Where Is My Voice

I recently directed, edited and styled the video for my musical solo project Bedless Bones.

Check it out + some style examples as screenshots below.

The cold shoulder

My beautiful sunny Sunday consisted of wandering outside in the woods and reading at home with my cat curled up on my belly... and now I'm going to sew for a while and then take a long bath... pure idyll.

And here is my (unsurprisingly) all black outfit for the day.

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The last day of February and the first day of March in Helsinki

I'm back from Helsinki. The concert night went great, you never see so many people at dark electro/industrial/synthpop parties in Estonia. People also put more effort in dressing up. I'm not a fan of the cyber goth look, but the atmosphere was great and it was definitely fun to be there and dance until the lights were put on. By the way, the event took place on a boat, which had three dance rooms on different floors and we found a happy sauna party at the backstage... the naked guys from a previous party took their time before leaving.

We only had a few hours to spend in Helsinki and we went to Black & White  and Music Hunter. All DVD boxes were 50% off in Music Hunter, so we got a Tarantino box. Maybe I'll finally get to watch Jackie Brown, the only Tarantino movie I haven't seen.

I got Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of House Usher and other writings from the Academic Bookstore. It's great to finally have it in the original language. I also had a severe wtf-moment, when I checked if they had something from Michel Houellebecq, who's one of my favourite writers. They had a paperback of his last novel The Map and the Territory and on the back cover it was written Michel Houellebecq (1956-2010)... He was born on 1956, but he is still here... Quite a phenomenon. It might have something to do with the fact that the novel has a character, a writer also called Michel Houellebecq and he dies in the book. The novel was published in 2010. I don't know if someone mixed up literature and life, but it certainly made me want to read the book even more. I have it in Estonian since last May, so as soon as I've finished his Platform, I will definitely read it.

About a dress

So, this is about the super cheap dress I got from boohoo.com a while ago. I definitely plan to buy more red dresses, I'm crazy about how brutal and conspicuous they are. No jewellery is needed. I just added a self-made collar-thingy.

Pictures of the dress on lookbook.nu

The silver necklace is from H&M.

DIY chain mask

So, I was invited to my friend's birthday last week and the dress code was masks... The atmosphere was  supposed to be dark, a bit oriental and Eyes Wide Shut-y. As I don't really like the typical masks, which seem a bit silly and terribly uncomfortable, I decided to make something myself; something that would be close to a mask, but lighter, cooler and more ... me.

Since I've been making jewelry from chains for a while now, chains were a natural choice. My first inspiration was the queen from Snow White and the Hunstman (the movie was no more than average teen flick, but I loved all the elements of the queen's look - the hummingbird skulls & serpents, the feather coat, the iron crown...) - this was my first inspiration:

Of course, as it usually happens - the result came out looking nothing like this, which is actually a good thing. Even if your creation is based on something that is already done, always add something new and use your creativity. Looking like a bad copy is the worst thing.

So I bought some chains and a few little decorations from a handicraft store. I used a thick heavy chain as a wreath around my head and started adding chains to it. The queen has chains on her forehead, attached together with another element in the middle. I used the same technique, only using more feminine and oriental items. I also added extra chains that would fall under my eyes on my cheeks - thinking about the characteristics of a mask. This was the tricky part - I first made these chains too long and it looked like I had droopy sunken cheeks; so I hade to make them rather short and also attach them to the other chains falling from the sides of my face (and united under my chin).
Here's how it looked:

If you plan doing something similar and you have parts of the jewelry falling on your nose, I strongly recommend gluing it to your nose with eyelash glue. Mine always kept sliding on one side of the nose.

I also used a decent lot of black eyeliner and smacked it all over my eye area - to amplify the mask effect and add mystery.

My boyfriend also made his mask himself, he bought a silver mask and painted it with a brassy gold tone, leaving the silver shine through a bit. He also added some baroque style jewelry on the mask.
I'm wearing an armchain I made years ago and as a contrast to dark jewelry and makeup, I chose very white and light clothes and accessories.


So, have a great holiday season and loads of inspiration to y'all!

DIY boot chains

I made these chain accessories some time ago to give my boring brown boots a fresher look. Again, super easy to make them, I just used different chains, little crosses, pincers (with thin tips!!) and scissors.

DIY xxx top

I've been moderately obsessed with Nasty Gal's X Rated Bodysuit and X Rated Dress, so I made a very cheap DIY version, using a simple white top and the leather patches from a fabrics store (that cost me 0.80 € - the bodysuit and dress at NG cost 48 $).

So there you have a slightly more conservative alternative to taping your nipples...

And here are the ones you can purchase at Nasty Gal.

Nasty Gal's X Rated Bodysuit http://www.nastygal.com/product/x-rated-bodysuit/_/searchString/x%20rated

Nasty Gal's X Rated Dress http://www.nastygal.com/product/x-rated-dress/_/searchString/x%20rated

I really like the dress with the see-through mesh top part.