Marimekko

I had never heard of Marimekko until I was in Helsinki for a work trip. I was looking on gmaps for places to get souvenirs or mementos and discovered that this store was close to hotel and the brand was uniquely Finnish, so I decided to give it a go on my walk.
The patterns and colors are gorgeous and soft. Prices aren’t listed on the website, but their tunics start at 120 Euro or so. The upstairs has some sale items.
I looked around for a long time, and most of the staff were extremely courteous and helpful. One was a little haughty but whatever; those people are everywhere. I ended up buying a few items; not all for me but a couple gifts for the ladies in my family.
Also, they will fill out the VAT (Global Blue) forms for you, so if you are a visitor to Finland, be sure to bring your passport when you visit the store!

This seems like a larger Marimekko in Helsinki (and, we walked past a few of them!) There’s an upstairs and a downstairs which includes mostly womenswear and accessories – with the surprising exception of what I think were a few menswear items! Whatever guy is walking around sporting Marimekko is a pretty cool fella in my book! Unfortunately… I could not convince my significant other to purchase the man-​bag (i think it was actually unisex) that I was waving in the air at him. LOL! Maybe next time. ;)
I didn’t know that much about the famed Marimekko brand before my trip to Helsinki, but it’s actually pretty interesting! Before we got there, I went to the website and read/​watched the whole «about us» section. It had all these great creative videos and descriptions of how they design, print and construct their creations. I think in such a mass-​produced era of factory goods it’s easy to take for granted the craftsmanship behind the scenes. Without any knowledge of the brand I could’ve easily just walked in and out like «ehhh… another bold print. Don’t they have fabric like this at IKEA?» But, by just going to their wonderfully designed website before coming to the actual store it made me really appreciate what I was seeing in person. Plus, I’m pretty sure that a lot of those IKEA fabric prints are a «inspired» (slightly copied) version of the original artistry you see here. Before you head to the store, I really suggest that you check the site to see a little more about what actually goes on behind those iconically Finnish bold patterns! I know that I understood and appreciated it much more than I would’ve otherwise.

Die tollen Muster der marimekko Stoffe sind weltbekannt und zeitlos. Leider immer noch sehr teuer aber dafür sehr guter Qualität und extravagant. Das Geschäft IST sehr gut sortiert und die Bedienung nett und hilfsbereit, sollte Mann andere Größen benötigen. Sehr empfehlenswert für uns Damen ein Muss :)