Kläder av Sveriges skog
Skog har Sverige mycket av. Nu kommer kläder produceras av naturtillgången. Det är idén bakom nya varumärket Allvar som snart lanseras. Det kan vara första gången kläder görs av ursprungsmärkt material från Sveriges egen skog. Det är klenved och spill från sågverk utanför Örnsköldsvik som tas tillvara för att göra cellulosamassan till viskostyger. Högteknologiskt och tråkigt möjligen, men helt […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Prince of Glamour Lars Wallin
From Lars Wallin’s show at Mode Live in Malmö. Photo by Sara Thorsson. Katja of Sweden wanted to create cloths for women to feel comfortable in. She was inspired by the new design of Scandinavian furnitures. She felt that new type of cloths needed to be designed for the modern woman that wanted to be […]
#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. […]
New Fashion Talent in New York
The English text follows with a Swedish version below. By reading and get inspired by Swedish designer Katja of Sweden I see how hard work, good ideas and sometimes good education have helped upcoming designers to succeed. Katja got her education in design at the Parson’s School of Design in the 1940th. She then launched […]
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 […]
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 […]