Shopping reviews

Thailand has been traditionally home for inexpensive tailors, and we Finns seem to be ardent customers -- deducted from the number of Finnish advertisements on tailors' doors.

Finding a good tailor is an adventure itself, as the first glance doesn't tell you that much, and it's already too late t... More >

Moda Aleksanteri is a surprisingly fresh fashion store being part in the Moda chain that used to be the dresser for older ladies... Anyhow, Moda Aleksanteri is a sort of a flagship store, located in the prime spot on Aleksanterinkatu in downtown Helsinki.

The selection is tilted heavily to 25-40 ... More >

Moko stocks everything and between for furnishing your home in Asian or traditional style. The place is fully loaded with small items, for example, statues of Buddhas, wooden Christmas pigs and candles. Ask the clerks for any Finnish specialties and make your friends envy.

The design is not tradi... More >

Monkey Gee is a local Thai young fashion chain that has been able to combine trendy looking clothes with a distinct style and inexpensive prices. This is probably easier to achieve in Asia than in Europe, but it is nice to buy stuff without paying too much for them.

One of their Bangkok stores is... More >

Mother & Child is a children apparel specialist store in Central World Plaza shopping mall. They have a good selection of nursery items, such as talc for diapers, bottles and so forth -- so go there, if you forgot to pack something essential for your little darling. They stock also toys.

They hav... More >

Have you or your spouse struggled to find decent pieces of inexpensive clothing when pregnant? Most of the stuff is either baggy or overpriced. Enter Mothers Work in Singapore.

The shops sport good quality clothes for future mommies. All aspects of life are catered; work, leasure and celebrations... More >

Motivi -- written here without the hard rock umlauts (five dots over the letter "o") -- is a Italian fashion store chain for ladies. Compared to the other Italian shop we visited, Fornarina, the garments are designed for more of a business use and grown ups in mind.

Their Tallinn store is located... More >

If you think that form should follow function, Muji might just be the shop fo you. The Japanese store has made simplicity a form of art. All items are stripped from superfluous details until the core is found.

Simplicity does not mean boring or ugly products. The stuff on sale is comparable to ot... More >

Muji is the perfect shop for everyone looking for items that have combine form and function into a stylish and usable experience. Originally from Japan, the store can now be found in several countries, including also Thailand.

The smallish store is located on huge Central World shopping center on... More >

I knew that Muji is expanding, but I was a bit surprised to see their shop in Milan -- the design is so strong in the northern Italy and people seem to be so loyal to the local traditions. Nevertheless, the shop was enjoying a good amount of customers already on early Saturday morning.

Brief intr... More >