From little me to all of you…

I wish all of my lovely readers a wonderful Holiday Season and a fantastic start to the new year! I am heading home to Zurich for the holidays and will be taking a little break from my blogging, and well everything else as well for that matter.

But do not despair because I have prepared some holiday treats for you, my lovelies.

First of all, if you want to check out what it is that I actually do, apart from entertaining you with my silly writing of course, go check out my website, displaying my best work from the past half year. So slide on over to:
http://nina-paitula.squarespace.com

Secondly, to spread some holiday-joy, here is break-dance-elf-(N)-ina wishing you happy holidays as well! Trust me, you really want to click on the link below….

Elf-(N)-ina

Much holiday love,

Nina

Züri Zyschtig

Today I have the pleasure of introducing you to my favorite Zurich based jewelery brand; FiliNi. The two beautiful sisters Filippa and Nina started their line a few years ago. This is what they say about themselves:

“We founded FiliNi Collection based on our common passion for fashion and trends. The inspiration for our collections comes from the travels we make to places all over the world. Our aim is to create a lifestyle jewelry brand that represents our passion for beauty and to pass on this passion to others with our designs. The philosophy of FiliNi Collection is to offer trendy, elegant, exceptional and affordable but yet high quality lifestyle jewelry, as well as sophisticated accessories. We believe that you, with help of our selected products, can transform every outfit into a suitable one for any occasion.

We hope that we can enthuse you with our jewelry and convey a feeling of elegance and glamour to you – the FiliNi Lifestyle”

And if this doesn’t make you want to check out their jewelry I don’t know what will! Also, if you haven’t bought me my christmas present yet, this is a fantastic source! 😀

So rush on over to filini-collection.ch and check out their amazing stuff NOW!!!

If we can manage a hundred days apart, we can manage a million days together…

The biggest challenge I am facing being out here in San Francisco getting my degree isn’t actual going to school again, ten years after graduating high school, nor is it the actually workload from school, nor coursework and projects. It is being separated from my partner. A man so secure in our love for one an other that he supports me in all my crazy little endeavors, even if it means that we are separated by over 9’000 km for about a hundred days at the time. The decision to take our relationship intercontinentally wasn’t an easy one, and it was the main point that would have held me away from pursuing my further education. That’s when my super-man stepped in and promised that he would wait for me, drunkenly shouting out the words on a crowded dance floor, yodeling along to Mumford and Son’s “I will wait”, and it is a memory I fondly think back to with very mixed emotions. Even as I am writing this I am giggling at the memory, while my eyes fill with tears.

Now don’t get me wrong, I love my man beyond the world, and feel guilty for taking myself away from him for limited time periods, but it is him who is strong enough to be the glue that keeps us together. It is his dedication of waking up at 6 am every morning to speak to me before he is off to work, and I am off to bed. It is his strength of encouraging me when I call him crying and yelling in frustration, which allows me to keep on going, not only with my studies and our very long distance relationship, but in general. He is the strongest person I have ever met, and therefore, this post goes out to you. I salute your strength and your belief in me, even when I don’t believe in myself. I bow to your calmness of our separation, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your love and support.

And at the end of the day, distance doesn’t mean very much when the person you are distanced from means everything.

Dear Santa…

Thanksgiving has come and gone and christmas is around the corner. I’ve been an awfully good girl this year Santa, I promise! I’ve gone to all my classes and done every single homework assignment. I paid my taxes, rent, and all my bills on time. I have helped friends and lent my shoulder to be cried upon, and everything else which has been expected of me. Therefore, I believe that I truly deserve a kick-ass present this year!

Please find my unattainable wish list attached.

Cupcakes, bows and kind regards,

Nina

PUPPY

Valentino – Short-Sleeve Lace Dress, Black:Ivory

Stella McCartney – Half-Sleeve Flower Lace Jumpsuit, Burgundy

Saint Laurent – Mid-Sleeve Silk Tie Blouse

SAINT LAURENT – SIGNATURE RANGERS STUDDED BOOTS IN BLACK LEATHER

Paul Smith – Wide lapeled Denim Blazer

Oscar de la Renta – Sleeveless Leather Dress with Cutouts, Black

MARC by Marc Jacobs – Sixties Bow-Front Silk Miniskirt

Maledives Holiday for a few weeks

Lanvin – Sleeveless Bicolor Bow-Neck Dress, Black

Herve Leger – Boat-Neck Bandage Dress

Gucci – Black Stretch Leather Leggings

Givenchy – Shark Lock Wedge Ankle Boot, Black

CHLOE – Suzanna Studded Leather Bootie, Black

Chanel – Classic Jumbo Flap Bag

Burberry London – Collarless Fox Fur Jacket, Black

Balmain – Skinny Moto Jeans

Alice + Olivia – Hope Metallic Bow-Neck Jacket

Gucci – Emily Guccissima Purse

Burberry Brit – Leather Pea Coat W: Shearling Fur Collar

About me

Hello All!

My name is Nina Paitula and I am what they would define as international. Finnish and Swedish by blood, Finnish by Passport, and Swiss by heart, currently spending my time in San Francisco to become a fashion stylist.

Originally born on a tiny little island in the south western archipelago of Finland, to my Finnish father and Swedish mother, which is also where I spent the first  years of my life.  At the fragile age of thirteen, we were relocated to beautiful Zurich, Switzerland, which I still consider my home today.

“Playing dress up begins at age 5 and never really ends.” – Kate Spade

Cupcake’s Bows is a blog first and foremost about fashion. Every aspect of fashion. From high-end designers to thrift-store treasures, from fashion hits to its worst faux pas. Once in a while a post about lifestyle, travel or a new flavor of cupcake may seep through, but that is just because I know you want it.

“Fashion is not necessarily about labels. It’s not about brands. It’s about something else that comes from within you.” — Ralph Lauren

Now, why on earth would you care about yet another fashion blog? Well, my friend, since those early days on that tiny little Finnish island; fashion has been what I’ve eaten, watched, read, slept, and dreamt about with every breath I’ve taken. With almost 25 years of fashion awareness, extensive sourcing, an extensive thirst for the latest news, and a passion that goes beyond what you would consider fashion to be, I am energetic about enticing your inner fashion-nerd with every step of my way. By furthering my knowledge about fashion, and fashion styling in particular, I am extending my knowledge to you with help, tips, and tricks, mixed with some sass, wit, charm and a slice of lime, I assure you a giggle or two. And do you know what? It might just be fun to peek into my crazy-so-called-life once in a while.

“Fashion is what you’re offered four times a year by designers. And style is what you choose.” — Lauren Hutton

By being an “international”, I am passionate about traveling, and will now and then include a little bit or piece of my wordily antics, globally consumed cupcakes, as well as the pretty bows sighted.

“In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.” — Coco Chanel