Stockholm Syndrome

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Stockholm brought a range of varied collections this season but there were some real stand out shows, especially from recent graduates and new designers i was very impressed! There was some great use of colour; some collections going all out and others using it subtly using one colour throughout the show adding a simple accent to more pared down outfits. Shiny fabrics such as PVC and leather definitely emerged as trends as well as some lesser known foreward thinking textile ideas, along with some all over print action, and shades of grey also seemed to blossom in the Swedish capital. So here are my top picks from Stockholm:

Hernández Cornet’s A/W 2013 collection brought some slick and clean tailoring combined with plenty of exciting textiles such as fleece, metallic silk and Polyurethane (I researched that one!) making sure the collection had an interesting tacile quality. A wondrous shade of green set the whole collection off with accompanying accent print. 

Starting in monocrome then bursting into an array of colour Marimekko was by far one of my favourite shows, although it would be with amount of prints i just can't help being drawn in by the hypnotising patterns. Named ”Art of Print Making – Colour for a Season” it was an extremely fitting title it 'reflects seasonal changes of the surrounding world' using art deco art as inspiration the prints and garments were clean but geometric.

Now for the H&M Design Award show Minju Kim was the winner this year, if you've never heard of the award you should watch this cool video about the award and the finalists http://designaward2013.hm.com/. All the finalists collections we're amazing but Minju Kim's was exceptional, wonderful use of colour, accessories, shape and texture all came together to make a sensationally creative collection.

 

Ida Sjöstedt's A/W 13 collection is my last pick from Stockholm a highly sophisticated show with just the right amount of edge to also make it incredibly cool, lots of gold on black giving the sense of mystery to the collection. The designers signature style is described as ''tasteful kitsch', her stylish evening wearing edging on couture is the perfect way to end this post enjoy!