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Swedish designer Carin Wester has successfully used the 70′s as a source of inspiration for some time. In her newest show, presented Monday afternoon at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Stockholm, the mix of hippie and dandical style comes back again. This time the collection entitled ” To a Passer-by, ” has the nostalgic charm of a French [...]
All posts for January, 2012
Parisian menu by Carin Wester
Posted: 31st January 2012 by wordhack1 in Swedish
Tags: carin wester, mercedes benzfashion week Stockholm
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Why I don’t have a photo of Noomi Rapace
The 2012 Mercedes-Benz Stockholm Week started today with a a ribbon cutting by actress Noomi Rapace, best-known in this country for her starring role as Lisbeth Sahlander in the Swedish films based upon the Millenium thrillers by Stieg Larsson. Ms. Rapace– who is currently making a name for herself in Hollywood– surely cut the ribbon, and [...]
Edith goes guerilla on January 31
Posted: 26th January 2012 by wordhack1 in Events, Swedish
Tags: edith södergran, Jenny Grettve, swedish fashion
A guerilla fashion show will be staged in Stockholm on Tuesday 31 January 2012. An outdoors catwalk open to the public will take place featuring a collection by designer Jenny Grettve called “Edith on a Bike,” inspired by Swedish poet Edith Södergran…and motocross. Models wearing Grettve’s designs are scheduled to appear at 12:25, and strut their [...]
Fashion in Uniform: A Swedish Priest
* This is the first in a series of portraits of people who wear a sort of uniform, but still maintain a sense of personal style. Per Frycklund, a pastor in the Swedish Lutheran church, looks like he just emerged from a Rockabilly concert. He wears blue jeans with the cuffs turned up, tan boots [...]
Something for your favorite little monster
Posted: 23rd January 2012 by wordhack1 in Finnish, Kids' stuff
Tags: baby clothing, Finnish fashion, Goth style, Tiia Vanhatapio
Why does all clothing for small infants have to look cute in a stereotypical way? Finland’s Tiia Vanhatapio turns conventional ideas about baby clothing upside down. She has for years made bold-colored outfits with a special twist for very young kids. Today she has added a series of outfits in black linen that would look perfect at [...]
Lykke Li signed with Viva Models
Posted: 22nd January 2012 by wordhack1 in Models, Swedish
Tags: Lykke Li, Swedish models, Viva Model Management
The London office of Viva Model Management has snapped up Lykke Li, an attractive Swedish singer/songwriter with a seductive voice and oodles of talent. The 25-year-old electro-pop singer is no stranger to magazine covers. Her sultry image has already graced the covers of magazines like The Lab, Notion, Foam and Spin. In 2010 she modeled [...]
Killer collection from Oslo designer
Posted: 20th January 2012 by wordhack1 in Norwegian
Tags: glamorous fashion, Hotel Diplomat, Nina Jarebrink
The inspiration for Nina Jarebrink’s F/W collection was the 1946 film noir classic The Killers staring the glamorous Ava Gardner as Kitty Collins. “The feeling in the collection is sensual and dangerous,” Nina informed me during a little tête-à-tête held in a suitably glamorous suite on the second floor of Stockholm’s Diplomat Hotel on ritzy [...]
Georg Jensen stiches up a new image
Posted: 19th January 2012 by wordhack1 in Ad Campaigns, Danish, Events
Tags: danish design, Danish fashion, Freja Beha Erichsen, Georg Jewnsen, Inge Jacobsen, jewelery
One of the biggest assets owned by Denmark’s Georg Jensen is its well-known brand name, and its sterling reputation for high-quality silver jewelry and other hand-made articles. Now the firm is rebranding in an effort to broaden its customer base. They want to keep theír loyal fans who appreciate classical designs, while appealing to younger fashionistas on the prowl [...]
Pop-up exhibit of fashion adverts in Oslo
Posted: 13th January 2012 by wordhack1 in Ad Campaigns, Fashion Photography, Models, Norwegian
Tags: Gamle Galleri Gude, Trollbeads, Westerdals
Thursday the 12th of January, the students of AD 2 at Westerdal School of Communication launched their exhibition of fashion advertisements in Gamle Galleri Gude (gallery) in Oslo. The Pop-up vernissage was called «Eye Candy.» The students made one ad campaign each for a brand with which they can identify. The challenge was to find an [...]
Altewai Saome wins Max Factor Award 2012
Posted: 12th January 2012 by wordhack1 in Events, Swedish
Tags: Altewei Saome, Max Factor Award 2012
Hand embroidery, avante-garde detailing, and minimalistic, edgy cuts. That is the magic formula which has earned the newcomer duo Altewai Saome the Max Factor Award 2012. The prize, which has previously gone to such luminaries as Ann-Sofie Back and Lovisa Burfitt, means that Atewai Saome will have the chance to open this years Mercedes-Benz Fashion [...]