Posts Tagged ‘couture’

Revelation in Purgatory- strong debut at SFW


Posted: 2nd February 2012 by wordhack1 in Events, Swedish
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-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 [...]

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Amelia Ursache gets a new showcase

Fashion designer Amelia Ursache might be better known in London and Paris than in Sweden, where she resides. That might be changing now that Amelia has opened up a mini-boutique in Stockholm featuring her dramatic, glamourous and feminine creations. Last night, I attended the champagne opening of the shop, which is located at Regeringsgatan 89, [...]

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Trash-Couture brings Paris to Copenhagen

Founded by independent Danish designer Ann Wiberg in 2002, the Trash-Couture company makes its entire collection out of silk, tulle. The precious garments are complimented with couture embroideries, vintage laces and semi-precious stones.

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Get acquainted with Haute Couture

You may have heard or read about many of the star designers represented in an exhibit of Swedish haute couture now underway in Stockholm, but it is a different experience to see examples of their work face-to-face. Dresses by Sandra Backlund, Bea Szenfeld, Martin Bergström, Pär Engström, Anna Holtblad, Helena Hörstedt, Patouf, and Ulrika Sandström are on display, together with jewelery designed by members of the Konsthantverkarna handicrafts collective.

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Bea Szenfeld made Björk’s jacket

When Icelandic singer Björk visited Stockholm last month to pick up the Polar Music Prize, she wore a brilliant jacket made by Bea Szenfeld that glittered like a thousand rubies.

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