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Follow us on FacebookDesigner Amelia Ursashe teamed up with entrepeneurs with stores on Regeringsgatan (Government Street) on Saturday to stage a fashion show at Nalen, the well-known entertainment venue which is also located on the same Stockholm street. The [...]
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Government Street shows its stuff
Posted: 14th May 2012 by wordhack1 in Boutiques, Events, Swedish
Tags: Amelia Ursache, Chic Dog, Lisa Norin, Mon Bibi, Nalen
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Showing off the Scho Collection
Posted: 25th April 2012 by wordhack1 in Swedish
Tags: Asplund, Corinna Dabrowski, Red and Square, Scho Collection
Corinna Dabrowski of the Red & Square Fashion agency is wearing an outfit from the Scho Collection and a Materia necklace, which is available at Asplund. The Autumn/Winter collection of Scho was inspired by the 1974 film “Woman Under the Influence” by John Cassavetes. The Scho label by designer Susanne Johansson made its debut in February [...]
Swedish Olympic team dressed for glory
Less than 100 days prior to the Summer Olympics in London, the Swedish national team has unveiled their official uniforms. The collection designed by Li-Ning of China in collaboration with Swedish designer Eva Christensson looks like leftovers from a K-Mart 70 percent-off sale. One of the most striking pieces is a turquoise-and-yellow striped shirt that will have [...]
Bracelet is more than a pretty little thing
Posted: 22nd April 2012 by wordhack1 in Swedish
Tags: Oscar Magnusson, personal alarm, protective fashion accessory, safety bracelet
It looks like a modern bracelet and comes in several different colors. But this Protective Fashion Object (PFO), designed by Oscar Magnusson of Stockholm, is more than just another pretty little thing. The nifty safety bracelet, which we spotted in a Stockholm showroom last week, has been designed by Sweden’s Oscar Magnusson and has a [...]
Stockholm Street Fashion: Fridhemsplan
Posted: 28th March 2012 by wordhack1 in Street Fashion, Swedish
Tags: fridhemsplan, street fashion, swedish fashion
Fridhemsplan on the western side of the city is a busy place on a Wednesday afternoon. Close to the corner of Fridhemsgatan and Drottningholmsvägen is Govinda’s, a vegetarian restaurant run by the Hare Krishna people. Just around the corner is a tiny shop where they sell Italian ice cream and sandwiches (I like one with [...]
How can Converse be Scandinavian?
All over the Nordic region young people and hipsters are clad in the iconic Converse Chuck Taylor rubber-soled canvas tennis shoe. Indie kids and rockers, children and young adults in Sweden are prepared to fork over around 699 kronor in (EUR 79 or USD 105) per pair. In neighboring Norway, the price is even more [...]
Regal collection by Elias Moussa
Posted: 11th March 2012 by wordhack1 in Cool photos, Fashion Photography, Swedish
Tags: Elias Moussa, International Fashion Academy, swedish fashion
Elias Moussa has mixed cultural references, fabrics and design techniques in a magical way in this edgy and sophisticated collection aptly called “Regalienne.” Born and raised in a small town in Sweden, the 24-year-old designer has a cosmopolitan background, which has turned out to be a genuine asset in his work. Photographed in Paris by [...]
Swedish shawl carrier for babies and infants
Posted: 11th March 2012 by wordhack1 in Kids' stuff, Swedish
Tags: childrens fashion, Dreamy dot, Shawl baby carrier, sling, swedish fashion
The country that gave the world the popular Baby Björn baby carrier has given birth, so to speak, to a clever shawl baby carrier that anyone can safely use. The patented carrier, called the “Dreamy Dot,” was invented by Ulrika Billingham. The designer comes, most appropriately, from Husqvarna (the Swedish town best-known for its sewing [...]
Fashion in uniform: Kista Galleria
Posted: 10th March 2012 by wordhack1 in Street Fashion, Swedish
Tags: fashion in uniform, Kista Gallergiet, swedish fashion
Duygu Ünlü and Melina Arcos Famme In a large shopping mall like Kista Galleria in Stockholm, there are many places where you can get coffee. My favorite is an espresso/chocolate bar called Kahls, an oasis of calm and rich smells in a mall full of hard bright light Duygu Ünlü and Melina Arcos Famme were wearing black [...]