new technique

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some kind of self-portraits

requiem for a dream/beat

oh anthonio. did you ever know my name?
did you ever really care?

i beat that bitch with a hit.

straitjacket vs sexy

irinalaaja

moved to berlin.

a bear is trapped

something i am working on. fake leather. band. cubes.

german boy

rented a few random german books at the library, as a motivation to improve my german. one proved to be a poetry collection by an german writer from 1960. now, i am not a fan of poetry, i think it is cheezy. but i did kind of like one about a running dog, a man and.. something i could not translate. then i started trying to read all of them, or at least the titles, and there was murder, lost love, questioning of his meaning or the meaning of dogs, or just everything in general, i am not really sure.

it was almost as if the book contained small fragments of his life and thoughts, and it was up to the reader to fill in the rest.

that made me do these paintings.

finland finest / factory

finlandia

when i was little, my grandfather or grandmother, i can not remember, gave me a jewelry box filled with old gold, or "gold"jewelry. they were halfbroken, rusty and pearls were missing on many of them. my mother had one to, and i loved opening it, taking out all the necklaces and try them on, even though i was not allowed.
no one really knows where our family has it's roots. some say bulgaria, some say from the gypsies. maybe that explains all the fake jewelry.
a couple of years ago, my grandmother gave me a special necklace. it belonged to her mothers mother or something, and i could tell by the way she gave it to me, it ment a lot to her. and she said she wanted me to give it to my doughter some day.
this, in combination with the simplicity in finnish design and architecture, inspired me when making these outfits. the combo superfluous and simple fabulousness.

light fabric. long sleeves with open holes on the sides. shoulders. steel/diodes/glitter/lights/wires/whatever i can find constitutes the front of the dress.

again long sleeves. again glittery stuff on the front. loose sleeves attached to a chain around the neck that holds it all up.



nokia dress. sewn tubes all around attached to a squareshaped neckline, and one that goes across one shoulder.

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und now?

seriously, i can not stay here anymore, in this town. we are not the same, and i am not inspired at all. so where next?

i am a dancing screaming man with a mask. photo by rotimi fani-kayode.

the feathers are shaking. and the beaks are chattering. now do you like to watch? like to watch the birds?

if stars. shouldn't shine.

want to go to NYC fashion week / vote for irina laaja

i kind of feel bad, couse i did'nt have time to make the best presentation of my garments. i hope my vision and my skills are visible anyway. i hope you take your time and vote for me. i want to show at NYC faschion week.

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