Katja of Sweden
Please see Katja Geiger’s design with indigo print. I’ve seen quite a few dresses with this print but is it not a beautiful glow in the print?!
Katja of Sweden by Katja Geiger
Fashionable green! A Katja of Sweden dress by Katja Geiger.
Uniqueness of Vintage
A lot of people collect vintage. It is a way of buying a beautiful unique piece that will express a personal side of yourself. Maria Lindblom sold the above Katja of Sweden dress at Tradera. She bought the dress 7-8 years ago: ’I found this dress in a vintage store and noticed its quality. I […]
Colourful Åsa Gray
Katja of Sweden co-operated with textil designers to create beautiful design. This was a clever strategy to always produce something new, eventhough the style may not always change much. Åsa Gray was one of those artists. She was a young textile designer when she started her collaboration with Katja of Sweden in 1974-1976. Nearly 20 […]
Nostalgic Mood
It’s autumn. Boat owners are preparing for the winter. The Scandinavian nostalgic mood is coming over me. It gets darker and it is allowed to get cosy with candles and a book. I read Katja of Sweden’s biography trying to understand why her brand only exist as a popular vintage brand nowadays. Katja Geiger had […]
Katja of Sweden Design
Knitted cardigan for the cold Scandinavian fall. Katja of Sweden design was inspired by Swedish folkklore and traditional patterns.
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.
Katja of Sweden
It’s a nice day in autumn and I’d like to present another one of my Katja of Sweden dresses. I think this one is perfect for the season.
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.
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 […]