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februar 14, 2016

Text by Fredrik Austad Photos Oslo Runway

Admir Batlak, earlier known from Batlak and Selvig, is considered a veteran in the Norwegian fashion industry and surprised us with a maximalistic collection merging the Scandinavian with references from the past: mystery’s of the Middle East and Balkan folklore. Mint and flounces were shown side by side with leopard print skirts and cat printed tops: in a mix of patterns, embroidery, and sequins. We also want to mention accessories such as the interesting neck pieces, looking like fringes on a carpet, and a white and golden fake fur belt bag.

 

byMagMaLou by Marthe Kveli Valeberg and Andrea Johannessen delivered a easy to wear evening collection inspired by Scandinavian simplicity and the modern northern woman’s wardrobe. The signature jumpsuit is for this season without sleeves and in a midnight blue velvet fabric, pared with a light blue polo neck sweater and menswear inspired shoes. Our favourite was the olive green suede coat styled with a belt and knee high boots.

 

Elisabeth Stray is a young Norwegian designer known for her signature pieces in heavy wool, inducing long coats with visible stitching and scarfs with oversized pockets. For this collection these items were mixed with wide wool pants in camel, modern knits and bold colours.  Layering techniques and belts were used to style the autumn winter collection, accompanied by a beautiful cello playing in the background. The cello player sported a delicate red wool bustier also seen on the catwalk in blue. Also worth noticing was a black and white checked coat and a blue fringe skirt with double split styled with a see-through black lace top.

 

Cord and fur jackets mixed with dark flower prints and crushed velvet were some of the key elements for the Fall Winter Spring Summer presentation. Modern and young, the FWSS women dares to dress the part no matter her age, as the presentation showed with a diverse model casting with women in different ages. The collection also included wide grey wool pants, pointy shoes and fake fur cuffs.

 

Holzweiler, known for their checked wool scarfs, showed their collection in the painter studio at the Norwegian Opera. For the occasion the models wore low Converse shoes splashed in paint, connecting them to the present room. The collection played on contrasts with heavy knits together with thin laser cut skirts and long sleeved basics without visible seams. A light pink wrap around trench softened the collection and we were to ask ourselves if one of the main inspirations was traveling, as the models wore nomad inspired headpieces and bags in different sizes. Holzweiler did also stay true to their signature heritage with big scarves draped on the models like skirts.