Last week I went to a local museum to see a travelling exhibition with some of our famous designers’ clothes made for Swedish artists and singers.
Katarina de Bourg made the clothes for our young Japan export – Yohio. His androgynous style is not as popular here as in Japan, where he is a big star. He is greatly influenced by the Japanese genre visual kei.
Yohio participated in Eurovision Song Contest 2013 and 2014.
Another colourful group is Army of Lovers, with their almost Arabian Nights – style.
Camilla Thulin is renowned for having designed all of Army of Lovers‘ outfits.
Thulin also designed Malena Ernman‘s gown worn during her Eurovision Song Contest 2009 performance (reported to have cost €37,471).
A much loved artist and singer from up north, Roger Pontare, is of Sami origin. He has represented Sweden twice in Eurovision Song Contest.
Sarah Mårskog successfully designed his shaman- inspired clothes.
Altogether an inspiring exhibition, where I picked some of my favourites for you. I hope you enjoyed them as much as I did.
Leya 
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Love these pictures.
Thank you – it was a lovely exhibition.
Are you in Sweden? I’m in France but Swedish by my dad. I’d love to connect with Swedish people interested by art and design. I’m into woodcarving and children’s books, and I often feel that this is my Swedish heritage.
How interesting! I photograph and paint. I used to write poetry and I have studied also children’s literature. My son is a IT designer and my daughter is into all kinds of art. Sketching and writing fiction, making clothes and clay modelling…Would be great to know more about you!
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Looks like an amazing exhibit. I love discovering amazing designers. @formemagazine
So do I.
these are beautiful!
They are!
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lovely designs. love the colorful material 🙂
Så vackra motiv och vackert fotat! 🙂
Tack så mycket!
Very nice to see! I’ll never forget Roger Pontare’s appearance, when he sang “När vindarna viskar mitt namn”.
He, who designed the costumes for ABBA, was from my hometown. I think he’s name was Sandström, if my memory serves me right.
Owe Sandström!
Ja! Precis … jag tror han dog för inte alltför länge se’n!
Jag visste inte att han var död…
Han lever! Jag måste ha blandat ihop honom med någon annan halv-kändis. Dessutom är han inte alls från min hemstad, utan från Sundsvall. Snacka om att vara ute och cykla 🙂
Ibland är man bara fast i tankarna på någon annan. Skönt att han lever!
4-6 have such gorgeous fabrics!
Looks a most fascinating exhibition, Ann-Christine….
Concentrating on colourful artists I believe!
So it would appear!
very interesting!
I’m glad you think so!