Posts Tagged ‘Norwegian Fashion’

Jackson Pollock collection from Norway


Posted: 1st March 2012 by wordhack1 in Norwegian
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It has been many moons since abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock shocked the art world with his “action paintings,” which he made by splattering paint on canvases.  A Norwegian street wear label has created a collection based upon the New York art icon’s distinctive style, which will be introduced in selected stores in March. “At Never Denim, [...]

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Fantastic shoe collection from Norway


Posted: 3rd January 2012 by wordhack1 in Norwegian
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 Watch out,  Jimmy Choo   and Manolo Blanik.  There is a new girl in town and her name is Ingunn Birkeland.    The handmade “New York” model shown at left is  just one of a large series of  gorgeous creations which make up Birkeland’s first shoe collection, which was launched in August 2011. Photo: Anja Elmine Basma      

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Window shopping in Stockholm and Oslo

Department store styists seem to have imbued some unusually strong spirts duirng the holiday season.  Or perhaps they have been sampling the hallucigenic mushrooms which sprout in the Scandinavian forests?  This family of mice resides in a storefront of the exclusive Glas Magasinet t in Oslo. Below, a metallic visitior from another galaxy, dressed with colorful Norwegian folkoric flair,  stands for some reason   in [...]

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3-D sunglasses by Norwegian twins


Posted: 9th December 2011 by wordhack1 in Norwegian, videos
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 http://youtu.be/iQWaUzQpTGc This short film pretty much tells the story, how Norwegian twins Kine and Einy Paulsen moved to California to attend USC Marshall School of Business, and got the idea of making fashionable three deminsional viewing glasses after seeing a 3-D movie.  

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Airbrushed models out of fashion in Norway


Posted: 10th November 2011 by wordhack1 in Ad Campaigns, Models, Norwegian
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Norwegian minister of Gender Equality Audun Lysbakken wants to reduce the pressure on young girls to try to live up to unrealistic ideals of beauty. Lysbakken plans to start a dialogue with the advertising industry and the media to stop advertising which promotes unhealthy body ideals, according to daily newspaper Berlingske Tidende. One possible course [...]

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Bjørg jewelry in mutated shapes


Posted: 12th October 2011 by wordhack1 in Norwegian
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If film director Tim Burton wanted to do a fresh remake of Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi classic Blade Runner, he would need to visit Oslo, Norway to find the perfect jewelry accessories. The Bjørg Odyssy 2012 Collection is brutal…in a good way. Inspired by futurism and geometry, the collection uses natural materials like horsehair, opals [...]

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Moods of Norway does women


Posted: 17th August 2011 by wordhack1 in Norwegian
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[slideshow]A Norwegian fashion newsletter which popped up in my in-box today brought me some interesting news. Moods of Norway, that unpretentious crew who has a thing for waffle irons and tractors, is now also making outfits for women. The images above are drawn from the company’s “Cocktail Farming” collection.

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Oslo Fashion Week first in world to ban fur

Fur will be banned from the catwalk at the Oslo Fashion Week in February. The Norwegians are first in the world to introduce the fur prohibition. durin

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There is something about Vatle


Posted: 1st December 2010 by wordhack1 in Norwegian, videos
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Maybe it is the atmosphere, the excitement of the people crowded around her catwalk shows, the attitude of the models, or maybe it is something about the dramatic and passionate design of the clothes created by Kjersti Vatle Toresen that makes one pay attention.

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Fashion from Norway sparks global debate

An unusual sartorial trend has been spearheaded by OnePiece, a fashion label from Norway.

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