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 15th-20th 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
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