Sandra Backlund

[OlgaKorbut]

Swedish designer known for her intricate knits.

"The handicraft process and the handmade feeling is very significant. I am interested in almost every traditional handicraft technique. For me it is the absolute challenge. All the levels of skills you have to pass before you can even think about starting to improvise. It is the real thing and everything that the modern fashion industry is not. I think it is important that we take responsibility and preserve ancient handicraft techniques which will die out if we do not carry them forward to a new level.

I always work with the the human body as a starting point. I am really fascinated by all the ways you can highlight, distort and transform the natural silhouette of the body with clothes and accessories. I construct my designs from a lot of small pieces which I attach to each other in different ways to discover the shape that I want. In that sense I guess you can say that I approach fashion more like a sculptor then a tailor. In my opinion clothes is the most democratic form of art. Something everyone do relate to, consciously or unconsciously."

http://www.sandrabacklund.com

 

[OlgaKorbut]

"Don't walk" (current collection)

Ph. Denise Grünstein

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[OlgaKorbut]

"Diamond Cut Diamond"

Ph. Carl Bengtsson

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[OlgaKorbut]

Sandra for Louis Vuitton FW07.

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[style.com + elle.com]

 

[Whitelinen]

Beautifully done! Thank you for posting

 

[OlgaKorbut]

Happy to share.

Some older stuff...

Paper dress..





Her much talked-about jacket made out of human hair...




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[Whitelinen]

Is the paper dress made of paper? Where did she get the hair for the human hair shirt?

 

[OlgaKorbut]

^ Yes. And I have no idea from where she got the hair. A hairdresser?

 

[iyemstoopid]

very talented, does anyone know where she studied?

 

[Zazie]

Beautiful...such exquisite pieces! With the exception of the stuff done for Louis Vuitton...

 

[mimiko]

very talented, does anyone know where she studied?

Fashion at Beckmans School of Design,Stockholm

 

[Saracita]

I love her stuff! Very interesting approach.

These are from various collections/seasons. I think from a designer portait in some mag.




cameralink (photo: peter farago)

 

[ivanswonderland]

love sandra's works. saw her work amount Iqon designers at WHITE exhibition in Milan. her works are the one of strongest there. love love love~~~

 

[tricotineacetat]

She's possibly one of the few designers that has found a craft, a technique that makes her easily recognizable (much like Sophia Kokosalaki). I think what's even better on top of that is that she manages to put it all together in a way that is also amazingly beautiful... I saw some of her stuff earlier on Diane Pernet's website and already thought it was breathtakingly beautiful... and it's only becoming better every season...

 

[Blackalicious]

Hyeres 07

She's a Hyeres finalist 07....

 

[ms-nietzsche]

beautiful
im a sucker for knit wear

 

[Nelly Cat]

^ Me too.. at least when it's this beautiful.

I've noticed her on Diane Pernet as well, but out of sheer laziness never bothered to look up more of her work. Thanks for posting.

 

[dizzytacks]

i read a bit about her in I.D. when stam was on the cover and i was starstruck, when i saw the L.V. show i instantly thought her, so i am glad she is getting alot more recognition

 

[Swan882]

too much work on each piece...amazing!

 

[ms-nietzsche]

where do they carry her stuff?