Etikett: 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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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.
Thorsson förlag 