The inspiration for this collection is the fashions of the 1940s and 50s. During the 2nd world war, clothes were reused and recycled, and creative solutions had to be found due to the scarceness of resources. After the war, excitement and joie de vivre re-emerged in fashion and we returned to a more lavish use of materials. This is when the gorgeous full poodle skirts we associate with the 50s came into fashion.
We have found our inspiration in old Vogue photos, photos of our Danish Princess Margrethe on a skiing vacation in Norway, stills from iconic Danish films of the era and nostalgic book covers we remember from our childhood. We have also looked at the charming illustrations and photos from sewing and knitting patterns from the time period.
We have taken the creativity of the 1940s and the exuberant joy of the 1950s as our starting point when creating our collection “In a Vintage Mood”. The collection is paying tribute to women’s bodies with clothes fit for both the everyday life and special occasions. Beautiful and timeless knitting designs perfect for red lipstick, poodle skirts and patent leather shoes.
The collection was photographed in the beautiful old Radiohuset building on Frederiksberg in Copenhagen. This is a building where attention has been paid to every little detail. Where birch, beech and teak wood in combination with granite from Greenland has created the perfect backdrop for our vintage inspired Fall collection.
The Radiohuset building once housed the Danish national radio. The construction of the building began in 1936 but was not finished until 1945. Every detail was given an extraordinary amount of attention, to delay the completion of the work, so the building could not be official declared open by the occupying power. Once Denmark had been freed, it took very little time for the work to be completed.

Modebilledet i 1940’erne og 50’erne har været inspirationen til denne kollektion. Under krigen blev tøjet syet om, der blev fundet kreative løsninger, og materialer blev udnyttet mest muligt, fordi ressourcerne var knappe. Efter krigen kom livsglæden igen ind i moden, man var mere ødsel med stofferne, og gav sig selv lov at sy de store skønne skørter, vi forbinder med 1950’erne.
Vi har kigget på billeder fra Vogue, billeder af Prinsesse Margrethe på skiferie i Norge, billeder fra de gamle Far til fire-film, Christels tegninger og vi har kigget på billeder af snitmønstre og strikkeopskrifter fra perioden.
Kreativiteten i 1940’erne og livsglæden i 1950’erne har været vores udgangspunkt. For os er ”In a Vintage Mood” en hyldest til kvindekroppen, det er tøj, der er elegant til hverdag og fest. Det er tidløst design, det er rød læbestift, swingskørter og laksko – og selvfølgelig ikke mindst, lækkert strik- og hækledesign.
Kollektionen er fotograferet i det smukke, gamle Radiohus på Frederiksberg. Et hus hvor der er kælet for de håndværksmæssige detaljer, og hvor træsorterne birk, bøg og teak sammen med grønlandsk marmor har indrammet vores efterårskollektion på smukkeste vis. Arbejdet med at opføre radiohuset blev påbegyndt i 1936, og det stod endeligt færdig til indvielse i september 1945. Der blev puslet med mange detaljer, for ikke at gøre huset færdigt, mens radioen sendte under tysk censur, men da befrielsen kom, gik det pludselig stærkt med at få huset helt færdigt.

published in August 2019 by Filcolana

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