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Ralph Lauren’s new Talent
The new CEO for American brand Ralph Lauren is the Swedish business talent Mr Stefan Larsson. Mr Larsson has previously been successful at H&M and GAP’s Old Navy. Now it is Ralph Lauren’s turn to re-shape its business. It is a challenging business environment for the sector and share prices are fallen. Mr Larsson will…
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Brave Design by Hans Krondahl
The Tjeckov print above (to the left) was Mr Hans Krondahl ‘s first work for the designer Katja of Sweden. The dress to the right has his print Oak Orchard (1974). The co-operation started in 1970 and Hans Krondahl created 4-5 prints per collection for Katja Geiger. The co-operation was very successful and last until…
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Katja of Sweden in 1973
The bright summer dress came in different colours and belts. Fresh and comfortable as always. Photos by Sara Thorsson Source : Malmö Stadsarkiv MMT arkiv
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Charm and Simplicity
A Summer dress by Katja of Sweden Design of Katja of Sweden may look simple, but making the dress easy to wear wasn’t simple when Katja started her career. In fact, what Katja saw and what made her bright achievement to fly was her foresight in how women wants to dress. She spotted a gap…
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Big Business for Colourful Design
Colourful, environmental awareness and lot of patterns are key words for a Gudrun Sjödén out-fit. Gudrun Sjödén started her design business in 1976 and her cloths sell today on-line and in stores all over Europe and in New York. The techniques and patterns are a unique mixture from Nordic folkclore combined with cultural heritage from countries like China…
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Costumes, Corsets and Army of Lovers
Today was the second time I saw Camilla Thulin’s exhibition. The first time was in Stockholm and now the exhibition has arrived to Dunkers in Helsingborg. Talented designer Camilla Thulin shows off her best costumes, vintage collection, Army of Lovers and drawings from her education at Beckman. The gallery was packed with mostly women who…
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Oomph – Expression of Energy and Sex appeal
The new exhibition at the Malmö Museer show all those women designers who put Sweden on the international design map already in the 1950s. The exibition got its name from the Finish designer Viola Gråsten whose popular pattern from 1952 was called Oomph. Viola Gråsten emigrated to Sweden as there was a shortage of wool…
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Not Only A Hygiene Factor
H&M has published their sustainability report and awarded innovative winners of the Global Change Award the amount of SEK10M. The money comes from H&M Conscious Foundation that will encourage entrepreneurs to come up with more brilliant ideas of how the textile industry can move closer to a more circular production line. Some say that H&M, with…
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