Etikett: #katjaofsweden
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Pionjären, designern och kvinnan Katja Geiger 100 år
Katja Geiger skulle idag fyllt 100 år. Hon var Sveriges stora exportframgång och pionjär inom mode. Hennes design lever kvar på vintagemarknaden. Jag har nyligen kommit ut med en bok om designern. Boken Katja of Sweden: The Blue Look finns att köpa där böcker säljs, på Vulkanmedia.se och hos mig. Hon var en designer som…
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Summer with Du Pont
Swedish summer in a Katja of Sweden dress. This was in collaboration with Du Pont. This is a timeless dress from the 70th with a cute print. Katja Geiger wanted to create beautiful cloths in timeless design. Her collections didn’t change much every season. She had her type of styles and added a few details,…
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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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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 Design
Katja Geiger is the designer behind the brand Katja of Sweden. She was a famous designer in the 50th, the 60th, and the 70th. Today you can find her popular cloths in vintage stores in Sweden and Denmark but a large part of her collections were sold to European and American consumers. Her cloths were comfortable and…
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Katja of Sweden – en föregångare till hållbart mode
Hållbart mode ligger i tiden. Men dessa tankar fanns redan hos Katja of Sweden på 70-talet. Det kan läsas i gamla artiklar där hon för fram sina tankar om bra material, se exempel ovan. Ull och ren bomull var bra material tyckte hon då. Idag talas det alltmer om slow fashion, dvs långsamt mode. Snabba…
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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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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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