A New Take on Clothes
As time progresses our view of the world, and the objects around us, changes. Hidden angles are revealed. Innovation brings a different...
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Trousers vs Skirts
Are trousers a masculine garment? Is a dress or a skirt the true expression of a woman? The enigma of feminine and masculine garments...
Every Garments Tells a Story
When I designed my first very own clothing line in the 1980’s, I had many thoughts and ideas about clothing tags. Traditionally they just...
A Flow of Feelings
Is it difficult for you to control your feelings? Does it feel like they just take over sometimes? If so, your inner landscape could be...
Wardrobe Purge as a Spiritual Practice
Have you ever looked into your wardrobe with zen-glasses on? Whether you see a cluttered mess, a mishmash of styles and garments bought...
Design for the Soul
In my late twenties I worked as chief designer of a large international clothing company. On the surface I had everything I needed to be...
A Search for the Essence of the Shirt
This post is a follow-up of An Intricately Woven Love Story. A culture is born, evolves and declines over thousands of years. It finds...
Shades of Passion
Did you know that your color preferences can tell a lot about your personality and inner balance? Red used to be the only color I really...
Re-wild Your Wardrobe
There is something inherently wild about being a woman. Whether we want to or not, we are connected to Nature and natural cycles through...
The Beauty of Impermanence
Are you familiar with the Japanese aesthetic ideal called Wabi Sabi? A simplified translation would be: Wabi - seeing beyond the mere...
A Different Fashion Forecast
Throughout the month of February, there are Fashion weeks in major cities around the world. Runways are flooded with new collections....
Dressing the Archetypes
During my years as a designer in the clothing business, I was always working on a new collection. Three to four specific ”looks” usually...
Clothes, Identity & Transformation
These days there's a lot to read about all the problems of the clothing business, the second dirtiest in the world. Most of us know that...
Patterns for a New Era
As a designer, surface patterns for clothes have been one of my main interests. I’m actually something of a pattern freak, always looking...
The Dark Side of Clothes
Our style of clothing is usually an expression of our personality, describing our temperament and preferred life style. Like no other...
Folklore Revisited
Many designers find inspiration in folklore and traditional clothes from all around the globe. Collections with different cultural...
Christmas Treats
Here in Scandinavia (as well as in many other countries) it’s a tradition to hang up an empty sock in the evening before Christmas. When...
The Secret of the Kimono
On my first trip to Japan, more than thirty years ago, I discovered the kimono and started to wear one at home. I still do. I fell in...
The Magical Power of Patterns
So many of the things we are surrounded by are decorated with patterns; clothes, curtains, sheets, carpets, wall paper, tiles, furniture,...
A Designer's Confession
Many see me as an expert on clothes since I’m a designer. And sure… after five books about the deeper aspects of clothes, numerous...
Pros and Cons of a Bra
I need a new bra. Yet, part of me revolts. Why should I wear a bra when I never wear one at home? And why support the...
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