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In pictures: Stockholm Fashion Week 2017

Fri, 01 Sep 2017 18:30:49 +0200

Here's how it looked this week when throngs of fashionistas descended on Stockholm.

In pictures: Stockholm Fashion Week 2017

Fri, 01 Sep 2017 18:30:57 +0200

More pics from fashion week.

In pictures: Stockholm Fashion Week 2017

Fri, 01 Sep 2017 18:30:11 +0200

In pictures: Stockholm Fashion Week 2017

Stockholm Fashion Week turns island into Mars

Mon, 24 Aug 2015 16:50:59 +0200

UPDATED: Stockholm Fashion Week lifted off with tennis legend Björn Borg's show on Monday, which saw an island transformed into Mars and welcomed four astronauts who will travel to the red planet for real in 2026.

Tiger wants Swedish men to wear skirts

Thu, 29 Aug 2013 11:12:00 +0200

The crowds inside and out were a tell-tale sign this was a biggie. The line-up's last and streamed live, Tiger served up a bit of Scottish punk. Feeling that autumn chill? One of Sweden’s most established of brands ensured a packed-out, hot and sweaty tent.

Swede abuses teddybear in name of style

Wed, 28 Aug 2013 18:27:00 +0200

Shocktastic Miley Cyrus is not the only one who can do morally questionable things to teddybears. As Stockholm Fashion Week wrapped up, Swedish designer Bea Szenfeld put her patent paw to outlandish fashion.

The Swedish Terminator woman not a Dominatrix

Wed, 28 Aug 2013 16:03:00 +0200

On the final day of Stockholm Fashion Week, a designer presentation held in respectable art auctioneers Bukowkis in central Stockholm showcased an army of subtle sartorial elegance.

Whyred's boys battle with an identity crisis

Wed, 28 Aug 2013 08:56:00 +0200

Whyred's love of contrasts was evident on Tuesday, not in the differences between men and women – as the collection was, as to be expected, largely androgynous – but in a smart vs. casual approach for the boys with undertones youth discontent.

Dagmar pacifies urbanity into deluxe wearability

Tue, 27 Aug 2013 11:47:00 +0200

House of Dagmar avoided a literal expression of metropolitan highs and lows with graffiti etchings, but instead, ikat prints mimicked mapping and played to the idea of the urban jungle as a fusion of cultures, writes The Local's Victoria Hussey.

Summing up Stockholm Fashion Week 2011

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:37:00 +0200

As fashionistas in the Swedish capital settle down after a frenetic Stockholm Fashion Week, The Local's Caroline Bursell takes a look back at some of the event's highlights.

Picture special: Stockholm Fashion Week

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:02:00 +0100

Check out all the latest from the city's catwalks as Sweden's top models don the latest collections at the country's premier fashion event.

Snooty but stylish: Stockholm Fashion Week blasts off

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:58:00 +0100

Stockholm's fashion scene can be snobby, writes David Bartal, but Stockholm Fashion Week provides rich pickings for those who can get past the doormen.