Trade Fairs

She picked up new dress at Supermarket


Posted: 20th February 2012 by wordhack1 in Events, Swedish, Trade Fairs
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 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 [...]

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Fur-free newcomer-of-the-year in Oslo


Posted: 7th February 2012 by wordhack1 in Norwegian, Trade Fairs

The recently introuced  fur-free policy at  Oslo Fashion Week, which kicked off this week, is one reason Genero Rivas of Peru chose to show his “Empire of the Sun” collection in Oslo.  A self-taught desginer, Rivas was named “Newcomer-of-the-Year.” A few days earlier, during the Copenhagen Fashion Week, fur was much in evidence on both [...]

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Backstage at the Henrik Vibskov show


Posted: 2nd February 2012 by wordhack1 in Danish, Trade Fairs, Uncategorized
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Last night I got a chance to go backstage and snap some photos during the staging of Danish designer Henrik Vibskov’s “Shrink Wrap Spectacular” Autumn/Winter 2012 show in Copenhagen.   The models were nervous but happy, Mr. Vibskov, taking a sip from an aluminum can of Carlsberg beer now and then,  seemed cool as a cucumber.  This [...]

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Jeremy Scott scores strike for Adidas


Posted: 13th October 2011 by wordhack1 in Cool photos, Events, Trade Fairs
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Making the rounds of the fashion PR companies’ showrooms in Stockholm on Thursday, we couldn´t help noticing the red-white-and-blue boots by Jeremy Scott worn by a stylist named Jessica. A follow-up to the bowling shoes Scott previously did for Adidas, the boots with their modest wedge heels look super-comfy. Photo: Alexander Farnsworth

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Stockholm Fashion Week, Wednesday

We chatted with Veronica Fratrielli while waiting for the Carin Wester show to start on Wednesday evening, during the Stockholm Fashion Week. She was wearing a colorful coat by Desigual, a Spanish label, together with vintage shoes and jewellery. Origninally from Poland but currently living in Oslo, Veronica (who has a cool blog!) at www.veronicafratielli.blgspot.com [...]

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Stockholm Fashion Week- Tuesday


Posted: 10th August 2011 by wordhack1 in Events, Street Fashion, Trade Fairs
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Stylist Michelle Da Silva was one of the most popular targets for photographers on the second day of Stockholm Fashion Week. I grabbed this shot of Michelle on an iPod outside of Berns, one of the fashion week’s main venues. I’m shopping for a stylist to help with a an “underground” event I’m trying to [...]

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Fashion calendar for Fall 2011

Summer in Scandinavia is brief as a sneeze. Achoo! Before you have time to recover from your pollen allergy it is time to deport your flip-flops and swim suits to the bottom drawer in your closet. August means the start of another round of fashion weeks, fairs and festivals. Danish collections will hit the runways [...]

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Scandinavian fashion calendar Spring 2011


Posted: 17th December 2010 by wordhack1 in Trade Fairs
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Stylists, designers and clothing companies are already busy finalizing collections for the next round of fashion weeks during late winter/early spring..

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Shoe trends in water


Posted: 27th November 2010 by wordhack1 in Trade Fairs, Trends
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Trends in water” was the title of the ingenious show staged by the Swedish Shoe Counciland in one number, the swimmers actually wore plastic footwear from Björn Borg, Crocs and Vivo Barefoot.

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Vintage fashion fair starts September 25


Posted: 22nd September 2010 by wordhack1 in Events, Finnish, Swedish, Trade Fairs
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If an invisible magnet pulls you into every second-hand store you see, then you need to put a big red “X” on your calendar for the dates September 25-26. That is when the largest fair for vintage clothing in Sweden takes place at Strand, a bar, restaurant and concert venue located near the Hornstrull subway station in Stockholm.

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