"Top Knot Optional"

I don't visit Hel Looks much anymore. It's a fashion blog from Helsinki, supposed to capture imaginative looks in clubs and streets but it's all a bit po-faced for me. That and the fact that no-one over the age of 25 seems to be allowed out.
Rarely is there elegance or intentional humour; that could be because I'm over the age of 25, or it could be the effect upon Helsinkians of all that snow. For a while there was a terrifying spate of men and women using tights as trousers, and I think that finished me off.

'Rip It To Shreds' is made of sterner stuff than me and two of her recent posts featuring pictures from Finnish site set me thinking. Take a look at it here.
Did you scroll down and notice the hair?


The Tove Jansson influence. I've been impressed since childhood by Moomin Mama's handbags but didn't really think of Little My and her up-do (there she is, above) as a style influence. A look that doffs a cap to the humour and poise of the art of Tove Jansson could be a good thing.