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~* London Fashion Week 2013 *~

How can I summarize the visual fireworks we experienced? Nope, I can't.

Perhaps these photos will let you in on something exciting, enticing, inviting... A week of fun, a week of play. Something as sweet and carefree as is this picture.

IMG_4810A week of elegance it was, also. IMG_4606 An unforgettable week of new horizons. So many things I realized, found, discovered. Around and inside myself. Somerset House. Like an ancient palace, so vibrant with life. I loved this place. IMG_4622 *  And the Hippy Princesses, the Punk Ladies, the Oriental Orchids, all those fashion scouts, bloggers, journalists, tv-crews, designers... I could have sat there in Somerset House all day, just taking it all in. IMG_4754* IMG_4783* IMG_4627* IMG_4727This lady below ooooozed such effortless chic glow that all the photographers just made a run for it when she walzed in... IMG_4669 * IMG_4659 *

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Did I mention the quirkyest shoes? They made a grand entrance as well. IMG_4651London proved it... Shoewise, I'm hopelessly unfashionable. IMG_4805* IMG_4619 Finally, a little something familiar.. IMG_4617Something icy cool, that's what these ladies were.. IMG_4761* IMG_4621 * IMG_4679* IMG_4685 * IMG_4609It seemed as if the whole city was dressed up in  these panels.  How can I summarize this experience that was the Fashion Week? It feels like trying to put London into words. Impossible. Something out of boundaries. New, raw, edgy, even rough. Eversoslightly punk. Experimental, somewhat out there. Bold, rather than pretty. It's so easy to breathe in London. Everything goes. ~*♥*~

~* Bohemian Princess Rose Cradle *~

This one is pure girly stuff... IMG_4119 My darling friend Oona Elena Kassila flew all the way from Barcelona to Helsinki for the last fitting of the Bohemian Princess Rose Cradle Dress I had requested her to design for me. The following day the dress flew to London to attend the London Fashion Week... AND got photographed by Vogue, among other adventures... IMG_3924 Dear readers, welcome to the making of my most beautiful dress, ever: IMG_4013 * IMG_4022* IMG_3928Mmmmmmm.... Some refreshments were required and shall I say earned, with all those sleepless nights spent while making this dress divine... IMG_4042Oona worked on the dress for 80 hours, before she stopped counting... Every single silver chain, each pearl, every bit of vintage lace is personally sourced and chosen with love and care, then the dress itself... Handmade in Heaven. IMG_4054Oona's artwork. She rocks my world and you can see why. IMG_4079* IMG_4080* IMG_4083I can not tell you how much it means to me, how fortunate I feel,  to have been involved in such creative and artistic process - not to mention how much fun we had - but maybe these photos tell their story more poignantly than I could.. IMG_4103* IMG_3923 xDetails details... This dress is filled with secret details all around. IMG_4065* IMG_4077Luxury dupino silk, French velvet in brocade as the slip... Too beautiful and absolutely unique. If you're into treasures and wonder, Oona's clothing and her partner Mo's jewellery can be found at Moonalia etsy shop. IMG_4046*IMG_4099* IMG_4095* IMG_4101Life. It can't possibly get more Rita Hayworthesque than this... IMG_4120 xAnd.... Swoooooooooooooooosh! All photos by the one and only, Pipsa Lagus ♥. ~*♥*~

~* LadyBohemia InWonderland *~

[caption id="attachment_12173" align="aligncenter" width="390"]photo blogikoko Sara Kietzmann was also photographing the FreshEst exhibition and happened to capture me in full swing. Thank you Sara![/caption] Finally, I'm back! I'm so sorry for not having kept you posted on my London experiences. There are so many photos, so many stories to share... But you see. The wi-fi at the hotel didn't work. And sometimes a girl is just too busy living her adventure, as opposed to tracking down netcafes to write about it. But here I am, back in my own bed, wrapped in my down feather duvet, with my LadyBohemia PC on my lap. Where to begin... Yes. With this photo from Kristina Viirpalu and FreshEst's award winning exhibition at Horse's Head in Soho. It was our first night in London. And I was soooooo happy, so much in my element, that I was flying. ~*♥*~