Corpsing, Tartu Style

Corpsing is a winning trend amongst punk students in Tartu. Arrival of the spring brings us a variety of different presentations and corpsing styles indoors and outdoors. This is an example I happened to witness last May in Tartu. This person is silently protesting against the stupidity of the new alchohol sale law in Estonia.

May 2008, Genialistide Klubi. Photo by Priit Salumaa.

Earpants and earshirt

Earrings are out! New trend is to wear shirt and underpants in your ear. Paper is a very handy material for almost anything. Photo by Rosin (Kass Ting) in KuKu culture club, Tallinn, 28 January 2009.

Estonian Football-Style

Estonian football - we are the champions... Photo by Aapo Ilves 2005

Check Mate

Well, mates, this gentleman has hit checkmate bingo 10/10. Photo by Rosin (Kass Ting) in KuKu culture club, Tallinn, January 2009.

Newspaper fashion

When accessories are expensive, buy (or steal) a newspaper.

Photos by Grete-Stina (Popop).

29.11.2008, underground club Levist Väljas, Tallinn.

Mountain goat in cult club

A coat made of real mountain goat skin just asks to be spiced up with a pair of cost-nothing handyman gloves (7 EEK = 0.5€ (yes, 50 euro cents); Eve never buys gloves that cost more than 10EEK) , a horse shaped pedestrian reflector and a plastic bag of foreign origin. Photo by Rosin (Kass Ting) in KuKu culture club, Tallinn, 22 January 2009.

Punk band from Tibet

A punk band from Tibet - The Dog, Roy Strider, JK Raid and cult orientalist Linnart Mäll. It's Roy's book presentation followed by a concert by the Flowers of Romance. Photo by Rosin (Kass Ting) in KuKu culture club, Tallinn, 22 January 2009.

Red Alert 2

Take my bread away. Photo by Aapo Ilves 2007.

Red Alert

What is red, naked and lays on the window sill just across the street? Or who? Photo by Rosin (Kass Ting), 12 January 2009, Tallinn.

Nude Guest at Russian Embassy

Estonians have very warm feelings towards Russia so if we visit our XXL-sized neighbour's embassy we take off clothes and rub the body with blood, sorry, red paint. Especially the girl. Photo by Rosin (Kass Ting), 12 January 2009 in front our Russian embassy in Tallinn old town.

Blue Velvet? Not really

Art is the process or product of deliberately arranging elements in a way that appeals to the sense or emotions. And the hair is feeling blue. Photo by Rosin, November 2008

Come on baby light my Tallinn

Punk's not dead, punk's older than bread. How come that self made punk outfits are always provide more clash and glam than Prada or Pucci? The punk supermodel was spotted on the birthday of Estonian legendary punk band J.M.K.E. In the title I'm referring to yet another band, the Velikije Luki and their song of Estonian capital Tallinn going up in flames. Well, Jim Morrisson is involved as well. Photo by Andres Putting, 16 January 2009.

Estonian Redneck Girl

Howdy-ho! Cheap city sluts float around all day in fashion outlets wearing Zara and dreaming of Dolce & Gabbana, real girls deal with a cartload of firewood. Not a real redneck though but a lovely redhead. Photo taken by anonymus contributer in 200? somewhere in Western Estonia.

Hey Pumpkin, Let's Go Humpin'

Life's hard-on if you're in music biz. Electropunk glamskunk disc director risk selector Sigue Sigue Fabrique (nihe.ee, myspace) captured by two female fans. Photo by Kris Moor, 2005.

Le Noir et le Rouge

Le Noir et le Rouge. Photo by Aapo Ilves 2008.

Le Rouge et le Noir

Le Rouge et le Noir. Photo by Aapo Ilves 2008.

Super Furry Animal

Pan-European winter attack can be survived if you keep your head, hands and legs warm. We love furry girls. Photo by Laura Kaljuveer.

Television Prophet

Writer is the god of books and television airs its prophet. Well known Estonian poet Jürgen Rooste intruducing best books of 2008 in Estonian national television. Lovely hat.
Photo by an undercover paparazzi, January 2009.

Walking Stick

If you have gray beard and a fur hat, don't hesitate to boost up your style with a handmade walking stick. This old chap reminds me of super sympa old men from fairytales. Respect. Photo by Elo Kuuste. Taken in Tartu (Annelinn area), 5 March 2008.

Kill All Books!

A text shirt, in this case dedicated to the play "Pristan", is a very good info carrier. This particular shirt even includes notes and lyrics so you could sing (along to men on the stage). The first photo allows you to compare the shirt to the actual book. A book might contain more text, but it doesn't work well as an item of clothing or an advertisement.
Another bonus about the shirt is that sometimes you can find an actual person inside. Finally, you can make paper (new books) from an old t-shirt, but not the other way around. So no question about the heading. T-shirt-design & photo by Aapo Ilves.

You can see more t-shirt fashion cases here.

Tatoos are Complicated, Stamping's Easy

Take a stamp... and stamp yourself. Randomly, on your body, on your head or even on your private parts - or wherever you want - who cares, it looks cool.

December 2008, Maailm, Tartu. Photo by Priit Salumaa.

Eyeshadow and Mascara to Fight Post Xmas Syndrome

Xmas can be heavy so makeup comes in handy. Reminds me a quote from the film The Dead Mountaineer Hotel (1979): "Are you saying that our robots are too human?" Photo by Rosin (Kass Ting) in the bar Levist Väljas (Out of Range), Tallinn, December 2008