Face Stockholm celebrates its new collection with Derek Warburton at Sutton Stracke’s boutique, with 100 per cent of net proceeds going to GLSEN, reports Jody Miller […]
Pride in the name of Derek Fabulous for Face Stockholm
July 12, 2022/22.31
Category: Sweden
Behind the scenes: Lucire wins award from Luxlife; Komoneed interview on sustainable fashion
June 6, 2022/5.52
It’s nice to know that 25 years after Lucire’s founding, we can still win an award for being a pioneer. Luxlife (officially styled LUXlife) recently announced its Health, Beauty and Wellness Awards, and we were named its Most Pioneering Online Fashion Magazine. We did provide some background info to them, including how we started […]
Panos Papadopoulos launches his autobiography in Stockholm
June 1, 2022/14.26
There’s no FOMO like the one you get when a book you’ve worked on for 10 months is launched—and your schedule (and, as it turned out, the ’flu), prevents you from attending the party on the other side of the world. But fortunately one of my best friends, Stefan Engeseth, attended in my place […]
Sweden’s king of swimwear, Panos Papadopoulos, reveals all in his new autobiography
May 16, 2022/5.45
Toward the end of next week, Panos Papadopoulos’s autobiography, Panos: My Life, My Odyssey, comes out in London, with an event in Stockholm following. This is an intimate memoir about Panos’s rise, from childhood poverty in Greece to the ‘king of swimwear’ in Scandinavia. Not only do I have an advance copy, I collaborated […]
Stefan Engeseth gives away his book, One, in the interests of peace
April 15, 2022/12.37
I always thought One: a Consumer Revolution for Business was one of Stefan Engeseth’s best books, if not the best. He recently posted on Linkedin: ‘readers have told me that the book can lead to a better understanding of people and society (which can end wars).’ In the interests of peace, he thought he’d […]
More is more: Iris Apfel’s H&M collaboration hits stores April 14
March 9, 2022/11.07
More details of the Iris Apfel × H&M collection, teased last September, have emerged, with the collaboration hitting select H&M stores and hm.com on April 14. The collection is in the flamboyant and bold Iris Apfel trade-mark style, with particularly fun items such as a tiered skirt with an extravagant flower print, an emerald […]
Panos’s new adventure: hearty, heartfelt food and exclusive beers at the Panos Panos Tavern
September 14, 2021/12.33
Panos Papadopoulos, the founder of Panos Emporio and dubbed ‘the king of swimwear’ by the Swedish press, has announced his newest venture: the Panos Panos Tavern in Göteborg. Spurred by his own thoughts of good food and wanting to create a venue where people can socialize as they emerge from the pandemic, Panos took […]
H&M releases new collaboration with Sabyasachi this week
August 9, 2021/13.37
H&M has announced its launch date for its collaboration with Indian designer Sabyasachi. Delayed because of the pandemic, the Swedish retail giant says the collection will drop on August 12, with womenswear at select H&M stores and hm.com, and menswear exclusively at the latter. The Sabyasachi × H&M collection brings a relaxed sophistication […]
H&M collaborates with LA-based Brock Collection for a romantic, voluminous summer
June 24, 2021/14.49
Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) has teamed up with the Los Angeles-based label Brock Collection for its latest collaboration. Romantic, feminine and well crafted, the collection comprises dresses, blouses, tops, denim jeans and denim shorts, as well as a range of accessories including scarves, sunglasses and handbags. Light and summery, the Brock Collection × […]
Monokel Eyewear introduces biodegradable sunglasses
May 6, 2021/12.08
Stockholm archipelago-based Monokel Eyewear has always made sunglasses that last, but its latest collection ensures that they do—only up to a point. Its spring–summer 2021 collection, anchored on the Edvard Munch quotation, ‘From my rotting body, flowers shall grow, and I am in them, and that is eternity,’ is fully bio-based and biodegradable, with […]
