Friday, 20 December 2013

Magazine Madness: Mary-Kate Olsen at Allure December 2013

allure December 2013

Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Fuller Olsen (born June 13, 1986), also known as the Olsen Twins collectively, are American actresses and fashion designers. The sororal twins made their acting debut as infants playing Michelle Tanner on the television series Full House.

Charm the allure cover the second time, Mary-Kate and Ashley show up separately at allure December 2013 cover, share their beauty tips and talk about the turning point of their life to be designers. The sisters’ last cooperative movie project, New York Minute, was not, overall, considered a success, but still an enjoyable Hollywood YA comedy for a great laugh (I even own the DVD). For the allure interview, Mary-Kate is ‘wearing a crisp black blouse with bouffant sleeves from The Row; it is tucked into a pair of Earnest Sewn jeans, craftily ripped at the knees. A perilous pari of dark Manolo Blahnik heels lifts her three inches higher than Ashley. Mary-Kate’s hair falls loosely over a pair of pretty earrings from Croatia’ (Bachrach, 200).


The effortless style is what I adore of the Olsen twin. The sisters can always match with fast fashion and high-end, sometimes with vintage mix, to level the style to another represent. In Olsen Sisters: Fashion Style Book, it introduces their Boho style, ethnic one-piece, fur coat, maxi-length, leopard pattern, leather, tailored jacket, knit, shirt, cut & sewn, skinny pants, check shirt, stole, shoes, bag and sunglasses to analyse their dressing-up and down secrets. Over 350 pictures of Olsen sister’s chronicle fashion pictures, lately I consider even though owning rather low-intermediate Japanese reading ability, still, I would prefer continuously purchasing collection book rather than monthly magazine in the near future; since I would like to have my penny and inspiration, non-stop, without lousy advertisement, surprise at every page turn.

Photography & Works Cited:
Bachrach, Judy. ‘Doubling Down’. Allure December 2013. New York: Condé Nast Media Group, 2013.

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Sunday, 15 December 2013

Helsinki Late Night Shopping Event December 12, 2013: IVANAhelsinki & Piia Viitasen

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In Helsinki, we are still waiting for the pure, thick, white snow! At IVANAhelsinki, the last Late Night Shopping Event of 2013, greets the goers with ginger cookies, hot glögi, salty popcorns, designed postcards, lovely staff, Christmas atmosphere, and of course, my favourite live music.

Downstairs, since IVANAhelsinki collaborating with Sony Plaza Japan, there are more kitchenware and daily goods to choose as Christmas gifts. Though usually brown is not my colour, the exotic print Russian Dolls (Maatuska-mummo) plastic cup is definitely going to be my cosmetics stand, perfect!! Cruising around the basement exhibition, darker dresses, wool cardigans and cotton scarves are the major characters, and the ‘blue corner’ portraits the slightly melancholic of Finnish December mood.


Upstairs, at 19:00 sharp, Piia Viitasen, red haired, pale and petit, with a bit shy cheeks, picks up the acoustic guitar and starts to sing. Her music decorates with folk genre, her voice is calm and sweet, without any hesitation. She has been in Nepal to learn how to speak what she wants from her mind by playing those strings; the silence and ‘boredom’ were exactly the reason to be at the country side of Katmandu. It turns out, at IVANAhelsinki, a deep and elegant echo cruising around.

Outside of the door, I hold my little black shopping bag, satisfied. Combining food, drinks, shopping, art and music is indeed a smart marketing idea and a great way to have as a pre-Christmas party. So, Hyvää joulua, and see you around next spring at shopping event, IVANAhelsinki!
Photography: Mindy Yuan
IVANAhelsinki
Uudenmaankatu, 15
00120, Helsinki,
Mon-Fri 11-19
Sat 11-16
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