Etikett: #fashionhistory
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The Pioneer Katja Geiger 97 is no longer with us
In January the 12th 2017 the successful Swedish designer Katja Geiger became 97 years old. Today on the 25th of January she sadly passed away. Educated at the Beckmans College of Design in Stockholm and Parson’s School of Design in New York she became a productive designer with her own brand Katja of Sweden. Her…
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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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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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Katja of Sweden satte Sverige på modekartan
Please see a summary in English further below Snart är det dags för nya Fashion weeks, i februari börjar Stockholm och därefter i mars är det Paris tur. I år är det 50 år sedan Katja of Sweden gjorde succé med sin modevisning i Paris. Ibland behöver vi påminnas om våra pionjärer där Katja of Sweden måste…
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A Fashionable Word
Sustainability is the new `it´-word in business as well as in fashion. Most companies have their own Sustainability Plan but today the development goes from just talk to actual solution. Even in the fashion industry this is a positive trend that will move business forward. I read in the Swedish business newspaper, Dagens Industri 8…
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Fashion in Malmö
Copenhagen is famous for their Fashion Week and Danish design. Many don’t know that Malmö has its own creative fashion hub which currently is invisible by Copenhagen’s fame. Next week Mode Live will change this by showing what the city can do in fashion. The fashion industry is not new in Malmö. In fact the…
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Vintage Katja of Sweden
A Katja of Sweden dress. Photo by Kerstin Maripuu. It is more than 65 years ago since Katja Geiger launched her first collection with her brand Katja of Sweden. This was in New York City on the Fifth Avenue. Today the designer’s cloths can be found on auctions and better vintage stores. Some of them…
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Filippa K won design price
Filippa K won the design price in Sweden. Filippa K makes us ignore, at least a bit, trends but be more aware of wholeness and sustainability. Filippa K is the big brand of design from Sweden. Just like Katja of Sweden was in the 60-70th. Filippa K vann Guldknappen 2015. Filippa K får oss att…
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