The ever so wonderful Greta Garbo

This lady keeps inspiring me. The one and only Greta Garbo.

Greta 1934 

Greta in publicity photo for Mata Hari

One of my favourite blogs, Film Noin Photos!

One of my absolutely favourite blogs is Film Noir Photos! AND they have a series of "Outlandish Hats" Love it :D

Lyda Roberti , 1935

Gorgeous finger waves- tutorial!

My lovely friends Riikka and Jirina has made a lovely finger wave tutorial! I find it very helpful plus it's fun to watch!

Out on a rainy day

 30's hat from Berlin

Skarf second hand

40's style jacket from a theaters fleamarket

Leather gloces second hand

Pencil skirt second hand

Purse 90's does 40's, second hand

60's shoes

My dear friend Mikko.

Marvelous day and other things

It's fun to look up and pretend that you are walking in a beutiful forest...

...even though you are in the middle of the city.

 I don't think my nails have ever been this long. Yes, they are real, not fake.

Photo Jani Lauanne, taken in Mikkeli, Finland.

I woke up really early today because i really wanted to see the transit of venus , but it was too cloudy in Helsinki. Oh, well. I just have to wait for the next time, which will be in 2117...

This is a notebook i bought today. The cover is a copy of a "real" book. I haven't found that book yet (i did ones but that one was in really bad condition...) but i'll have to. Since the cover is made by my favourite illustrator Poika Vesanto!

 This is something i saw today, something you don't see very often. A new building that i actually like! It's fun to look at! I have to foínd out who's the architect.

When i finally got home (few hours ago) i felt like listening something sad. I wasn't sad, i just had one of those moments when you feel the need to listen to something really sentimental. This record was just what i needed, Frank Sinatra's no one cares. I got it few weeks ago from my dear friend Jacques.

 Jacques

 Jacques and I having breakfast

And i don't even like yellow... :D

 And i had to go to see a doctor today (just a checkup). If the hospital is as nice as this, i don't mind going there once a year.

Marian sairaala (Maria's hospital). The firts building was built in 1886.

That's what I think of you

A Free Soul (1931) Norma Shearer

Dreaming about summer and Berlin

 Riikka( i LOVE that hat!)

 Lassi

 Rhia

 Leea

Me

I found these photos while looking for something totally different from my laptop. This winter has been so long and cold, or atleast it feels like it when you are so eagelry waiting for summer. These photos were taken in Tampere where we had our Fintage, vintage society meeting.

The other thing i'm dreaming about (besides New York, i'm always dreaming about New York) is Berlin. I saw a documentary about the 1930's cabaret in Berlin called "The real Cabaret" (England 2009) where actor Alan Cumming travels to find out the facts about the story behind the oscar winning movie.
In Finland you can see the documentary here.
Oh, and if you haven't seen my Blogistania episode, you can see it here (17 days left to watch it).
You can only watch it is Finland, sorry :/

Video clip of Berlin nightlifein the 1930's

Spring Sale on Etsy! -20%

 Model: Essi, Photo: Saara Salmi, Make-up: Miia Magia

It's time to make room for some new hats! I've been a lousy Etsy seller lately, been so busy elsewhere... But now you are getting -20%! Check out these cuties! And don't hesitate, these are the last ones for now.

Leopard Bowie modeled by the beautiful Bernie Dexter!

Grey PomPom beret, Model: Ulrika, Photo: Saara Salmi

Dames don't Care?

This is the cover of one of the books i'm reading at the moment, Peter Cheyney - Dame's Don't Care.
(Filmed as Les femmes s'en balancent, France; Bernard Borderie, 1954.)

There are four things i love about this book:

-The cover art is by Poika Vesanto, my favourite illustrator

-It's a detective story from the 30's (1937)

-It's a vintage paper back, printed 1947 (i collect them)

-the translation is brilliant! I have to add an example for my finnish readers...

"Yksi korokkeella seisovista kavereista laulaa kuolevansa rakkaudesta ja murskaa vielä varmasti sydämen joltain naikkoselta. Hänen äänensä on noin niinkuin sitä lajia, joka saa tempperamentikkaan kaunokaisen kaipaamaan luostariin tai johonkin muuhun sopivaan eriöön."

My cats are gonna be on tv (and me too)

 I was happy to be asked to be a part of a new tv series about blogs and bloggers. It's called Blogistania and it will bw out next month!

The camera crew came to my home and to my atelier. It was a bit stressful, since my home is a very private place to me... My cats Bix and Cecil are in almost every frame, i'm sure. My little tv-stars! They were very exited.

 On the street where i live. I'm wearing self made capelet and hat.

 Waiting...

 Visiting Fida store in Hakaniemi

At my atelier with friends, Miia Magia and Bettie Blackheart 

This marvelous 30's dress is one of the dresses i found while dumpster diving a while ago. I told you about it in this post, remember? I'll post pictures of other dresses i found later, when i'm wearing them. Ofcourse not all of them were my size, some of them i gave away or sold.

Tauno Palo (swoon!)

One of the most handsome movie stars of all time! 

Sirkka Sari and Tauno Palo in "Niskavuoren naiset", 1938 

 "Kaikki Rakastavat", 1935

 Tauno and Ansa in SF-paraati

 Tauno and Ansa in SF-Paraati, 1940

Ansa Ikonen and Tauno Palo in "Vaimoke",1936

Ella Eronen, actress, movie star, goddess

Ella Eronen

Photos from teatterimuseo.fi

Helena Siltala and some of the most beautiful Finnish movie starlets from 30's to 50's

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

New stuff on ETSY!

 Isn't she the cutest?!

We had a wonderful photo shoot with Saara Salmi and Ulrika. I love working with my friends (and talented, beautiful people!). I just listed these two little hats to Etsy.

More photos coming soon :)

Inspiration, see through top hat

The Big Broadcast of 1937, pictures from MyVintageVogue blog.