Kategori: Katja of Sweden
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Katja goes to Africa 2
Timeless fashion that last is rare. The above Katja of Sweden dresses are from the ‘Katja goes to Africa’ collection in 1963, shown at the Oomph exhibition at the Malmö Konstmuseum. Katja went to Africa to get inspired and found beautiful prints and textils. That would be the case even more today. African fashion is…
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Fabulous Katja of Sweden
Katja of Sweden made beautifully, timeless cloths with brave and colourful prints and pattern. Above you see prints by textile artists Hans Krondahl to the left and Sven Fristedt to the right. It is hard to understand today what a pioneer she was in the Swedish fashion industry. She made great impact in the 50th,…
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Big shift in fashion
The fashion industry changes rapidly. There are many different collections to be made for a big brand today. The promotion of those are also more instant as Instagram mostly is the channel for it. This means however that the collection gets old quickly, sometimes even before it comes out to consumers. Strategies need to be…
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Sonia Rykiel
I’m sorry to say that Sonia Rykiel passed away yesterday in Paris , 86 years of age. My thoughts go to all her colourful cloths, handbags and knitting that Sonia Rykiel designed. I have a nice handbag designed by her and there have been many women asking where they could get hold of one. Her…
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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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Katja of Sweden show off
Tomorrow I will attend a launch of a new exhibition about Swedish designer pioneers at Malmö Museer. Katja of Sweden is one of them.This dress might join me! Stay tuned…
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