How to do Finnish drinking in your underwear
Most of us will
have tried for some hygge this Christmas - it’s that untranslatable Danish
habit of enjoying the simpler pleasures of life and it was a huge meme
throughout the festive season. But just recently there’s been a new
Scandinavian word on the block - Kalsarikännit. What
does it mean? According to the Finns, who created the term, it’s the feeling
you have when you’re going to get drunk at home alone in your underwear with no
intention of going out. And while we certainly don’t want to encourage solo
drinking, we’ve all had the odd occasion when sitting down in our pants with a
drink or two has been a very good idea!
There are even a
set of emojis that can be used to describe some of the most difficult to
translate Finnish emotions, words and customs including kalsarikännit. We love this idea, and thought we’d pick out our top three ‘drinking
alone in your underwear’ outfits. So:
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In
third place - the Ulla Lima lingerie bra set is a super-cute polka dot bra and panty outfit which is ideal for long
movie marathons or cosying up with a favourite book and a couple of lagers.
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In
the runner up spot - the Kitty ensemble by Insinuate is a more sultry kalsarikännit option, perhaps for the female
sports fan or the woman who’s given to slamming a few shots when she’s home
alone. Leopard printed and flirtily tailored, this is just right for a night in
with a chilled bottle!
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But
our #1 drinking in your underwear outfit is the Lise Charmel douceur fougerepyjama set. Fit for the
finest cocktail and comfortable enough for a cosy night at home, this underwear
set is the perfect blend of style and substance, whatever your tipple.
Winning photo competitions in somebody else’s underwear!
Then there’s the
entrant who won a photo shoot and was then stripped of the prize! The sultry
brunette featured in this blog post was a natural winner of the competition,
organised by the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk lingerie company in Russia. But when it was revealed that the lucky
winner was in fact a 20 year old male student, Andrey Nagorny, who borrowed his girlfriend’s make
up and lingerie to enter the contest, they withdrew his prize and gave it to a
runner up instead.
It’s a bit of a
tricky situation - the organisers didn’t specifically state that women only
could enter, and Andrey did enter under an assumed name (Ms Avocado, believe it
or not) which could be classed as cheating. However we can’t help feeling that
Andrey will be the eventual winner as we’re certain that he - or Ms Avocado -
will be offered more photo shoots pretty soon, and probably for a nice fee too!
