Fashion

Alice in Wonderland Dress

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Inspired by Alice in Wonderland, I had been looking for a light blue dress with buttons on the front for a couple of years. I finally found the perfect one by coincidence when browsing Zalando last summer. The dress was longer than I wanted it to be, but I bought it anyway, hoping I’d be able to shorten it.

I had studied dress making years ago at a vocational school in Finland, but dropped out after the first semester, so I thought I’d be able to shorten the dress myself. However, the hem was double layered and pleated, made from thin chiffon fabric and I didn’t want to ruin it, so I decided to get it shortened by a professional. I first took it to a shop in Helsinki, the woman working there said she wouldn’t be able to do it. Too hard. So I tried another one in Vantaa, near where I lived at that time. They said they’d do it. I was moving to Sweden within a few days and knew I probably wouldn’t get it back in time, although I really wanted to. I had my dad pick it up for me and when I visited home around Christmas I finally got it back!

Light blue dress

I knew from the beginning I wanted to change the buttons. The blue ones were okay, but I wanted some contrast to it. So I bought black buttons to replace the blue ones with.

Changing buttons dress

This part I could manage myself.

Changing buttons dress

It feels really short, but on the other hand it looks cute. In the original form the hem looked really heavy, since it was not only wide and pleated, but it covered my knees. It probably would have suited a taller person, but not me.

Alice in Wonderland dress

Long story short, I finally found the dress I had wanted for so long. 💙

En toivonut mitään, mutta…

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Kai sitä on tullut aikuistuttua, kun parasta joulussa ei ole enää lahjojen saaminen. En ole moneen vuoteen toivonut mitään, mutta aina paketteja kuitenkin tulee. Yleensä parhaat on niitä yksinkertaisimpia ja käytännöllisimpiä. Joku kertoi kuinka ihanaa on saada lahjaksi vessapaperia ja tiskiainetta. Tässä kivoimmat mitä sain jouluna, toki olen kiitollinen kaikista saamistani lahjoista. 🙂IMG_9195

Kalenteri oli ollut ostoslistalla jo jonkin aikaa, mutta päätin odottaa joulun yli, koska joskus aiemminkin olen saanut pukilta kalentereita. En tiedä kuka kyseisen kalenterin osti ja mistä, mutta se on ihana. Paperikalenterit on niin paljon kivempia kuin joku kännykän outlook- tai google-kalenteri. Tykkään erityisesti myös kirjanmerkkinauhoista, sivujen taittelu ja repiminen saa kalenterin näyttämään epäsiistiltä.

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Kalevala Korun pore-käsikoru oli toinen ehdoton suosikki. En korvakoruja lukuunottamatta oikeastaan käytä koruja, mutta tää oli niin kaunis että olen pitänyt sitä joka päivä.

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Koru on yksinkertainen ja kirkas helmi sopii kaikkien värien kanssa yhteen, joten se on helppo yhdistää vaatteisiin ja muihin asusteisiin.

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My kind of shoes

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I wear a lot of black and dark colours in general, but I always spice it up with something bright and colorful… It can be a purse a t-shirt print, jewelry, or shoes! I like buying high heels, they look good in my closet, but I rarely wear anything but comfy sneakers, ballerinas or anything flat in general. A few samples here:

Pink Converse shoes I bought in Korea to replace my black ones. I still want another pair of black shoes though.

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Polkadot Converse shoes I bought for my self as Birthday present from Shanghai.

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A pair of whatever shoes I found from Shanghai fake market. Will probably wear out in a couple of weeks, but looks pretty now! I like the ethnic style fabric with a lot of pink.

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Pink sequin Converse one star shoes. From Ebay about a year ago. Very much my style.

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