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Twiggy in my closet would be a keeper It's an old story. Come Spring every woman's fancy turns to what to fancy. The stores are full of shiny objects for this magpie to covet. The styles may not be so different from seasons past, but all is tweaked a bit and looks desirable. I want it all, and I want it now. The past ten years I've honed my wardrobe to reflect who I think I am. I'm not tempted to follow every fad for fad's sake. I've thrown things out that don't work and really gotten better about buying them in the first place. Semi-retired, I now have a bit of expendable income that doesn't have to go for college tuition or heating oil.  I'm not extravagant. My favorite store still starts with a "T" and ends with a "Maxx." I have more time to bargain hunt and comparison shop and do. Wait a minute, Marie... There are many nice things in my closet. While I may still enjoy wearing them, they're old . The bloom is off the rose. ...

Korean Street Fashion-March 2019 In streets of SEOUL..🌍

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London was no New York! With Brexit (Britain's exit from the European Union) looming, designers are clearly rattled. Not knowing what the future holds and how this will impact them financially, many didn't hold a traditional show and when they did, some played it super safe. Others threw caution to the wind with a chaotic palette. We were tempted not to stop in London this time around. But my girls spotted a few interesting items and so we transform this trip into a learning experience.... It is a quick pit stop on our way to Milan and Paris. Neo-Afro Post Modernism Doru Olowu is a young Nigerian designer best known for his innovative combinations of patterns and textiles drawn from his own native land. Looking at his work showed, once again, the influence Africa has on western designers and it gave me a better insight into the mind of the late, great Yves St. Laurent. The French couturier was born and raised in Morocco, an area of the world which impacted his designs throughou...

  That's right; you read correctly: Project Runaway. The last incarnation of Project Runway All Stars (Season 7) just ended on Lifetime. There will be no spoiler alerts because I haven't seen the finale yet. I've been a fervent watcher of Project Runway since Season 1 and was so moved by the first winner, Jay McCarroll, I cried when his collection came down the runway. I was proud as a peacock when hometown favorite, Chloe Dao, won Season 2. As the seasons went on the talent became less spectacular, the personalities more caricatured, and the sponsorship more obvious, but still I watched. A young Mr. Christian   Project Runway has produced only one notable winner, Christian Siriano. He was an unlikely contestant, young and a bit quirky but full of confidence. He proved he knew what he was doing and has gone on to dress red carpet celebrities as well as design shoes for Payless. He believes in inclusivity and was the only designer not to turn down Leslie Jones 's reques...

Entertainment-tip for this weekend: April Fools Burlesque in Pikku Hanhi in Lahti and our RubiesKlubit: Hikiklubi at Sture 21 in Helsinki tomorrow! Come join the fun!

Because March is almost over by now, let us naturally (dum di dum...) look at the month before that; one-second-a-day: February 2019 These are so fun to do and I love watching other's mini videos of their months!

a.k.a. it was aliens! Some time ago I made myself a UFO-sweater! Somehow I managed to go almost 38 years without one. I bought an appliqué (via Etsy*)  and sew it onto a sweater. Or, first I carefully ironed it and then as it did not stick everywhere I went with plan B and sew it. *) Always Etsy. Late at night. But small birds that have their stores on that platform have told me most of their sales do happen at night so I am not alone in this world after all! The skirt is handmade by me late last year. Still have enough of the same fabric to make pants but those are very much still in their folded-fabric state, safely tucked away in a pile of other awesome fabrics. (Kind of like the  KITTY FABRIC FROM 2011 . Ta-F:ing-da! But as I remembered that it still exists it might very well be that it turns into a skirt or so this year.)