Inspired by: Moomins.

I love moomins, there is no denying that. They were and still are on of my favorite fairytale/ fantasy books and definitely my favorite comic. Even the Moomins anime is brilliant. So I thougth why not do one of these inspired by posts about them. 

Moominmamma

Moominmamma is the corner stone of life in Moominland. Without her nothing would work. She is very much an archetype of mothers. Gentle, wise and caring are words that I'd use to describe her.

When it comes to style moomins are arather difficult topic. The most characters don't even wear anything. Mamma has her apron and her bag. And in some cases just her bag.  So I really don't have a lot to work with here...

Moomin mamma by mimielizabetha featuring black hair accessories

So of course the handbag and the apron were a must. Other than that I wanted to use the colours that are  quite iconic to her so red and white were the obvious choice. I also wanted to make the look quite mature as she is the eldest of the Moomin women.

Snorkmaiden

 Snork maiden is the girly girl of the moomins. She is mostly depicted as Moomin's love interest and its being said that she is as curvy and faboulous as Marilyn Monroe, although the curves are in different places.

I believe that Snorkmaiden would have a very girly, airy sort of style, with flirty elements. After all she is never awake during winter so why bother with heavier fabrics.

Snork maiden by mimielizabetha featuring indian jewelry

I chose to put her in florals as she likes flower quite a lot. Also I just had to include the anklet because it's her signature piece. Also I don't think she would wear stockings so I didn't put those in here. The I added a whole bunch of girly elements like pearls, lacy gloves and a parasol... I just think she needs to have a lot of pretty things on her. Her haistyle would of course have bangs and possibly curls.

Mymble and little My

Mymble (or Mymble's daughter) and little My are without a doupt my favourite characters in the moomin universe. They are a bit more spunky, bit more snarky than the other female characters in the moomins.

My is the spunkier of the characters so I would say her style should be that too.  Her older sister would have a bit classier look. What makes them alike however are the hairstyle and the shoe choices. I absolutely love their boots.

Mymble and little My by mimielizabetha featuring mojo moxy boots

So for Mymble I chos something a bit more classic and mature with some girly elements like the lace collar on her cardigan and the golden watch necklace. Also her boots have bow details and the pattern of the dress is very intricate.

Little My as I said before is a little spunkier so for I went with a shortish tartan skirt and a striking black and white colours  scheme. I also added the striped parasol for her because in my favourte drawing of her she has a striped dress. Both she and Mymble would of course have their buns because that's part of their signature.

I hope you enjoyed my ramblings and the looks. Have a nice day.

Mademoiselle Parapluie

New layout!

Well as you can see the layout has changed. I really like this one, it's very fresh. Thank you for Sanni for helping me with this!

Mademoiselle Parapluie.

Lolita blog carnival: My top three wishlist items

My wishlist items top 3 by mimielizabetha featuring robes

So here are my top three wishlist items. Both dresses are from Juliette & Justine which is no surprise as it is my favorite brand. I've loved the La Èclairer de croix since I first saw it in the Juliette et Justine page and if the rumours about the relaunch are true you can believe that I am going to get it. Period. I just love how over the top it is.

The other is called Plus A la lumiere "Soirée". I just love its shape. I find it very ladylike and sophisticated although it has and atypical silhouette for a lolita dress. Still it's one of those have to have gowns for me. Black with black lace always works.

And lastly... It's a Parasolie Hertault umbrella VIP. I love dome shaped umbrellas they are... Well just so luxurious. And Parasolie Hertault is top of the class in this regard. Each one is hand made in Paris and as one migth guess they are ridicilously expensive. But if I ever have the means to own I am going for it.

Lolita blog carnival facebook group

Other participants

la petite princesse

Lace jail

Darkly Darling

Toothless tiger

Derpland
2 teaspoons of sugar
Ima princess

Hologram world
Jewellery box of starry-eyes lolita

Frillycakes
Alice in lolitaland
Annie old-fashioned
Masquarade doll
Dollhouse diaries

So what's on your wishlist dear reader?

Mademoiselle Parapluie

Artsy teaparty

Yesterday I hosted a teaparty with Kata. We had an art theme so we scetched portraits of each other. It was quite fun, so maybe we shoud do this again sometime.

I wore:

Headbow: Hennez et Mauritz
Shirt: Fan + friend modified by me

Pearl necklace: Emily Temple cute
Pearl braclets: From my grandmother and from a market seller

Over dress: Victorian maiden
Underskirt: I made it.
Socks: Sokos
Shoes: I bougth them from Mari

And here is a picture of my untamable petticoat (which I call Boris). After returning from Joensuu I have had this need to wear black and white. After quite a lot of colour (by my standards) I find it quite refreshing.

Okay that's all. Have some derp. 

Mademoiselle Parapluie

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My teaset: Asian red set with a fan-like pattern

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 It's time to get back to my teaset-series. This time I chose to show you the Asian red set. I have three sets of cup, saucer, and a serving plate. It's actually one of my favorite sets and very dfferent from my other ones. 

 I bougth this set from the Vallila fleamarket, years ago and had the misfortune of shattering one of the plates while getting it home. Flowerthief fortunately glued it together so it is still usable.

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This cup has a really simple shape which is counteracted by a very intricate pattern which covers the cup entirely, inside and out. The colour is reddish orange and is lined with gilding, making the patter even lovelier. The pattern and the bold colours give this set a really Edwardian feel which I like. 

In the center of the cup and plates is a black area covered with a gilded net and dots. The black balances the red shades of the set nicely. 

The handle of the cup is black with gold detailing tying it nicely to the other black accents of this set. It has an elegant curve though it is quite small making it harder to use than the handles of the lomonosov sets.

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As you can see the bigger plate is less vibrant than the smaller one giving it a calmer, less strong appearance. It also has more black in it than the other pieces of this set.

Here is the stamp of this set. It is clearly Asian, probably Chinese as Japanese stamps feature mount Fuji. If someone can tell me more about I would be glad to hear. The cups don't have stamps.

It's a pitty that there are only three cups in this set for I don't get to use it too often with my friends. So I tend to use this set when I am having tea on my own.  It somehow works nicely with my glass teapot.

Thank you for reading. Next time I will show you one of me Lomonosov cups!

Mademoiselle Parapluie

Guess what I did today?

Flowerthief loves his weird angles. I must admit it's quite cute...

So yesterday I returned from Easter in Joensuu. Yes I visited Mokkamaa again, no you're not getting any pictures (well maybe one. About my dog. And not in this post.) Anyways I of course did what I always do which means once again I went to the library! (I should really think other places to wear lolita... Maybe the museum).

I went for a sort of an old schoolish look today. Black and white is such a classic combination and the blouse just fits old school style quite perfectly.

I wore:

Hat: Vintage
Shirt: Baby the stars shine bright

Necklace: Ofelia market, I can't remeber the shop though.

Dress: Juliette & Justine

Stockings: Sokos
Shoes: Gabor

And I did my nails too. I like this style a lot.

Mademoiselle Parapluie.