Chill Norway was founded in 2004 by two sisters, Line Gaarud Houge and Nanna Gaarud. The duo are in their mid thirties and mothers of two; their goal was to create a brand that represented themselves and their lifestyle.
Posts Tagged ‘scandinavian’
Chilling out with Chill Norway
Posted: 9th November 2010 by wordhack1 in Norwegian
Tags: Chill Norway, Norwegian Fashion, scandinavian, winter clothing, women's clothes, wrm coats and sweater
Denim rules supreme at Liike in Helsinki
Posted: 7th November 2010 by wordhack1 in Boutiques, Finnish
Tags: denim, Denimialism, Dusty, Fashion from Finland, Finland, Finnish design, Haaksiluoto, Liike, Miun, MUKA VA, scandinavian, Tikit, Vainio Seitsonen, women's clothes
Liike, a shop in Helsinki, has just celebrated its tenth anniversary with an amazing group collection called Deninmalism. It’s not often that you get a chance to compare several designers’ signature styles in the same material and the same collection.
They always ask for her ID
Posted: 4th November 2010 by wordhack1 in Cool photos, Models, Swedish
Tags: New designer, scandinavian, Stockholmsgruppen, Swedish, Swedish model, women's clothes
Elle Frostegard hasn’t taken a traditional path to a career as fashion designer, but it seems like she is nevertheless on the way to realizing her dream.
Designs for the independent Nordic woman
Posted: 2nd November 2010 by wordhack1 in Finnish
Tags: extra large sizes, Fashion from Finland, Finland design, Finnish fashion, Liisa Kotilainen, nordic, scandinavian, women's clothes, xs sizes
The collections under Liisa Kotilainen’s AINO brand are designed for kinds of women, not just the tall and pencil-thin model types. Accordingly, most AINO pieces are available in sizes from XS up to XXL
Trash-Couture brings Paris to Copenhagen
Posted: 1st November 2010 by wordhack1 in Danish, videos
Tags: Ann Wiberg, couture, danish, danish design, Danish fashion, scandinavian, The Ballroom, Trash-couture, women's clothes
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.
Taking a bath in flowers

Posted: 29th October 2010 by wordhack1 in Swedish
Tags: Alisa Ustabrievic, fashion from sweden, flower print, scandinavian, self-taught designer, swedish fashion, women's clothes
We spotted this pretty outfit on a blog by Stockholm-based Alisa Ustabrievic. Alisa is modeling the flowery dress she also designed. “ I have not blogged for a while now, I thought I’d start again. But we’ll see .. I’m working on some styling jobs,” she explains in a FB response to our query.
Mile-long eyelashes and a few leather whips

Posted: 28th October 2010 by wordhack1 in Boutiques, Events, Street Fashion
Tags: Burlesque, cool boutiques, corsets, happenings, photo exhibit, Pom Pom Parlour, PUB, scandinavian, sex toys, sexy fashion, Stockholm Burlesque Festival
A sneak preview of this weekend’s Stockholm Burlesque Festival took place Wednesday evening at the Pom Pom Parlour shop on the third floor of the PUB department store.
Fake fur-in-hood in parka Petter picked

Posted: 27th October 2010 by wordhack1 in Swedish
Tags: hip-hop, hip-hop design, Petter, scandinavian, street fashion, Swedish, Tenson, warm coats, waterproofed parka
Now that winter is rearing its hoary head in Scandinavia it is time to look for something to keep your ribs from turning into icicles. One option is this trim parka, available in models for both guys and girls, which hip-hop singer Petter designed for Tenson
Why we want to visit Oslo
Posted: 27th October 2010 by wordhack1 in Norwegian, videos
Tags: big sunglasses, Kjersti Vatle Toresen, Norwegian, Norwegian desgin, Norwegian Fashion, scandinavian, Vatle Designs, women's clothes
The Norwegian fashion scene feels like a continent waiting to be discovered: mysterious, exotic, possibly harboring fantastic treasures. We stumbled across this gem while randomly trolling the Net– what a cool opening to the runway show! We know nothing yet about Kjersti Vatle Toresen and her brand Vatle Designs, but according to her webpage she loves late nights, sequins in all sizes, , dancing barefeet, Pedro Almodovar, big sunglasses, Tom Waits, Lykke Li, decadent watches, fresh pressed smoothie with acai from Brazil, the sound of rain melting with the sea and many other things.

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