One of my most passionate dreams for the longest time has been to visit Doris & Duke – Vintage and Modern shop in Old Town Porvoo.
Unfortunately for me, I have always either been too busy to visit the location or the shop has simply been closed at the time.
This time though, I was determined and opportunist enough to check the opening hours in advance. Hooray internet and social media!
The shop is divided into two parts according to the origins of the pieces: if they are modern reproductions or actual vintage items (not that there’s anything bad in either of them – they’re all lovely as seen from the pics).
I would definitely recommend visiting Doris & Duke for those who are especially interested in pin up fashion. Just look at those fluffy petticoats hanging out of the fitting room ceiling!
Of course I couldn’t get away without finding something to try on. I actually ended up buying this vintage dress (above) from the 1970’s. The price, 20 euros, wasn’t bad for a student budget, either.
The vintage side is behind the counter.
Doris & Duke isn’t just about clothing since there is literally heaps of accessories and jewellery from which to choose.
The prices of the vintage items may vary a bit but overall I’d say that none of the stuff is at least badly over-priced.
This side of the shop is dedicated for the colourful retro items.
For some reason I just found the black sing to be highly amusing to me. Though I should probably get the silver one for the university seminar…
Even though I personally feel that the vintage side of Doris & Duke is meant more for me, I still know a couple of friends who would absolute love all of the reproductions.
Urho K. Kekkonen (replica above) is still one of the most well-known presidents of Finland.
Without starting an unnecessary political rant, I just want to point out that it is really funny to print a black-and-white picture of a respected old male figure with his own words ‘saatanan tunarit’ (something like ‘fucking morons’) into the parking indicator we use in Finland to tell when we have parked our vehicle. And yes, people move around the meters if the allowed parking time is running out. I think it must be a pretty very universal phenomenon to try to avoid a ticket. With this indicator I don’t think it would even be a proper chore.
Yours,
Miah
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