Fashion freaks will get a treat at the end of this month, March 27-28, when the fifth annual installment of the Vintage Fair takes place at Hornstull Strand, a funky venue by the water which has reinvented itself several times in recent years. (…)

The sun isn’t likely to come out in Stockholm today. (…)

High-heels can be liberating for women, adding height, improving posture and suggesting a sexy identity. (…)

Times are tough for Swedish independent fashion designers. One of the most likely survivors is the House of Dagmar, which showed a collection at the New York Fashion week a few years ago. (…)

Veronica Maggio sings for Ivana Helsinki

Ida Pyk

The Media Rocks Group of the USA has previously arranged  spectacular shows in London, New York and Rio de Jan de Janiero.   On June 25-26, for the first time ever in Scandinavia, a Fashion Rocks show was held  beneath the giant chandeliers of 146-year-old Berns Salonger. (…)

 
A few days ago I dropped by Beyond Retro’s giant vintage clothing emporium behind the Åhlens department store in downtown Stockholm.  I was impressed.  The way the garments are displayed, the styles and the music made the shopping experience very pleasant.   As it says on its website, this London-based chain provides “vintage clothing for the sartorially obsessed.”  A sense of the store’s attitude can possibly be detected in this fuzzy photo I took of two of the staff.   When I got home I discovered that the sleeves on the  Western-style shirt I bought were too short for me.  How could I have missed that? (…)

Berns nightclub manager Martin Kling, guest manager Payman Dejdez, Nizar and David get together for a planning session in the 2.35:1 Club. (…)

In this Bjorn Borg promotional video Bibi reveals the truth about the fashion firm. They all work in their undies.

 
You probably have never heard of Sweden’s Tshirt Store retail chain.  I hadn’t either, until I got some mail from Red & Square agency.  The concept is to feature small or limited editions of printed unisex Tees  in organic cotton.  All the shirts have the same price: 279 kronor.  They currently have shops in Sweden and Denmark; the company plans a boutique in Hong Kong, and in six German cities.   Manchester, England and Switzerland are also part of the grand plan. (…)

Bright red pants are putting a spot of color onto the Stockholm street scene this summer. Dockers, Boomerang and East West are some of the brands which have produced mens’ pants in red.

Red pants have taken off in a big way this summer. Boomerang, Dockers and East West are some of the brands which have opted for red.