I participated in Wedding Gown Design Competition for the Love Me Do Fair 2019. With my Temptations collection I made it to the finals of the competition. The name of the collection represents the bride`s wish to be as beautiful and as seductive as possible on her wedding day. The collection consists of 3 different gowns for three different body types. The theme of the competition was body positivity. With this collection I wanted to serve women of different sizes, both small

Summer is over and Fall is about to begin. There is a sense of soft Autumn freshness and crispiness in the air. This Fall will be very interesting. I am for the first time going to participate in Love Me Do fair with my company. Due to that, I have for the first time in my life taken part in a design competition. I am competing for a 2018 Wedding Designer of the Year award. So far, I have been selected to the best finalists group. For this competition, a collection of 3 gowns

Last week, on Valentine’s day I celebrated the opening of my show room in most wonderful company. I had my friends from all walks of life attending my opening party, and the night was marvelous! I had invited my trusted photographer, with whom I have worked many times before to capture the essence of the evening. Niki Strbian does an amazing job every single time, but even so, these photographs have exceeded all my expectations. As I looked at the photos, I felt positively ov

Hyvää Itsenäisyyspäivää 100-vuotiaalle Suomelle! Minulla on ollut kunnia tehdä tänä tärkeänä vuotena Presidentinlinnan Itsenäisyyspäivän juhliin kansanedusta Pilvi Torstille (SDP) puku. Tässä tulee nyt lupaamani tarina puvun taustalta, mutta oikeastaan puvussa on useampikin symbolinen merkitys. Puvun väriksi valitsimme kullan. Tämän värin valitsimme, koska kulta on ehdottomasti upein väri ja sopii parhaiten juhlistamaan Suomi 100v. itsenäisyyttä. Kulta yhdistyy myös Pilvin le

Today I celebrate the first anniversary of my company. It feels great. Lately, I’ve talked to many people about starting a business. The most important thing I have told them is that I haven’t regretted starting mine, not one day. I think a year ago someone said to me that starting a business is like having a baby. It’s a good comparison. First and second years were all happy-happy joy-joy, but the fifth made me lose even some hair. Let’s see how it goes with this! ;) Maybe t

When I was 14, I attended a modeling class, and looked at awe, with my heart pounding, the lecturer who was a fashion designer. That was the moment when I knew what I wanted to do with my future. And that is what I have been aiming at all these years. Now I’m 40 and just started my own business. My company designs, patterns and makes clothes for women and children. I specialize in wedding gowns, evening dresses and party wear. I also provide services for styling, remodeling a