One big mystery of Saturday night’s Independence Day reception will soon be solved, when the entire nation of Finland will get to see what kind of outfit Suzanne Innes-Stubb will be wearing this year.
President of the Republic Alexander Stubb and Suzanne Innes-Stubb’s first castle party as a presidential couple on December 6, 2024. This year, Innes-Stubb’s party outfit is definitely one of the most anticipated outfits of the evening. Pirjo Tuominen / AOP
We asked an expert to assess what kind of outfit we’ll see Suzanne Innes-Stubb hosting the Presidential Palace reception in on Saturday.
– Mrs. Innes-Stubb has clearly wanted to bring out domestic design, so I think she will also dress in it now. The most characteristic of her style would be a sculpturally streamlined outfit. I do have my own ideas about who it’s coming from, but we’ll see on Saturday evening!, reveals style expert and Tapaseura president Mirva Saukkola.
In 2024, the President of the Republic Alexander Stubbin and his spouse Suzanne Innes-Stubbin will host their first Independence Day celebration as a presidential couple. Inka Soveri
Last year, when the presidential couple hosted their first Linna party, Innes-Stubb wore a green evening dress from the Hedvig clothing brand of two Finnish fashion designers, Sofia Järnefelt and Taru Lahti. At that time, I was the planner and seamstress of a custom-made outfit Sari Hörkkö.
What does the expert think about Innes-Stubb wearing something surprising and different from her elegant style this year?
– He has a very confident style, so I think he will stick to it. Of course, sometimes she has played with her style, such as when she wore a strong patterned outfit designed by Klaus Haapaniemi at the ambassador’s dinner last year, commented Saukkola.
The couple represented 2011’s Independence Day together at Linna. Innes-Stubb had chosen to wear a granite gray strapless evening dress with a spectacular feather hem. MATTI MATIKAINEN
The style expert would like to see Innes-Stubb in particular domestic jewelry art expertise.
– I hope that he also brings out Finnish jewelry art. It was a pleasure to see a young man in his state visit to Sweden last year Robert Tarkkanen a masterpiece with beautiful heliodors.
For the 2023 Linna party, Innes-Stubb instead chose a beautiful midnight blue, one-shouldered, pleated evening dress, which was the handiwork of fashion designer Marita Huurinainen. Mikko Huisko
Saukkola also wonders if something from her own cultural heritage will be seen on Suzanne this year on Saturday.
– It will be interesting to see if he also brings out his own British background in his outfits, he says.