27 april, 2007
Samu-Jussi
Nästan alltid när jag får lust att köpa ett Marimekko-plagg så visar det sig att Samu-Jussi Koski ligger bakom. Jag har provat ett par av hans fantastiska, dramatiska klänningar i svart/vitt eller bara svart med helt otroliga skärningar. Men sedan har jag inte riktigt kunnat motivera ett inköp. Han verkar cool tycker jag - kul att han lutar sig mot ursprungsbeskrivningen av en Marimekko-tjej:
I think the Marimekko girl of today has the same qualities as she already had in the 1960s. Back then women wearing Marimekko fashions were described in the press as follows: “The Marimekko girl understands modern design, poetry, abstract art and progressive jazz.” (Morgonbladet, 3 March 1965) She is ”a contemporary example of the Kalevala woman of Finnish folklore: independent, proud and highly aware of her value as a woman.” (Norsk Dameblad, 7 December 1960) Or as the Finnish women’s magazine Anna described her in 1965: ”A sophisticated young woman, sexy, self-assured, with an interesting face, but not beautiful as such – a well-groomed, ageless woman who enjoys life and is surrounded by an atmosphere of vitality, a woman who refuses to be bored."
Hans egen beskrivning gillar jag också: How would you describe your own style as a designer? Simple, classic, feminine and slightly flirtatious.
[Källa: http://www.marimekko.fi/]