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Swedish brand Acne, which as usual boycotted Stockholm and presented its new collection in London, has a fine sense of what’s hot, and what’s not. Metallic and padded fabrics, neon green and brilliant red, padded fabrics and a high waist are some of the features of it’s autumn/winter ready-to-wear women’s collection. (click twice to see larger [...]
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She picked up new dress at Supermarket
Posted: 20th February 2012 by wordhack1 in Events, Swedish, Trade Fairs
Tags: Qwerty art collective, Supermarket, Tora Botwid
There was so much to see and experience at “Supermarket: The Stockholm International Art Fair— that one could easily suffer from sensory overload. Clever ideas, colorful and engaging conceptual art projects provided great entertainment value, but not necessarily a big emotional impact. One clever idea was the “Foreign Exchange” project presented by the QWERTY art [...]
Do you use a “senile string”?
Posted: 16th February 2012 by wordhack1 in Swedish
Tags: e and e glasses, eyeglasses, sunglasses, swedish fashion
I like fashion brands which take pride in their roots. Erik and Emilia, a pair of designers based in Umeå—about an eight-hour drive north of Stockholm– name their E&E sunglasses after the villages, towns and beaches which inspire them. That’s why some of their frames are called Dorotea, Boden and Jokkmokk. The idea of [...]
Psychedelic band Katla creates “Illusion”
Posted: 13th February 2012 by wordhack1 in Events, Swedish, videos
Tags: Katla, Nalen, psychedelic rock, Swedish rock
The Pussy-a-Go-Go club, based in Stockholm’s Nalen music venue, was the host Friday to a kick-ass performance by Katla, a young unsigned Stockholm rock band. Alex and I had a great time at the concert. Check out our video!
What to wear for a day at the lake
Stockholmers took advantage of a much-appreciated sunny day on Sunday for a pilgrimage to the frozen lakes. The clothing style in favor on Liljeholmen Lake was more functional than fashionable, though some nifty retro-baby carriages could be viewed. Insulated pants in dark blue or black are not necessary, but quite wonderful. Popular means of locamotion [...]
Queen Bee Josefin Strid
Posted: 4th February 2012 by wordhack1 in Events, Swedish, Uncategorized
Tags: josefin strid, men's fashion, stockholm fashion week
Josefin Strid has recently been to New York and this American experience can surely be seen in her design of a men’s collection. Exaggerated shoulders in her leather shirts give slender Swedish boys the strength of a hard-hitting baseball player. Triangle scarves let them preserve the youthful charm of a Boy Scout. Her show during Stockholm Fashion [...]
Back to childhood with Minimarket circus
Some small girls like to play with kaleidoscopes, watch magic shows and dress up in mum’s hats and layers of oversized clothes. They adore porcelain dolls, sad pierrots and mimes. As they grow up, their taste for romantic and quirky style make them put on retro dresses, read ” Lula” magazine and take strange characters from [...]
Three-D magic from V Ave Shoe Repair
Posted: 3rd February 2012 by wordhack1 in Events, Swedish
Tags: 3D printing, Alexander Lervik, Man versus Machine, swedish fashion, V Ave Shoe Repair
The A/W 2012 runway show of V Ave Shoe Repair presented a futuristic collection titled “Man Versus Machine”. The idea behind the collection was to combine traditional craftsmanship and human emotion with sculptural shapes created through computers and machines. Designers behind the brand,Astrid Olsson and Lee Cotter, told a story of humans converted into cyborgs. Edgy [...]
Revelation in Purgatory- strong debut at SFW
Posted: 2nd February 2012 by wordhack1 in Events, Swedish
Tags: couture, Maria Nordstöm, Stockhom Fashion Week, swedish fashion, women's fashion
-Why couldn’t all the designers try to create emotions like her?- asked my friend after Maria Nordström’s show at Berns in Stockholm. This newcomer of the year presented a thrilling vision. The show started with a procession of ghost-like models marching to the sound of church bells, filling the audience with an uneasy feeling, as [...]
Parisian menu by Carin Wester
Posted: 31st January 2012 by wordhack1 in Swedish
Tags: carin wester, mercedes benzfashion week Stockholm
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 [...]