Saturday, January 26, 2013

My Vintage Precious: Johanna Lemettinen's Ring


My Vintage Precious is a monthly series where I ask people working on the creative field to share their most beloved second hand possessions and reveal the stories behind them.


Photo © Salla Poutiainen

"My most precious vintage item is a silver ring that originally belonged to my mother. She got it from my father in 1972,  a year before I was born. It was the first piece of jewelry my father ever gave to her. 

I used to play with this ring when I was a kid. I dressed up and tried it on, but it always fell off since my fingers were too little. My sister – who's ten year's younger than me – also played with it after I had lost interest. After I moved on my own, the ring was left behind and I forgot all about it. Year's later when I was visiting my sister it turned out that she still had the ring stashed. She was happy to return it to me and it has been with me ever since. To my great satisfaction I discovered the ring is in fact adjustable – something  I never realized as a child. So now it fits perfectly."

Thanks Johanna for sharing your story!

Besides being my partner in crime at PoVintage, Johanna works also as a visual artist. 

You can get to know her amazing paintings here: http://johannalemettinen.com/

x
Salla




Friday, January 25, 2013

Match Point

Photo Salla Poutiainen

These amazing golden stilettos are searching a new loving owner! The Lacoste tennis skirt seen on the photo will also hit the shop soon...

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Salla

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Monday, January 21, 2013

The Po sock drawer


Photo Salla Poutiainen

I had a photo shoot with Johanna yesterday. More photos and bunch of great new vintage findings coming soon!

x
Salla

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Humming


Original photo Anssi Vaalio | Photo manipulation: Salla Poutiainen





Original photo Anssi Vaalio | Photo Manipulation Salla Poutiainen


I got all excited about black & white photography and played around with some shots that Mr. took last summer...

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Salla

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Po hearts Jim Gaffigan





Me and Ulpu the Assistant watched Jim Gaffigan's 'Mr. Universe' and 'Beyond the Pale' couple of nights ago. If you're not familiar with this guy's stuff I highly recommend!

I used to boycott McDonald's when I was younger, so I found this skit especially hilarious...

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Salla