Posts Tagged ‘women’s clothes’

Chilling out with Chill Norway

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.

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Denim rules supreme at Liike in Helsinki

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.

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They always ask for her ID

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.

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Designs for the independent Nordic woman

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

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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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Taking a bath in flowers

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.

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Why we want to visit Oslo

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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Killer collection from Sandra Backlund

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

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From cruise ship interiors to couture

Architect, writer and interior decorator Maria Pihlblad, can now add the professsion “fashion designer” to her business card, now that she has opened a studio shop in the Flique boutique in central Malmö.

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Swimming against the mainstream with Kalda

[slideshow] Kalda, a brand started in 2009 by two talented Icelandic sisters, Katarin Alda and Rebekka, make clothes for “individuals who find satisfaction in swimming against the mainstream.” Aníta Eldjárn Kristjánsdóttir, a photography student in Trondheim, Norway snapped these seductive shots of a model wearing an outfit by Kalda, with styling by Raga G. Human [...]

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