Wear Pink Today!

For me, October is the pink month. It is the breast cancer awareness month. This year even more than before. I really miss my friend, who passed away in April.

I did Not like pink when growing up. As a kid I hated it! :D These days I maybe even Love it. Funny how these things turn out. Pink ain't my favorite color, I don't think I have one. But it's one of the favoriteS.

I have the pink ribbon all year round in my jacket, on my bag etc. But today is October 12th, a day of really wearing pink! :) Well, at least there's that event in Facebook... My ballet friend gave the idea to wear pink in class, so that's what I'm going to do. And here are the stuff I'll put on - some dark colors too, but we won't notice them ;)

The pink cat is for my friend, she loved them (in all colors) :)

The top was a suprise sales find, perfect for today :) The shorts were a buy-something-for-class-in-a-hurry-find some 2 years ago or so. They've been excellent.  

Silhouette slippers by Sansha. I like the shape and outer soles, but the sizing is weird. I had the same size Pro's and these are definitely smaller, even though the width is the same, too. Trying to wear these out soon ;)

Pointe shoes, some white fabric tape for toes (Leukotape, works for me!), Ouch-Pouch juniors and the pink bag :)

My trust-worthy water bottle and the tiny towel. 

These are my pink things this time. Btw, the legwarmers are Old. I got them as a birthday gift when I turned maybe 11 or 12, I think. There was also a crocheted bun pouch and some other small things that I've forgotten :) My godfather sent them. The black shrug was a sales find, too. It's a tad too small (I've got long arms), but it does it's job. What else... Hmm... The black top - I don't wear leotards too often (quite seldom, to be honest), so there's always a tank or camisole top under the outer shirt/top. And a sports bra, but those won't get their picture published! :D Oh, and the pink leggings used to be tights. Just cut the toes off. Nice long leggings there.

A bit too much materia here. But the main point is that I do care. And hope that others would, too. If I were "a rich man", I'd donate to the Roosa nauha -säätiö, which is a breast cancer foundation in Finland. There are so many things needed for the patients getting treatment, also after it. And the research work! It's so important.

Women. Feel your boobs. Go to the doctor if there's something wrong, also if you Suspect there might be something. Demand to be taken seriously. We are worth it.

Marimekko ♥ National Ballet

Yesterday went by too quickly, so now's the time to post some photos from Friday's first event - the traditional Marimekko's fashion show! This year the models were a bit different from the usual, they were dancers from the Finnish National Ballet. Which happens to celebrate it's 90th anniversary this year. What a coincidence... ;) Theme of the show was a certain Finnish tradition, this kind of a "barn dance". Except that we don't actually dance in a barn, but it's usually a building that contains a huge dance floor (called stage, in Finnish) and a stage for the band. And a bar, of course... :D Waltz, tango, polka, everything like that.

Coreography was by Johanna Nuutinen (dancer herself also at the FNB), fun, lively, captured the spirit of Finnish summer so well. There was a live band, too - drums, accordeon and double bass. They played some "golden schlagers", the sun was shining and everyone seemed to be in a good mood! :)

There are some amazing and fabulous photos of the show in the internet, by some real photographers (google them or find for example Mikael Rantalainen Photography on facebook). But here are some of mine - not so sharp and great, but I still had fun taking them, yes sir!

The directors... :)

Minna Tervamäki herself, grace and elegance.

The kids were so sweet.

Girls got the meet and perform with their idol!

Wouldn't mind dancing there myself :)

Up in the air!

Jamming with the kids again! :)

One of my favorite dresses.

Smiling... :)

Loved her short hair-do!

Who gets the boy? ;)

The Shoe.

The Shoes.

One of my absolutely favorite things in the show was the fact that everyone was SMILING. All the time. Fashion doesn't always have to be so serious, you know... :)

Hey, I put some new shoes on...

The title is actually a great song by Paolo Nutini, you can watch it HERE. And as I bought me a new pair today, the song is very much relevant.

Got a bit carried away when browsing stuff via Polyvore... :)

Kaleidoscope! by iepukka featuring purple dresses

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The shoes are from Converse ♥ Marimekko's Fall 2011 collection, fabric design is called Kaleidoskooppi (by Maija Louekari). Shoe model is of course Chuck Taylor All-Star (Hi-top). And I can't help but mention that these are my very first pair of Converse shoes ever. Very happy with the design I picked! ;)

Jokapoika-hamonen

Joskus taannoin oli Uffin yhdessä liikkeessä Monta Jokapoika-paitaa ja sattui olemaan vielä joku europäiväily menossa, tai jotain paljousalennusta sai vissiinkin. Otin sitten nipun kotiin ja siinä samalla jo kehittelin hametta niistä. Yhden paidan hinta oli muistaakseni n. 6 euroa, mielestäni aika edullinen juttu (varsinkin jos vertaa niiden hintaan uutena!).

Piti hieman pilkkoa, palastella, sovitella isommaksi palaksi ja ommella muutamatkin tikkaukset. Taskuja sain ujutettua paidoista valmiina hameeseen muutaman, mikä oli hauska lisäke ideaan.

Vaatteesta tuli täyskellohame, vyötärö ei ihan onnistunut ja koska Vihaan vetoketkujen (huom. Ei kirjoitusvirhettä) ompelemista, sekin vähän jäi hassuksi. Mutta päällä on pysynyt ja hauska lopputulos kaiken kaikkiaan :)

Koko hamonen kaikessa kunniassaan. Neljää paitaa käytin yhteensä.

Etupuoli tarkastelussa (laadunvalvoja oli hyvin tarkkana).

Tämmöinen se on takaa. Tuohon tuli kiva iso nappi ylös, mutta se ei nyt tässä näy.

Taakse parit taskut (just ja just tuosta erottuvat).

Ja etupuolelta kaistale, josta näkyy tuo "palastelu". Jos oikein tihrustaa, erottaa myös yhden taskun :)

Helma tuli vaan siksakattua, kun oli karmea kiire päällä tuota tehdessä. Joskus sitten kanttinauhaa tai jotain muuta kivaa siihen asiaa siistimään.