Stockholm FW: V Avenue Shoe Repair S/S 2012

I am really intrigued by these wooden accessories from V Avenue Show Repair's S/S12 runway show yesterday at Stockholm Fashion Week, but the sculpted neck pieces seem a bit tortuous on some level. The lace-tie quality of the belt is right on, but why do the other designs (with the exception of the epaulets) seem as if these models just escaped from the stockades? A very cool label but sometimes even a dreamer like myself has to wonder.

images via MBFW Stockholm

Stockholm FW: Johanna Pihl Named Young Fashion Industry Award Winner For 2011

Johanna Pihl S/S 2011 via Showtime/London College of Fashion

Johanna Pihl S/S 2011 via Showtime/London College of Fashion

Learn more about Johanna's process at Showtime/London College of Fashion and MBFW Stockholm's Tumblr page.

Scandinavian Noir Beauty + Raw Goodness

photo by Jesper Brandt

With Copenhagen Fashion Week having come to a close this past weekend and Stockholm Fashion Week gearing up this week, it is time to officially acknowledge that Scandinavia is the place to be for all the beautiful people during this softer and perhaps more reflective time of the summer. 

Bllack Noir AW11 available at Green in the City, Paris

The super gorgeous Johanna Björk of Goodlifer and Råfrisk just posted a brilliant medley of 'Good Stuff: Scandinavian Noir' to celebrate the darker and sexier shades of sustainable style in her homeland.

Bllack Noir Tiffa Dress via Goodlifer

Johanna writes, "Bllack Noir was established 3 years ago as a sub-brand of Danish conscious fashion label Noir. This LBD (above) has some badass details that will set you apart from the crowd, yet is classic enough to last a lifetime." Agreed. Johanna is also a new fashion and lifestyle correspondent for EcoSalon. She's one hot woman to watch and definitely understands the raw side of real beauty, fitness, and good living to boot.

Stockholm FW: Camilla Norrback S/S 2011

Love the textures, layers, and garters of Camilla Norrback's S/S 2011 collection at Stockholm Fashion Week.

(Above photographs from the collection S/S 11 are property of Berns Salonger and copyright Kristian Löveborg).

The Fashion Forecast in Stockholm

Stockholm Fashion Week begins today and runs through August 16th. For those of us keen on decoding the trends and viable threads of sustainable fashion, there will be a Fashion Forecast Seminar on August 12th as part of the week's line up. Respected speakers on the topic of sustainable fashion will come together at The Fashion Forecast at Stockholm Modecenter for a trend forecasting round table discussion.

Invited speakers include:

Xénia Nedelcoux - 'Ethos Paris gives us their story of putting sustainability into fashion production'
Henrik Mattsson - 'Leading futurologist gives us a snap shot of consumer’s hearts and minds when it comes to sustainable fashion'
Maya Saksi - 'Former Editor-in-Chief for the fashion trade magazine Habit gives us her view on this developing market and its opportunities'
Michael Schragger - 'From The Sustainable Fashion Academy tells us why we should bother'
Daniel Sarabia - 'Owner of the agency Sarabia tells us his sustainable success story'
Nanna Åkerlund- 'from Lodestar talks about brand values and how to please the Swedish conscious consumer'

For more details regarding TFF, visit their website.