Showing posts with label modeling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label modeling. Show all posts

Saturday, March 25, 2017

♡ 19th century librarian governess - Handmade victorian velvet bustle dress ♡


Moi murut ♥

Jos seurailette mun muita some-kanavia, niin voi olla että ootte jo joihinkin näihin kuviin törmännytkin. Tiedän et olen hieman jäljessä mun postauksissa, monta vaikuttavaa asiaa, mutta täältä minä näitä laittelen tulemaan pikkuhiljaa. (⌒▽⌒)☆

Sain viime vuoden puolella viestiä olisinko kiinnostunut jonkinlaisella historiahenkisellä tyylillä kuvauksista vanhojen kirjojen ja kirjahyllyn kanssa. No toki! Sain tästä hyvän potkun vihdoin väkertää pitkään unelmana ollut viktoriaaninen asu. Mun pitkän sairastelun vuoksi siirrettiin kuvauksia vähän pidemmälle, mutta saatiin sitten toteutettua. Otin haasteen vastaan ja väkersin tämän samettiasun, oli se kyllä aika seikkailu!


Hi darlings ♥

If you are following my other social media channels, then it's possible that you have seen some of these photos earlier. I know I'm a bit behind with my posts, many effecting things, but little by little I'll be posting these here. (⌒▽⌒)☆

Last year I got a message if I were interested with some kind of historical vibed style to model with old books and a bookshelf. Well of course! I got a good kick to finally make a long wanted dream, a victorian outfit. Because of me being sick for a long time, we postponed the photoshoot a little bit, but finally got it done. I accepted the challenge and made this velvet outfit, it was quite an adventure!  


Photography by Studio Wolmari



Asun kankaiksi valitsin tädin yli 30 vuotta vanhat samettiverhot! Ne oli hengaillu mulla viime kesästä asti ja mietiskelin tekisinkö niistä lolitamekon vai jotain muuta. Viktoriaaninen päiväasu oli täydellinen valinta. Lisäksi käytin vanhaa lakanaa vuorikankaana, mun vanhan kesämekon pitsejä, sekä kierrätettyjä nappeja. 
Inspirattioksi selailin tuhansia kuvia viktoriaanisista vaatteista ja mietiskelin minkälaista lähtisin toteuttaaman, olin ihan omissa eleganssimaailmoissa kaikista niistä upeista vaatteista. Ideana oli tehdä klassisen yksinkertaista, ei mitään prameaa, ainakaan vielä. Kaavat ja ompelu oli todella haastavaa! Jokainen työ on oma prosessinsa ja kaavojen pähkäily se vaikein vaihe. Vois joskus kyllä käyttää ihan valmiskaavoja. Yläosan muoto ja sen ajan tyyliset kaavat tuotti paljon ongelmia, mutta sovelsin kuten yleensä ja oikeasti todella ylpeä itsestäni, että sain noinkin sopivan yläosan väkerrettyä. Asusta halusin tehdä myös sellaisen, mitä käytetään ilman korsettia, että siinä voi oikeasti oleilla vaikka koko päivän ja silti olla mukavasti. 


As the fabric of the outfit I chose my aunt's over 30-year-old velvet curtains! They had been in my closet since last summer and was wondering if I were to make a lolita dress out of them or something else. A Victorian daytime outfit was a very good choice. Also I used an old sheet as lining fabric, my old summer dress's lace and recycled buttons. 
For inspiration I browsed thousands of pictures of 19th century clothing and was wondering what kind of style would go for, was totally in my own elegant world bubble from all the gorgeous clothing. The idea was to make classic and simple, nothing too fancy, at least not yet. The patterns and sewing was very challenging! Every piece is their own process and figuring out the patterns is the hardest one. Could sometime actually use ready made patterns. The shape of the upper part and the patterns of the era gave much trouble for me, but I gave it my touch and made it work. I'm actually quite proud of myself to have made it even that much fitting. I also wanted to make the outfit to use without a corset, so that I can wear it all day long and still be comfortable.



A Library is one of the necessities of life 💖

Aarne the big fluffy dog ♡

Me kuvattiin itseasiassa kuvaajan kotona, heidän olohuoneessaan. Hyllyssä oli todella ihastuttavia vanhoja, siis oikeasti vanhoja kirjoja. Vanhin jopa 1700-luvulta! Selailin niitä historiarakkauden kiilto silmissä. Oijjoi mitä herkkua ♡
Monessa historiallisessa aikakaudessa on paljon ihanaa ja rakastettavaa, pukuhistorian lisäksi on niin paljon muutakin upeaa, kuten arkkitehtuuri, etiketti, ajan henki ja paljon muuta. Viktoriaanisessa naisten pukeutumisessa rakastan sitä eleganssia ja klassista naisellisuutta. Silloin oli erityisiä tapoja noudatettavana (no oikeasti vähän liikaakin) ja arvostettiin käyttäytymistä. Varakkaiden elämässä oli sellaista ylpeyttä ja ryhtiä. Pyllyhameet on myös aivan ihania! Hihih~ ♡


We actually had the photoshoot at the photographer's house, in their livingroom. On the bookshelf there were the most wonderful old books. The oldest dating back to 18th century! I was browsing them with a history loving glare in my eyes. Oooh what a treat ♡
In many historical periods there are lots of lovely and lovable, addition to costume history there are many other things gorgeous, like architecture, etiquette, the feeling of the time and loads of others. In the way victorain ladies used to dress I love the elegance and classic femininity. At the time there were certain manners to follow (well a bit too much really) and well behaving was highly valued. There were a kind of pride and posture in the life of the wealthy. Butt skirts are also absolutely adorable! Hihih~ ♡



The librarians know the answers to questions you didn't even know to ask.


Oli aivan mahtavaa tehdä tällainen historialinen photoshootti, ihan lempparia! 
Innolla jaan näitä kuvia teidänkin nähtäväksi, toivottavasti tykkäätte. (°◡°♡)

It was absolutely amazing to do this kind of historical photoshoot, my favorite!
Very excited to share these photos with you, hope you like them. (°◡°♡)


❤~ Saija Sasetar


Tuesday, December 20, 2016

† What a lovely day to spent at a cemetery †


Tervehdys ihanaiset ♡

Oli kaunis aurinkoinen päivä ja mitä silloin tulee synkiö sielulle mieleen, no lähdempäs kävelylle vanhalle hautausmaalle ja ottamaan kuvia! 
Aika oli loppukesää ja vielä ei tarvinnut kaivella villasukkia esille. Mulla oli mahtavan kaunis korkeavyötäröinen korsettihame, näytekappale Long Ears and Sharp Ears' Studio:lta minkä kanssa pääsin kuvailemaan. Kuvat pääsivät vielä virallisiksi tuotekuviksi heidän nettikauppaan! Iiiiih ♥ Niin upeeta! Samaa sarjaa on myös malleillut etenkin sosiaaliseen mediaan Misako Aoki. Minä ja Misako ollaan oltu mallina saman sarjan vaatteille!! Ihan uskomatonta. (*≧∀≦*)


Hello lovelies ♡

It was a beautiful sunny day and what does a darkling soul think about, going for a walk to an old cemetery and to take pictures!
It was the end of the summer and didn't have to dig up woolen socks yet. I had a magnificently beautiful high waist corset skirt, a sample piece from Long Ears and Sharp Ears' Studio and I got to photoshoot with it. The photos even made it to their web store as official product photos! Iiiih ♥ So amazing! The same series has been modeled by Misako Aoki, especially for social media. Me and Misako have been modeling for clothing of the same series!! Unbelievable. (*≧∀≦*)



Thorn Castle Rose Princess Corset Skirt



♡ Colors:  Black, White ♡
♡ Sizes:  S-L ♡
♡ Shirring ♡
♡ Corset lacing ♡
♡ Long lolita skirt ♡
♡ Gorgeous jacquard ♡


Hame on kerrassaan suurenmoinen ilmestys! Rakastan tuollaisia kiehkuraisia kuviokankaita ja vielä sifonkia kaveriksi, sekä korsetti! Oijjoi! Olen ihan myyty. Välittömät gootti eleganssi vibat. ♥

The skirt is absolutely gorgeous vision! I love that kind of twirly pattern fabrics and there's even chiffon to go with it and a corset! Ooooh! I'm sold. I got instant gothic elegance vibes. ♥



Kävin kiertelemässä sellaista pientä vanhaa hautausmaata, minkä ohi kuljin bussilla kuusi vuotta, enkä koskaan saanut aikaiseksi käytyä. Se jäi tuonne mielen sopukoihin ja nyt halusin vierailla. Vanhoilla hautuausmailla on sellainen tunne, kuin aika olisi pysähtynyt. Siellä vallitsee raukeus ja mystinen taianomaisuus ilmassa. Tunnen oloni hyvin seesteiseksi aina hautausmailla. Katselen aina syntymä- ja kuolinaikoja, ihastelen hautakiviä ja ristejä, sekä mietin minkälaisia ihmisiä he ovat olleet, minkälainen perhe ja muu elämä heillä on mahtanut olla. Olen aina ollut kiinnostunut historiasta ja kaikki vanhat esineet ja paikat saavat tuon historiantutkijaksi unelmoivan mielen innostumaan. Uppoutuessani ihannoimaan vanhoja asioita, päädyn sellaiseen unenomaiseen kuplaan, missä kaikki on sumuista, hiljaisempaa ja muu elämä vain menee ohitse. Voin tällöin liikuttua kyyneliin asti, kuten viime vuonna Lontoossa oli itkussa pidättelemistä, kun pääsin British Museum:in muinaisen Egyptin näyttelyyn. Vieläkin tulee tippa linssiin sitä ajatellessa, se oli uskomattoman vaikuttava kokemus. Olen niin kiitollinen, että sain sen kokea! ♥


I went strolling around to a small old cemetery, which I had passed by on a bus for six years, but never got it out of myself to visit. It kind of left a mark on my mind and now I wanted to go. Old graveyards have this feeling, like time has stopped. In the air one can feel the serenity and mystical magic. I always feel very calm when I'm at a cemetery. I look at the dates of birth and death, admire the tombstones and crosses, also wondering what kind of people they had been, what kind of family and other life did they have. I have always been interested in history and all old items and places excites the mind of one dreaming of being a historian. When getting carried away adoring old things, I end up in this dream like bubble, where everything is blurry, more quiet and other life around it is just passing by. At those times I can be moved into tears, like last year in London was really working to hold it in, when I got to visit the ancient Egypt exhibition in British Museum. Still when thinking about it I start to tear up, it was incredibly effecting experience. I'm so grateful, that I got to experience it! ♥



| Silk blouse:  Thrifted  | Corset skirt:  Long Ears and Sharp Ears' Studio  | Shoes:  Bodyline  |
| Ringlet wig:  Gothic Lolita Wigs  | Necklace:  Restyle  | Hat:  H&M  |


Mulla oli sellainen visio tästä asusta, mihin sain inspiraatiota viktoriaanisista ja edwardian ajan viboista, sekä eleganssista. Kuten usein muulloinkin, halusin pitää asun yksinkertaisena ja värimaailman simppelinä tai no oikeastaan olemattomana, koska kyseessä on musta ja hopean harmaa. Oli oikein ihanat leidi-fiilikset. Toivottavasti se näkyy myös teille. ♡


I had the kind of vision of this outfit, where I got inspiration from victorian and edwardian time vibes and elegance. Like most times, I wanted to keep the outfit simple and the colors moderate or well actually non-existence, because we're talking about black and silver grey. Had really nice lady vibes. Hope you can see it too. ♡



Kiitoksia käynnistä, aivan ihanaa jakaa tämä teidän kanssa! (o^―^o)

Thanks for visiting, so happy to get to share this with you! (o^―^o)


❤~ Saija Sasetar


Sunday, November 13, 2016

Long Ears and Sharp Ears' Studio ♛ Thorn Castle

My co-model is outshining me, the cutest tiny cat Viiru from Cat Cafe Purnauskis ♡

Hi darlings! ♥


I have done the most amazing collaboration with an indie lolita brand Long Ears and Sharp Ears' Studio from China and gotten a chance to model their amazing clothing pieces! ♡◡♡
I got a pile of posts to show you once I get them done, currently I'm very sick with a possible feverless pneumonia and waiting to get more examinations done next week. So taking my time, bare with me sweeties! (´。• ᵕ •。`)

This photoshoot we did in collaboration with LNSE and Sanni Saarenmaa Photography, on the same day we had this awesome pirate shoot, if you missed it, you'll find it here Pirate Lolita - The Great Voyage. This dress is from a newly finished Thorn Castle series collection and the one I am wearing is a Navy blue Vest JSK II, currently on pre-order. It is an early version, so some tiny details have been changed for the final version. I'm also wearing a black blouse from the same collection, it's one of the most comfy lolita blouses I've ever worn! Honestly! The material is super soft, the fit is great and it still looks super elegant. 

At the time I was still working at Cat Cafe Purnauskis, so I asked a permission so we could come take photos on a Sunday when the cafe was closed. There are two red couches, the "sharp ears" mean cat ears and I went to buy some rose pedals meant for crafting, these were the ingredients we used to build the photoshoot around the outfit. Sanni did an amazing job as usual and I think we had loads of fun. I got to be an elegant lolita having afternoon tea at a cat cafe with adult cats and kittens, can't think of many things that could be better! ♥


| Headpiece, Blouse & Dress: Long Ears and Sharp Ears' Studio |
| Hair: Countess wig by Gothic Lolita Wigs | Shoes: Bodyline |

Thorn Castle series


I'm wearing:

"Have you heard the legend about the enchanting black thorns wrapped around those tremendous iron gates? Touch the thorns of roses grown on the castle gate, and something extraordinary will happen…The scent of roses will drive the wounded man into the castle, and get lost in the endless corridor."


Behind the scenes


Let me tell you something about cats; most of them love to be a part of what you're doing, hang around you, check all the items that move and are new. Cats are supposed to be the center of attention, they are after all fluffy gods of the universe. You can imagine what it was like to move furniture around and try to take photos while there are 10 cats around, four of them kittens! At times it was very amusing. (≧◡≦)

Lumi (=Snow in finnish) was very interested about the softbox reflector, well it was a new interesting hiding place! She's very lady-like and social little girl. We placed a veil hanging from the cat's climbing tree and the cats got super excited about it! They tried to hunt the edges on the floor, hide underneath, climb it and whatever they could thing of. Had to take the cats down every once in a while or re-place the veil after they had been messing around with it. Luckily cats are super cute and even if they do something more or less forbidden or naughty, they will get away with it. ♥ Purrr~





Photos by Sanni Saarenmaa Photography


My honest opinion about the dress? I love it! The print is very majestic regal and I think it can be coordinated with many different styles..already got more ideas for this piece! ♡
I think you might have somehow noticed that I like things that are a bit different, same goes with this dress, because it's a vest dress. There are vests and vest-like coats in gothic lolita and ouji style, but I don't remember seeing something like this before and I'm loving that there is something new and different. Shaking things up a bit, perfect! 



Thanksies for visiting, happy to show these to you! (^―^)

❤~ Saija Sasetar


Thursday, November 3, 2016

✝ Dying gothic deer photoshoot with Askar Ibragimov ✝

© Askar Ibragimov

Enjoying a moment of harmony and silence. The last colors slowly fading away, taking me with them into an eternity of peace in the darkness.



Hello darlings ♥

This summer we did this photoshoot together with Askar Ibragimov. We've been taking about working together on something for a while now and it was left to my brain to plan something. I had been thinking about this dark deer-like photoshoot I would like to do. 

The story behind the idea is a sad deer all on its own. It has no companions, the home forest is empty and silent. Everything seems like dead. The world around the deer stands still in total quietness. The deer in lonely and sad, soon to be dying. There is no hope or happiness. The deer is till a mighty creature of the magical forest, saying goodbyes. 

This is a combination of depression, loneliness and being left out. Lots of my personal feelings. One thing that has influenced into this, is the fact that so many forests are being taken down for the benefit of humans. Finnish forests are especially dear to me and they are continuously building around my home city, in places they should not. There is this big area right next to where we live to be taken down for new apartment complexes, but there is this new big area being done just near here. There is no need to destroy a new piece of the forest! Especially when there are nests and routes of flying squirrels, that need to be protected! The city has just accepted the plans for the area, but some nature associations are trying to make a complaint about it. Sorry for rambling about this so much, just red new turns about this and it made me very sad and angry. Nature protection is something I'm very passionate about. 


© Askar Ibragimov
 Feeling like falling, losing my grip, leaving behind. The isolation of being an outsider. Surrounded by darkness. The part where happiness came from seems to be locked away. The hole is getting deeper. The light barely seen anymore.

© Askar Ibragimov
Dance with the hidden language of the forest. 🍃

© Askar Ibragimov
| Horns: Deadfine.fi | Hair: Wig is fashion | Necklace: H&M |
| Blouse: Fan plus friend | Skirt: Corset story | Circle lenses: Uniqso |

© Askar Ibragimov

Behind the scenes

 Before and after photoshoot selfies~ ^_^

© Askar Ibragimov

We had an assistance with the light by a friend of the photographer. She really had to work to get the light to stay up. The place where we shot is a wide power line in the middle of the forest and there was some wind and that big of a hing definitely grabs the wind. 

We played with some corn syrup fake blood as well. It was super sticky and had all sorts of tiny pieces from the forest stuck in them! We tried to get this one shot of me lying in the ground, but I haven't really decided if the end result is working or not. Gotta give it time. For now it will stay unshown. Btw I got so many damn mosquito bites from this trip! They just love my blood. Think I counted 16 ones from my other ankle and leg only! They swell up a lot and are super itchy for a long time, at least a week, but usually longer. 


 Always goofing around and making faces, yup, that's me! x)


Let me know if you have any thoughts about this set,
would love to hear them! ♡

❤~ Saija Sasetar