Kategori: vintage
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Eyebrows and Frida Kahlo
Thick and well sculptured eyebrows is high fashion. The picture of Frida Kahlo and especially her hairy eyebrows seems to be so typical her. I wonder, with admiration, if she knew that they fit her size of face well and gave her face a caracteristic look. It is not thin eyebrows you should have nowadays…
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Katja of Sweden
Before and after… Katja Geiger, the designer behind the famous Swedish brand Katja of Sweden, collaborated with a few textile designers during her career but many of the prints and patterns were also designed by herself. Below is one popular dress from the 1970th.
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Inspired by Frida Kahlo
I bought this tray a few years ago when I went to a Frida Kahlo art exhibition. I remember I was both fascinated and bored of all self portrates. This was before I knew much about her. Her art is like a long blog of her own life. In that sense she was before her…
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Katja of Sweden
It’s a nice day in autumn and I’d like to present another one of my Katja of Sweden dresses. I think this one is perfect for the season.
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Only the Best
I had the pleasure to visit Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg last weekend. I can recommend their exhibition of Tonie Lewenhaupt’s donation of her beautiful fashion collection. Tonie Lewenhaupt is a wellknown illustrator and author who worked closely with Katja of Sweden for many years. Don’t miss the exhibition that ends in January 2017.
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The thing about shoes
How should shoes look like? When Katja of Sweden, see picture above, presented her first shoe collection for the sales team they looked surprised. This was in the 1950th and her thoughts of shoes being comfortable, beautiful and fashionable at the samt time may not seem like a revolution today but was at the time…
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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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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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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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