... Golden shades

In the middle of the hottest summer, I feel all yellow, orange and red. 30 degrees in the sun, burning the ground, vividness beyond words. No, nothing left for me to do, but stay.
How poetic.

Flowery shoes: Bianco footwear

Scarf: Charity shop

Maxi skirt: Charity shop

I have to admit I´ve had enough of the 50s vintage - at least temporarily. I have four 50s dresses which I haven´t worn for over three months. However, this jumpsuit I like, a lot. It´s easy and relaxed, but beautfiul. And it suits the restiveness of this high summer.
I found it in a charity shop for four euros.

How perfectly can a song fit to this ambiance? This perfectly.

... black-and-white... and orange!

Yep, I love colors - I had to add some orange to my mini dress, for black-and-white is simply not my thing. This is how to wear mini dress and see-through fabrics without revealing too much. My perfect outfit for humid mid-summer days :)

mini dress: My firend´s old (Monki?)

transparent skirt, bag: flea market

shoes: flea market

amber pendant: my grandma´s old

Juhannusruusut, Burnet roses, blossomed exactly the right time this year  (during the mid-summer festival, Juhannus).

Neffi seems to be about to meow xD

 I congratulate myself for unconsciously bringing together seven different summer 2012 trends: midi, neon (the orange looks bright enough for me), transparency, pleats, ethnic prints (the bag, the dress), delicate accessories (the shoes, the bag, the pendant) and the fifties (my glasses XD). I really didn´t plan this, you know...
My hair looks messy but also oddly red, I guess it is because of the sun.
I really like the colours of these update photos. The green is so intense, the blue so fresh. And everything is completed by the orange. Orange orange orange.

... freedom

I had my graduation party last saturday. Traditionally all graduates will have the graduation cap - a black and white cap with golden lyre - to put on at the ceremony. I however have a habit of not doing things in a specific way just because everyone else does, and so I decided to have an anadem of pink carnations and baby´s-breath instead.
Here are some photos of my l-o-v-e-l-y dress for the party that was unfogettable regardless of the poor weather.
It feels so good to be free from school, at last!

Shoes: Swedish hasbeens for H&M

Dress: Uff

Earrings and bracelets: charity shop

There is a lucky story behind my dress: I found it while I was looking for some denim at Uff of Roobertinkatu. I wasn´t even searching for graduation party dress yet, but when I found it amongst the oversized 60s synthetic fibre smocks Uff usually has to offer, I realized it was just what I had been dreaming of: the colors were fantastic, it suited me perfectly lenghtwise ( I had to narrow it just a little bit though), and it was delightfully sheer. The price was tolerable, 35 euros, concidering the normal Uff price level.
Only thing that bothers me is that I cannot decide whether it is from the 70s, 80s or 90s. The fabric would lead me to the 70s, but I have seen similar design from the 80s and 90s, too.
What would you say? Does anyone know vintage?

Additionally, I would like to put here just couple of pictures about the party.

Putting on the "cap"

Me and Kaisla

Suomeksi kolme asiaa: 1) Jee jee, juhlat ovat nyt ohi ja muistelen niitä lämmöllä, ihmiset olivat ihania!
2) Tämä hameeni saa kyllä nähdä vielä monet muut kekkerit, on se niin täydellinen.
3) Koulu on jo aikaa sitten päättynyt, mutta vielä en ole ihan päässyt aivoineni lomalle... No, ehkä se siitä, vähitellen.