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My Sister’s Piano
I haven’t done an interiors post in ages: for the simple reason that there hasn’t been much happening in that department. Our ground floor is more-or-less furnished, but upper ones still look pretty Spartan. Since the acquisition of the coffee table, there h..
Coconut, Pomegranate & Date Drink
My brain has helpfully blocked most of the unpleasantness that accompanied my pregnancy, but there is one issue I do remember quite clearly: what the hell to drink? It wasn’t even that I missed drinking alcohol, I just missed drinking something exciting. Unp..
A Very Short Introduction to Being Well Informed
One thing that happens when you blog (almost) every day is that you notice your thought patterns more than you otherwise would – writing things down kind of makes them difficult to ignore. So what have I learned about myself, in addition to the fact that I’v..
Aldo Järvsoo’s Beige Perfection
My Big Boss asked me recently whether I’m blogging mostly about Estonian fashion. I said that not exclusively, but yes, quite often (in additin to topics not related to fashion at all, of course). Why, he asked. Well, partly because there are many people blo..
Carine Roitfeld Fashion Book
Me and Carine Roitfeld, the ex-editor of Paris Vogue and international style icon, are united in our undying love for pencil skirts. We like ours super tight and perfectly fitted, paired with high heels and more often than not with a simple, unbuttoned silk ..
American Women
It’s a constant, noble aspiration of mine to read more widely, not just English-speaking, white, middle class authors. Unfortunately, it’s not going well. Partly because I can only read in Estonian and English – my German, Russian and Danish are no longer go..
The Redemption of Gucci
Big shifts in fashion and in the landscape of fashion brands don’t happen every season. When it comes to the latter, I can think of a few in the last decade: Phoebe Philo starting at Celine, John Galliano leaving Dior, Nicolas Chesquiere moving to Louis Vuit..
A Small Bit of Paris: The Petit Palais
I have never been obsessed by Paris. If forced to choose, I’d pick London, New York and Tokyo before the capital of France – and I’ve not even been to Tokyo. I generally feel a bit insecure in Paris, as I don’t speak the language and almost expect to became ..
A Rose is a Rose is a Sandwich
Last year, Ladurée opened a shop in Brussels. It was very French not only because of the macaroons, but because it was a huge, gilded, baroque room, with only a small counter in one corner. Now, they have come to their senses and converted most of the room i..
Toila-Oru Park
From the age of six to fourteen, I lived with my family on the edge of Toila-Oru park, in the old laundry house of the palace complex. The palace itself was long gone by then, burnt down by the Soviet Army in the WWII. They didn’t quite manage to get rid of ..