... Maybe it's bacause now when it's warm people wear less clothing = more skin, more visible tattoos. I've been thinking about something art deco or art nouveau style pics. Not sure yet.

Sailor style clothing is something that i feel like wearing in summertime. And sailors and tattoos go very well together, right?

This was my version of the sailor look a week ago.
And ofcourse Cecil wanted to be in the picture...

I had a very special guest from Tampere at my atelier that day, Riikka! She is one of my favourite vintage vixens! We both had a sailor look that day, what a coincidence!

Sailor outfit Victorian style!

This vintage sailor outfit is very cute! And i like her hair too..

Here's few shopping suggestions for you who is looking for that perfect repro sailor outfit.

Very cute top and trousers from Get Go Retro. They also have plus sizes.

Sailor paly suit from Stop Staring! (i love that hat! It's not included though..) Stop Staring is widely sold all over the world, so you can probably find a retailer in your area.

I just adore this ReVamp Vintage sailor outfit! Actually pretty much everything they do is amazing.

How about these 'Hello, Sailor' shoes by Miss L-Fire then? Gorgeous, aren't they?


Art Deco tattoo inspiration:

This is just a very nice picture of actress Dorothy Sebastian i found while searching for art deco images :)

And for your entertainment, a clip from the film 'There's no Business like Show Business' (1954) Tattoo'd!

Little something that makes me smile

Nick and Nora

And the winner is...

...Aikku! Congratulations! You won a ticket to the one and only Helsinki Burlesque Festival!

If YOU don't have a ticket, you better hurry! Only few tickets left!

And remember the theme: TIME MACHINE :D

Pic from the film "The Time Machine" (1960)

And the outfit that got voted as the best DJ Fiona outfit was number 5, 40's style evening gown,"Lady of the Lake". My thanks to everybody who participated!

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Seems like my new favourite film! Amazing! What a cast!
New film by Terry Gilliam, i gotta see this! Oh i can't wait... This was also Heath Ledgers last film. R.I.P.


And this is something i'm really waiting to see too...Alice In Wonderland by Tim Burton!


Some say to survive it, you need to be as mad as a hatter. Which luckily i am.