Vimma is a new sustainable and affordable fashion brand from Finland, catering for children and women. The style is above all playful, for everyday wear. With artful illustrations and simple yet functional styles produced ethically, the brand has quickly gained the attention of design conscious parents. Founder and head designer Marjut Rahkola design playful clothing, always with little ones in...
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Mis Crios AW16/17 – new children’s fashion brand from Finland
Mis Crios Collection is a new brand for children and women with timeless yet modern design with high quality fabrics. Designed by Cecilia Sörensen in Helsinki. The exciting collection for AW16 was launched at trade shows in Europe last month. And you can see a preview here! Mis Crios are here to make everyday life more fun for kids and easier for parents when it comes to finding beautiful,...
Read moreChildren’s knitted fashion from Finland; ‘Northern Nights’ by Nieva
It's always a pleasure to introduce new Nordic designers of beautiful children's clothing here on the blog. And what more appropriate with frosty days just around the corner than a brand focusing on delightful knitwear collection called the 'Northern Nights'? Nieva means "snowing" in Spanish. The name is in spanish because the founder Aino Korhonen's husband is from Barcelona and the idea for...
Read moreFinnish designer Satu Maaranen capsule collection for Petit Bateau
Petit Bateau has tied up with Finnish designer Satu Maaranen for a limited edition capsule collection for women and children, a bit like Petit Bateau meets Marimekko. And we love the collaboration where the design talent has revisited iconic heritage pieces from Petit Bateau with her strong graphic vision. Master of Arts, Satu Maaranen is a Helsinki based fashion designer. Maaranen graduated in...
Read moreColourful shapes transformed into fun girls dresses by HelsinKids
The shape of an object located in some space is a geometrical description of the part of that space occupied by the object, as determined by its external boundary, abstracting from location and orientation in space, size, and other properties such as colour, content, and material composition. Helsinkids was established in 2012 by Amaia Gómez Cavia. After studying Fashion Design in the...
Read moreFishing and Fashion in Finland
Finland is a land of contrasts; four seasons, the Midnight Sun and the winter darkness, urban and rural, East and West. At first glance the country seems to be almost unhabitated, covered in a endless carpet of forest with dark blue lakes in between. A tenth of the country is made up of bodies of water. Almost a third of the population fishes in their free time. On closer inspection there's small...
Read moreMinuminu sculptural apparel for children
Chatting away with my Finnish blog friend Mrs Agatha on Twitter the other day I discovered a new children's fashion brand. Minuminu, founded in 2009 by Heidi Riihela, a Finish designer and architect. The sculptural apparel, made locally in Finland and Estonia, is made of natural materials like cotton (organic where possible) and bamboo. Available in size 1-7 years from the Minuminu E-shop.
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