MAKIA dude vs THE SOUNDS dudette Maja Ivarsson in Stockholm years back.

THE COMPETITION IS OVER! THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR ANSWERS. MAN WE RECEIVED ALOT!  CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL YOU WINNERS, ENJOY YOUR MUSIC WEEKEND, AND REMEMBER TO PICK UP YOUR MAKIA T-SHIRT AT THE MERCHANDISE BOOTH. 

Right answer :   ”Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)” by Cobra Starship

Question about a big time bad career move : Our all time favourite lead singer Maja Ivarsson (of Swedish band The Sounds) featured on a single and music video made for a sad case scary / triller movie, ”Snakes On A Plane” . The widely advertised film gave an enormous amount of publicity to Ivarsson and her band, especially in America. What was the song called, and who performed it?

Send your answer before 25.6.2009 to contact@makiaclothing.com and win a free ticket to see The Sounds live performance at the the upcoming  LONG HOT SUMMER - festival (Pitka Kuuma Kesa) in Suvilahti, Helsinki next weekend. Also performing : Social Distortion, Face To Face, The Flaming Lips, The Melvins & do we have to say more?

Hey what do you say I got a 15 million dollar contract coming my way!

Introducing Makia Melges 24 Sail Racing Team 2009

Crappy summer weather bring joy to some individuals. Like sailors. The more it rains and storms, our hardcore Melges 24 Sail Racing Team smiles. They know that no wind equals no fun. So lets hope for our crews sake, that it’s going to be a stormy summer. Good luck guys. Bring home the trophy.

Wahlberg, Zoolander. Poteto, Potato. Wearing the Makia Rib-Knit Jacket

Bachelor parties are all about having the opportunity to be part of activities the so called “new partner” would not approve of. So we threw a stag day for our dear old friend of ours that was one to remember. Yes we had strippers and beer like you’re supposed to, but we also did something else this time. Nothing rad, just dressed him up into a gipsy and setup a Makia spring collection photo-shoot one early saturday morning at our studio. And this frame was the best one we’ve got. Didn’t get a spot in the upcoming catalogue, but he sure did deserve a big one in our hearts. 

Told you it was a day to remember, we have a photo to remind us :    

             Click here to deal with our happy crew.

Faces & Laces Exhibition, 24-25.4.2009, Moscow

It was third time the interactive exhibition project  Faces and Laces  took place in Moscow about a month ago. The show is a meeting place for communication of various subcultures representatives and their intersections: sneakers, street wear, graffiti, street art, illustration and music. The aim is a unity of those who love what they do. Thats our philosophy, so we participated for the first time this year. For Russian fashion geeks, you can find some Makia gear at Coalition Shop (http://www.coalition.su/)  in St.Petersburg. Moscow is definitely up next for us. The city have a strong up and rising fashion life that features fine streetwear blogs, new local media issues with loads of informative articles on the subject. So keep your eyes open for some shots from our direction.

From Moscow with love.

Captain Rastivo, and a sneak peek of Summer 2010.

Sick Ohoi! 

Hung out with Ansse Rastivo in our favourite sailor restaurant Sea Horse the whole morning yesterday, wrapped up a photo-shoot, and gave our photographers white trash punk van a facelift.  Flag taping went bad so we replaced it with stencil and almost drove the bag of crap through a garage door. Don’t jurt do it : do it!

All this after sitting in a similar sailor friendly bar until 4 am the night before. 

As Lars Erik Frederiksen would put it, f**k it!

"The Hat" - Comes in 5 different fabrics. Makia Steel Flag placed in neck seam. Just like Steady Eddie would do it.

Costo & Makia - Supporting The Planet, Together.

Why bother? Because good taste is not all that indifferent, and sustainability is a serious matter! Costo use recycled material and craftsmanship. They apply forms that they have found age old as well as concurrent. 

Both Makia and Costo come from small cellars in Punavuori, Helsinki (we are actually neighbors, could dig a small tunnel between us!).  Both companies have the same way of thinking, and now they have a hat together. 

Get your own from www.costo.fi   (Hats  -  Makia)

Toilet talk : CTRL your Moment

Have this ever happened to you? Kind of eager to go out for a couple of beers when friends are calling to see if you are up for it. You’d like to go, but something tells you not to. Well this happened yesterday. Just found this image posted on a friends blog. Starring the exact same persons that was sending the “come for ONE beer” at 11.30 PM.  Now for you who don’t know who’s in the picture, here is a short introduction. The guy giving that stiff nordic finger is Heppu Pentti, working for a up and coming Advertising & Beyond agency in Helsinki called Sherpa. Good friend of ours, check www.sherpaagency.fi. You will stumble into this hero in our upcoming FW 09-10 catalogue. The one getting pointed at is Esa Hytonen from CTRL clothing.  Also featured in our next catalogue. CTRL is the most known Finnish street-wear brand throughout history. Visit them at www.ctrlclothing.com. The one in the mirror capturing this frame is Ansse Rastivo, also a hard working Sherpa and the lead designer for White Moment (www.whtmoment.com). Ansse is designing some Makia prints for next summer that will pop up on this webpage sooner than later. 

To mix a Makia fellow into this picture would have been too much. Joining them last night would have led up to infernal mayhem. Too good friends, too much in common, and way too much love and dedication for beer, cranberry vodka and business talk.  Point is : Stay home if you know something will go down.

Damn that we missed the moment. Bummer! 

Oh, and you are now visiting makiaclothing.com

What should you do during the biggest finnish public holiday in towns most crowded park? Don’t know. But we drove our “Back To The Future” giant jumbo Makia Bus in the middle of everything and set up a Makia style picnic with our very best friends. BBQ, Music, Champagne and Sun. Dj’s Vesa & Tuomo (Converse & Gallery) turned up the volume.    

That’s how we do it.

More pictures in the Flickr player and here.