Posts Tagged ‘swedish design’

A walk on the moon with Bruno Pieters

[slideshow] Everybody gets excited about H&M’s spectacular collaborations with world-known designers like Versace or Lanvin. But you shouldn’t miss Bruno Pieters’ collection for another Swedish label: Weekday. Bruno Pieters represents Antwerpian fashion with all its best characteristics: architectural, elaborate cuts, prudent forms and an emotional touch. The designer graduated in 1999 and has since then [...]

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Bloomingdales next for Lotta Djossou


Posted: 15th January 2011 by wordhack1 in Boutiques, Business news, Swedish
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Lotta Djossou jewelry, based in Paris and the small town of Höör in southern Sweden, has grown explosively around the world since it got started in Japan in the mid-1990s

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Four rooms at Studio Sankt Paul

Four rooms decorated in four totally different styles and moods can be glimpsed at Studio Sankt Paul on the south side of Stockholm.

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Killer collection from Sandra Backlund

Stockholm-based Sandra Backlund’s Spring/Summer 2011 collection will attract hyperboles like a magnet.

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Something for the sock-a-holics


Posted: 7th September 2010 by wordhack1 in Swedish
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The third collection of Happy Socks includes a new product line: socks made of hemp and recycled yarn. There is no reason to smoke these “Green” socks using industrial hemp grown in Egypt, since they won’t get you high. On the other hand, the bountiful collection of mainly cotton socks designed by this Stockholm-based firm in a huge range of patterns, textures and bright colors are sure to make many sock-a-holics around the world deliriously happy.

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Nakkna stays true to itself


Posted: 26th August 2010 by wordhack1 in Swedish
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The color range was as usual with Nakkna mainly white, gray and black. But this time there was also a faded light brown or beige. The only other colors during the show were the orange/red and yellow eye-shadow on the models. The overall feeling was as usual minimalistic

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Androgenous styles from Carin Wester


Posted: 25th August 2010 by wordhack1 in Swedish
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One of the most interesting designers to show at Stockhom Fashion Week– and one of the few to take risks– was Carin Wester. Her sophisticated collections radiate a positive 1970s vibe, and the quality is high

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