On the Street. Happiness is Long Down Jacket, Hietsu, Helsinki.

 

Weekend winter finally came to Helsinki. Now is the time when going outdoors happiness really is a long down jacket.

This lovely violet down jacket has some oddity in the hood. The zipper goes all the way up. This feature gives this down jacket a slight sleeping bag effect. In some sense… Though it would be somewhat impractical to go around totally zipped.

On the Street. Hair as Scarf, Kamppi, Helsinki.

I had to look twice when I saw this young lady in Kamppi shopping center. Oh yes, it's not a fluffy scarf, but curly long hair that is sticking out from under the hood.

On the Street. Padded Waistcoat Bodywarmer, Kamppi, Helsinki.

So far Helsinki winter has been very mild. Normally the temperatures are below zero in January, but not this year. Also, the snow seems hanging over the ground somewhere else in the world. A bit weird, but it allows people to walk around in light wool coats and even men's sports jacket as here. This guy has ensured the body warmth with a padded waistcoat under the grey tweed blazer.

Seasons. Happy New Year 2014!

I wish Happy New Year 2014! Let it be full of love and inspiration.

On the Street. Black is Black Except Socks, Aleksi, Helsinki.

On wintertime we see a lot of total black outfits in Helsinki. Argyle pattern socks with diamond pattern in the shades of grey bring a little playfulness to a total black outfit.

On the Street. Sketchbook Drawings Help to Remember.

 

 Sometimes when I see a fab style while walking around Helsinki, I make a quick sketch to my notebook. Every lady has that certain set of stuff in their handbags. To my stuff belongs a sketchbook that I carry with me almost anywhere I go. Despite all the electronic possibilities to make notes I still prefer the old good user interface paper.

 

 Funny thing is that once I had made a sketch of the girl with orange skirt and yellow jeans jacket in Kamppi. I thought I would draw her better later. Weekend was busy, I didn't have time. Then Monday came and what did we see in Hel-Looks.com? The same girl was photographed in the same day in Old Church Park. Helsinki, small city.

Here you have a collection of these fast taken notes. Some of them can be identified from street style -tagged posts. If I have many interesting sights in my mind at the same time, notes help not to lose them. Sometimes it's just the strong feeling of the character that carries straight to the final result.

For Fun. mbar in Helsinki is the Best.

I have a friend I meet occasionally, maybe once every two moths. We often go out to eat and then we may lose ourselves wandering between clothes racks in department store. Then again it's nice to stop somewhere to chill out. The place to go is always self-evident. We head to mbar. The atmosphere never fails. Smooth sounds are guaranteed.

DJ last Thursday was Jimi, thank you for the music! I started liking their Facebook-page "Better Things to Do" in hopes to get noticed if this group is playing their vinyls some place you could dance too. Besides drawing, dancing is definitely on the good side in to-do lists.

On the Street. Red Hat Girl in Bus 65A, Helsinki.

On buses we seldom see our fellow travelers eyes nowadays. Most people concentrate to their smartphones like this lovely lady. On the other hand it allowed me to watch her in piece. Win-win situation.

On the Street. Ballerina Tutu Jacket, Keskuskatu, Helsinki.

Effective combination, shiny boots, jacket with double frill, narrow silhouette and bright red hair. Urban city-ballerina we might say.

Follow Flash For Zonzon, Good Idea!

Hooray, at long last I have had the spirit to build a bunch of ways to follow Flash For Zonzon. If you like the content of this blog, why not pick up the way that best suits for you.

Now there is a brand new Facebook-page. You can find there links to the new posts and sometimes there is some pick-ups from previous content too. And the hostess is already waiting you there. Off you go to Flash For Zonzon Facebook-page.

If you hang around Twitter a lot, maybe you start following @FFZonzon. You'll be alerted of the new posts there.

Google+ -page is another option. Flash For Zonzon has a page of it's own there. Flash For Zonzon Google+ -page.

Maybe the most convenient way to follow Flash For Zonzon would be the good old email. You can order this blog delivered right to your inbox. Like a post from a friend.

On Pinterest I have gathered boards that interest me in the point of view graphic designer, illustrator, street style lover, circus fan, Helsinki citizen, etc. There is also a nice board of Fashion Illustration. Check my Pinerest-account if you need some inspiration. At least these pins work in such way to me.

And the list doesn't stop here. Oh no. Yeah, we have Flash For Zonzon in Bloglovin and Blogilista for my Finnish friends.

If you have found a new favorite RSS-reader after they buried the Google Reader, go for it!

Then there is this community in web, IFB, International Fashion Bloggers. I'm posting my links there too, if I remember…

Boy, now this blog is everywhere!
It will be fun to see what kind of interaction with readers there is going to be using these tools. I'm curious to see it. And finally, thank you my readers for being there with me.