second favourite thing about Finland, after Wax: MARIMEKKO

[cimorene]

I'm such a Marimekko fangirl. We ran into these beautiful little shoes today at Stockmann when passing through...




...and I saw the matching trenchcoat online when I was looking for a picture to show my sister. I think I'm in love. *_* Omena is the print and Mika Piirainen is the designer of the trench (and all my other favourite Marimekko pieces)(and MAN are there a lot - I could take one of everything in any boutique I've ever seen, almost). And see, last year I was totally head-over-heels for some very similar shoes in the Päärynä print, and I was absolutely heartbroken to discover they were part of the seasonal collection and Not Sold In Stores Anymore (though who knows - they might be on ebay). But seeing these in the store today was like the hero at the end of an apparently-tragic romance who leaves her (or his) lover dead/in another reality/in another time period only to run into his double and fall in love all over again.

Comments

[lexandros.livejournal.com]

Another great thing about those shoes is they aren't even that expensive considering they are by Marimekko. I bet the coat is pricy, though - Marimekko coats always are.

[cimness.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know! If I weren't FLAT BROKE right now I'd have snapped them up! But yeah, there is no serious contemplation of getting the coat, just lust. If I ever become a yuppie I might buy a Marimekko coat. Maybe. Until then, I'll stick to the little things...