Accessories Accede: What’s in My Chanel Sac de Silver Seaside Villa?

Q&A in Hanami Helsinki

Congratulations! In 2021, let’s celebrate the 21^st post from Reader’s Choice column “What’s in My Sac?” Disclose the concept or inspiration of founding this popular column to the readers, S’il vous plaît!  

I’ve been falling in love with sac at age of five. My premiere sac d’amour is a Hello Kitty red string pouch, made in Japan, 100% cotton, which with striking cute characters and colours onto. Ever since I’ve collected pretty stationary or storybooks to fulfill my imaginary game of academic work, and been highly intrigued by what’s in your sac? Assuredly from the sac check, the personalities, the hobbies, the habits and the lifestyles are unconditionally guaranteed for exposure purity: before invading a room of one’s own, le sac is the scout of a subconscious individual. Le sac is always both personal and political.

Tell us about the inspiration of Sac de Silver Seaside Villa from CHANEL 2019 Cruise collection? 

CHANEL 19 Cruise Collection joins the sentimental journey around the ’80s—Karl Lagerfeld began playing with the signatures—quilting, tweed, sailor pants, pearls, Scottish cashmeres, camellias—which, Gabrielle Chanel brought to fashion from the summer stay at Villa de La Pausa. Situated on the cliffs of the exclusive Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, where between Menton and Monte Carlo, La Pausa owns the brightest blue sky and the freshest seaside, that all inspired Chanel 2019 Cruise Collection set up the Cruise ship, vintage anchor, wooden piers with sailor stripes on the runway collection. My Chanel Sac de Silver Seaside Villa owns the rather nay blue in lambskin, representing the deep blue seawater of Côte d’Azur, the mesh silver stripes and metallic lock echo the whole concept of the runway collection: red, blue, silver and white. 

 

✔CHANEL O-Case at baby pink in lambskin interweaves of stitched squares and X lines. The shining gold metallic zipper in attachment of pinkish mini tassel and the rather larger CC logo enhance the details of this cute mini pouch. The pinkish interior puffy linen arranging in diamond shapes, protects my daily essentials without unnecessary conflicts. 

✔CHANEL LE LIFT eye cream at 3ml tube and mascara #10 noir are always my easy carry-on cream for emergency. 

 

✔Launched in 2019 with the creation of Olivier Ploge, CHANEL CHANCE Eau Tendre in trail tube carries rosy fruity floral fresh fragrance, no doubt the must-have on the road at high summer season.

✔ZOVIRAX Cream is for the treatment of recurrent herpes labialis, which I have been carried since, perhaps at age of thirteen. This 5ml mini tube is also my reminder to have sufficient hours of sleep and reduction of unnecessary stresses.

 

✔Made in Denmark, the disposable alcohol pad with 70% Isopropyl alcohol is definitely my daily use since pandemic 2020. 

✔GUERLAIN MÉTÉORITES at liquid pearls with shining pink can be treated as  instant lightening foundation. The sponge applicator disperses the right amount of product and it’s easy to blend with the finger. The 2ml metallic twist-up tube is easy to carry at any mini CHANEL sac. 

✔CHANEL travel size of eye brush is a convenient tool to smudge the make-up o the day.

✔CHANEL ROUGE ALLURE liquid powder #960 Avant-Gardiste owns rather darker rosy matte shade than #958 Volupté. Both own hydration ingredient, which prevents the dullness of lips and provides the function of cheek blush on the road. The 9ml sloping shape needs less care in comparison to iconic ROUTE ALLURE lipstick tube. 

 

✔YOJIYA mini plastic bag is one of my favourite souvenirs from Kyoto, Japan. The cute illustration in handy zip zap is the best home for MUJI hair rubber bands and CHAO&EERO pearl rings. 

✔CHANEL Nourishing Lip Care contains camellia oil to soften and smooth lips. Applying a thick layer at night and it’s highly restorative of the flaky skin. At daytime a slight touch of lip care with ring finger allows the ROUGE ALLURE easier to shine. 

✔CHANEL Spring/Summer 2021 vintage earrings are my first round shape style from Chanel. The copper gold CC log wrapped with black acetate and halo of gold, the rather heavier feels demonstrate the golden time of Mademoiselle Coco Chanel. 

Fashion Fun Helsinki! Le Sac & Le Twilly de CHANEL, Pink Tweed, Baggy Jeans & Sheer Slippers by ZARA at Sakura Hanami Helsinki

16-20 May 2021, Kirsikkapuisto, Helsinki 

 

Chilly and rainy in May, the April showers seem permanently carry away. Roihuvuori Hanami Festival has been cancelled due to the pandemic; still, the best picnic location at Kirsikkapuisto in Roihuvuori always welcomes Sakura adorateurs. HANAMI is the traditional Japanese picnic party under blooming sakura (cherry tree, 櫻花樹) or ume trees (plum tree, 梅子樹). Started in Nara period (A.D 710–794), Having been synonymous with sakura, Hanami Festival was originally limited to the imperial court, but soon extended to samurai society and by the Edo period (1603-1867), the seasonal sensation spread to the citizens as well. 

 

Nowadays, Japanese Meteorological Agency forecasts the cherry blossom weeks by tracking the weather conditions. The blossoming begins from Okinawa in January, and typically reaches Kyoto and Tokyo at the end of March or the beginning of April. It continuously proceeds into archipelago areas northward, arrives in Hokkaido around May Days. The florescence of sakura is rather short, according to the temperatures or showering, lasting approximately 5-10 days. Locating at latitude 60 degrees, Helsinki cherry blossom usually starts the second week of May; in 2021, between 15^th-20^th are the precious moments for the Hanami party. Preparing the Japanese senbei (Japanese rice crackers, 仙貝), MORINAGA milk caramel, orange juice, mango dries and home made Taiwanese deep fried chicken nuggets (鹹酥雞), we girls are good to enjoy our special version of Hanami picnic, without any support of sake, at Kirsikkapuisto in Roihuvuori, Helsinki. 

 

Who Wear What at Sakura Hanami Helsinki? For the rather unpredictable May Day, I still take ACNE STUDIOS wool cardigan with me, while ZARA 98% cotton, 2% polimaide tweed short-sleeves jacket is one of the best hunts in March. I am always the fan of ZARA jeans for their abundant collection, fitted sizing and various colours: 100% cotton light grey baggy jeans plus sheer slippers, ZARA 2021 spring/summer collection suits the cheery blossom background perfectly. 

Who Wear What accessories under cherry blossom Helsinki? Le Sac with midnight blue in calf skin from CHANEL, its silver lining embroidery and shining lock offer the design classic but slightly rock ‘n’ roll; silk TWILLY is always my favourite souvenir to discover the savoir faire of the designer’s spirit. Also called BANDEAU in French, twilly is usually 6 x 105 cm slim silk scarf, it could be worn as a hair band, wrist bracelet, bow tie or bag handle deco. I love to mix and match it as the silk belt, to enhance the rather pale tone of jeans, since expect for the silk pants, usually I love to keep my jeans collection in black, grey or deep blue. CHANEL 2021 spring/summer silk twilly in pearl white has its cute tone design: at the front with powdery pink, blue, purple and orange CC logos, yet at the reversed side filled with heart-shaped Chanel patterns. Applying a layer of Chanel ROUGE ALLURE liquid powder on lips and both cheeks, wearing vintage touch of Chanel CC logo earrings, CHLOÉ ivory white acetate sunglasses, HELGE Brynn Crystal Quartz necklace and LV 100% copper V alphabet necklace, with the assistance of the girls, the picnic session under sakura blossom makes 2021 Hanami Festival a lot of friendship fresh and fashion fun. . 

 

TOP TIP 1: Wearing baggy jeans and slippers so the picnic preparation and eating go comfortably

TOP TIP 2: Definitely applying a touch of poppy red on garment or cosmetics in the contrast to the pinkish cherry blossom

 

Special Thanks: Wendy & Bin