Etikett: Katja of Sweden
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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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Rodebjer – ny svensk designer i New York
Please see a summary in English further below. ”Jag brukar säga att jag vill förhöja, men förenkla, vardagen.” Det är den svenska designern Carin Rodebjers ord i en artikel i tidskriften ICA Kuriren (5 jan 2016). Den senaste kollektionen ska snart visas i New York och detaljerna arbetas fram. Typiska kläder för Rodebjer är kaftaner,…
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Katja of Sweden – the highest paid woman in Sweden in the 50th
There is a lot of talk about equality between women and men, for example the same salary for the same type of job. This is something I agree on strongly. However, it is not very easily achieved but there is a quick solution. If women add some experiences that make them compete easier with men, their…
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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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Katja of Sweden Design – Pure Happiness
After three months without a home I could finally move in to my newly built house. This was three weeks ago and I still unpack boxes of things. Last weekend I realised I have not missed all those cloths, books and kitchen stuff that I was trying to find space for. The only cloths I…
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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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#Katja of Sweden Team
A Swedish version follows below. Company like H&M and many designers team up with others to create unique collections. Katja of Sweden understood the value of teaming up already in 1949 when she designed her first collection in New York. The prints were designed by Viola Gråsten, Göta Trägårdh, Astrid Sampe and Marimekko’s Maija Isola.…
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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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Camilla Thulin – Design for female curves
I’m a huge admirer of Camilla Thulin’s and Katja of Sweden’s design. They both give me inspiration in my ordinary life. I had the pleasure to attend Camilla Thulin’s opening of the exhibition ‘Costumes, corsettes and Army of Lovers’ at the Kulturhuset in Stockholm. Here you can see all Camilla’s fabulous art of design with…
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Katja goes to Africa
There is a growing interest in African fashion and African designers in Europe. Africa Fashion Week London in August 2015 showed again how colourful the design really is. Africa Fashion Week London is highlighting the African fashion designers and create a global showcasting platform for the industry. African print and colours are ‘brave’ for Scandinavian…
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