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Sweden is host to an array of fashion firms, from H&M to small independent designers. In the report The Spaces and Places of Swedish Fashion, Hauge Atle says, “Alongside the mass market retail chains, there is a cluster of niche-oriented, small- and medium-sized Swedish fashion firms with a brand-focused business strategy.” The idea that independent designers have always […]
Reduce, reuse and recycle also counts for fashion! In the hope that we the consumers become a significant actor in the fashion-consumerism game change, the Czech Centre organised on March 3rd, a Slow Fashion show with a discussion panel in collaboration with A House Stockholm, the Czech Embassy in Stockholm and the schools of art […]
During Fashion Week Trade at the beginning of this month, we were invited by the Stockholm Fashion District to the launch of Nordic Lab 2020, following a program to support upcoming, young fashion brands with all the tools they need to thrive in the modern and competitive world of fashion. One of the functions of […]
Survival! A fashion experience out of the ordinary, took place on February 5th at Stockholm Fashion District in Nacka Strand. The fashion show became the culminating opportunity for buyers, press and agents as well as the fashion-interested public to appreciate the most stylish and trendiest outfits, with which the contributing brands at Stockholm Fashion Week […]
In this video profile we present Ylva Bryhn, the designer and director of Harvest Moon, Stockholm’s new fashion brand that is looking to empower the women on the go. Harvest Moon creates elegant and comfortable soft business wear with a focus on an elegant and flattering female touch and it also has a yoga line. […]
These are the hottest Autumn and Winter 2018-2019 trends – bright colours, yes bright bold shades of blue and pink, knits, statement jackets and belt bags! Which trend is your favourite this season? And you don’t even need to run to the shops to gear up, perhaps you already have something buried, almost forgotten inside […]
“I am your worst fear I am your best fantasy” is a fashion design and visual communications project created by young artist Fredrika Frykstrand. In a video interview with Your Living City she talks about the concept and motivations that took her to dig into the archives of LGBTQ protest signs and imagery from the […]
¨A World Of Shapes¨ was the theme of this year’s Formex interior fair, which took place between 17-20 January 2018. Inspired by British artist David Hockney, the theme brought together various interior design forms to create new playful constellations. At Formex you find everything from sweets and chocolates to interior design, fashion and gifts. It’s here all these different expressions […]
The lower temperatures just mean that we have more reasons to gear up and add layers to our outfit. Of course that doesn’t have to limit the level of coolness of the outfit. So here are the season’s 5 hottest trends in jackets and coats for both men and women and where to buy them, so that you keep […]
BUKVY is a brand that is reinventing the way we conceive designer bags as merely good-looking expensive accessories, by introducing smart, multi-functional designs for the multitasking women of today. We met with Elena and Joanna, the heart and soul of BUKVY, who talked to us about how they don’t just want to create nice bags. […]
