Tuesday, August 31, 2010


Taj Mahal, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Another great view of the Taj Mahal.

No, this is not Venice, it's Cambridge. The boat is not a gondola, it's called a punt.


Christmas party, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

At a company Christmas party in the UK in the mid 90's.


Jewelry boxes, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Some of my jewelry boxes, from different parts of Asia.


Pune, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Detail of a fort in Pune, India.


Wedding party, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

At an Indian wedding: sarees galore! It's amazing to be in a room full of colourful sarees - all 100 of them different!


Hotel in Hassan, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Lobby of a hotel near Hassan, India. I love the wicker furniture and the simplicity of the style.

I love the clean lines of this room at a resort we stayed at near Hassan, India.


Temple, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Temple near Hassan, India.

A fort in Pune, India.

Monday, August 30, 2010


Cool cutlery, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Very cool cutlery at the Great Kabab Factory (a restaurant in Chennai, India).


Wedding party 2, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Indian bride and groom. The bride will wear those bangles for a month after the wedding so people know she is a newlywed.


Wedding party, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

A saree also works as maternity wear.


Fuchsia saree, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

I find the saree to be quite flattering to the female form.


Lady in pink, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Like Europeans at the beginning of the last century, Indian ladies don't want to get tanned - in their mind, the lighter you are, the more beautiful you are. Like other Asian ladies, they use umbrellas as parasols, which is an excellent alternative to both sunscreen and to wearing a hat - both of which tend to make you very sweaty.


Harem pants, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Going for a swim in a lake in the countryside near Hassan, India. I got the harem pants in Goa - they are almost the uniform of Westerners there. I have never seen Indian people wearing them, though.


Hotel in Hassan, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Water feature in a hotel lobby in Hassan, India.


Hotel Du Parc, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Door to our room in Hotel Du Parc, Pondicherry, India.

Pondicherry, India.


Coconut, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Enjoying tender coconut water straight from the fruit. The cotton tunic is from India although the embroidery looks somewhat Hungarian.

Behind the camera this time. I am wearing a cotton salwar suit. This is the more modern and even provocative kurti (top) that has no sleeves.


Pink house, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

A house in Pondicherry, India.


Mamallapuram, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Rock carvings in Mamallapuram, near Chennai (Madras), India. The elephant shown is nearly life-sized.

Saturday, August 28, 2010


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A cropped close-up of a TTD photo (by Nina Stolt).

Our official wedding portrait (by Nina Stolt of Studio Onni).


Never look back, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Another TTD photo by Nina Stolt.



Probably one of the best photos ever taken of me. I love the serenity of my expression. Again, by K. Pulkkinen.

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This is reminescent of Charlotte (of "Sex and the City"). Another cropped close-up of a photo from my modeling album (by K. Pulkkinen). The jacket is from Galeries LaFayette in Paris.


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The serenity of the backwaters in Kerala.

This was a water feature inside our house boat in Kerala. Pretty cool, I think.


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Dawn in the Kerala backwaters.


Pineapple, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

I love the way they cut the pineapple in India. The taste ain't bad either.


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Sunset on our houseboat in Kerala, India. Check out my husband's hippy style.


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I love the amazing design of the traditional houseboats in Kerala, India.


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View from our house boat - at dawn - in Kerala, India.


Saree, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

When I'm in India, I just never get tired of looking at the women's clothes - the fabrics are simply divine. This photo of an amazing salwar suit was taken at the Taj Mahal.


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Detail of the Taj Mahal.


At the Taj Mahal, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

At the Taj Mahal in my Marimekko hat and a top that looks like Marimekko but is actually from Pantaloon in India.


Red building, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

A building on the grounds of the Taj Mahal.


Taj Mahal, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Another view of the Taj Mahal.


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This kind of dress seems to never go out of style. The photo was taken sometime in the 80s in Toronto, Canada.


Christmas 1995, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

This jacket was an all-time fave.


Gypsy girl, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

One of my all time fave photos of myself. From my modeling album (photo by K. Pulkkinen).


Beijing, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Out and about on a crisp autumn day in Beijing. This was taken in 2000, when silver clothes were all the rage. The purse is Longchamp - another item I used until it literally feel apart.


Shanghai, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

On a shopping spree in Shanghai. My style is very Japanese although all of my clothes are from China.


Nature girl, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

There something about the awkwardness of this posture that I love. Photo was taken by my brother in Ocmulgee, Georgia.


House boats, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

House boats in Kerala, India.


Camel coat, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

I had this classic coat for years. Note also the short haircut and the cool cow purse. This was taken around 2000 in China.


New bike, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

With my new bike in the small town called Hilton in Cambridgeshire, UK. I am not fond of the style of modern bikes. This is the last bike I owned and I deliberately got one that looks old-fashioned. It was actually quite expensive.


On the beach, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

This jacket was another fave piece. My Mom got it for me from the flea market. It was actually a men's jacket but it fit me perfectly. I wore it for years and years. The photo was taken on a beach somewhere in Great Britain in the mid-90's.