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Fridhemsplan on the western side of the city is a busy place on a Wednesday afternoon. Close to the corner of Fridhemsgatan and Drottningholmsvägen is Govinda’s, a vegetarian restaurant run by the Hare Krishna people. Just around the corner is a tiny shop where they sell Italian ice cream and sandwiches (I like one with [...]
Posts Tagged ‘swedish fashion’
Stockholm Street Fashion: Fridhemsplan
Posted: 28th March 2012 by wordhack1 in Street Fashion, Swedish
Tags: fridhemsplan, street fashion, swedish fashion
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Regal collection by Elias Moussa
Posted: 11th March 2012 by wordhack1 in Cool photos, Fashion Photography, Swedish
Tags: Elias Moussa, International Fashion Academy, swedish fashion
Elias Moussa has mixed cultural references, fabrics and design techniques in a magical way in this edgy and sophisticated collection aptly called “Regalienne.” Born and raised in a small town in Sweden, the 24-year-old designer has a cosmopolitan background, which has turned out to be a genuine asset in his work. Photographed in Paris by [...]
Swedish shawl carrier for babies and infants
Posted: 11th March 2012 by wordhack1 in Kids' stuff, Swedish
Tags: childrens fashion, Dreamy dot, Shawl baby carrier, sling, swedish fashion
The country that gave the world the popular Baby Björn baby carrier has given birth, so to speak, to a clever shawl baby carrier that anyone can safely use. The patented carrier, called the “Dreamy Dot,” was invented by Ulrika Billingham. The designer comes, most appropriately, from Husqvarna (the Swedish town best-known for its sewing [...]
Fashion in uniform: Kista Galleria
Posted: 10th March 2012 by wordhack1 in Street Fashion, Swedish
Tags: fashion in uniform, Kista Gallergiet, swedish fashion
Duygu Ünlü and Melina Arcos Famme In a large shopping mall like Kista Galleria in Stockholm, there are many places where you can get coffee. My favorite is an espresso/chocolate bar called Kahls, an oasis of calm and rich smells in a mall full of hard bright light Duygu Ünlü and Melina Arcos Famme were wearing black [...]
Stockholm Street Fashion: Vetekatten café
Posted: 29th February 2012 by wordhack1 in Swedish
Tags: Halebob, NK stockholm, swedish fashion, Vettekatten cafe
Sitting in the Stockholm pastry café Vetekatten, one of my companions suddenly interrupted our conversation and said: “Look at that young woman – she’s enchanting.” The person who caught her attention was Elin Nilsson, who works in the retail clothing trade. Elin was wearing a blouse by Halebob, which was discovered on ebay, pants without [...]
Acne women’s collection A/W 2012
Swedish brand Acne, which as usual boycotted Stockholm and presented its new collection in London, has a fine sense of what’s hot, and what’s not. Metallic and padded fabrics, neon green and brilliant red, padded fabrics and a high waist are some of the features of it’s autumn/winter ready-to-wear women’s collection. (click twice to see larger [...]
Do you use a “senile string”?
Posted: 16th February 2012 by wordhack1 in Swedish
Tags: e and e glasses, eyeglasses, sunglasses, swedish fashion
I like fashion brands which take pride in their roots. Erik and Emilia, a pair of designers based in Umeå—about an eight-hour drive north of Stockholm– name their E&E sunglasses after the villages, towns and beaches which inspire them. That’s why some of their frames are called Dorotea, Boden and Jokkmokk. The idea of [...]
What to wear for a day at the lake
Stockholmers took advantage of a much-appreciated sunny day on Sunday for a pilgrimage to the frozen lakes. The clothing style in favor on Liljeholmen Lake was more functional than fashionable, though some nifty retro-baby carriages could be viewed. Insulated pants in dark blue or black are not necessary, but quite wonderful. Popular means of locamotion [...]
Back to childhood with Minimarket circus
Some small girls like to play with kaleidoscopes, watch magic shows and dress up in mum’s hats and layers of oversized clothes. They adore porcelain dolls, sad pierrots and mimes. As they grow up, their taste for romantic and quirky style make them put on retro dresses, read ” Lula” magazine and take strange characters from [...]
Three-D magic from V Ave Shoe Repair
Posted: 3rd February 2012 by wordhack1 in Events, Swedish
Tags: 3D printing, Alexander Lervik, Man versus Machine, swedish fashion, V Ave Shoe Repair
The A/W 2012 runway show of V Ave Shoe Repair presented a futuristic collection titled “Man Versus Machine”. The idea behind the collection was to combine traditional craftsmanship and human emotion with sculptural shapes created through computers and machines. Designers behind the brand,Astrid Olsson and Lee Cotter, told a story of humans converted into cyborgs. Edgy [...]