Marimekko or who´s that girl?
8. August 2008 Calls & Events, Designers & Labels
“Nice” is such an unappreciative attribute when there could be “experimental”, “groundbreaking”, “inspirational”, “progressive”, “creative” or at least the little “special”.
Floral-prints in multiple sizes, of course, some blasting colors and for Mrs. Honest Man the black-and-white vector-graphics look with some uni basics and flattering dresses. Well, even the obligatory neon icing on the cake didn´t save Marimekko from just being nice and I had to leave kind of sad with keeping all the exciting attributes locked in my showbag. Anyway, there still was a highlight - the short haired mademoiselle walking as an eye-catcher with some blond runway-darlings.
After the show, I was running into this now really smart dressed attention getter - it´s Nora, represented by Brand Model Management from Helsinki.
Picture 1+ 2 via copenhagenfashionweek.tv
When Coco Chanel opened her first shop in 1913 in Paris, no one would have been thought that this woman would become one of the most influential designers of the 20th century, a role model for the industrially expanding world and a precursor for female independence.... 
Don´t worry, What´s Wrong With The Zoo isn´t going porn - instead, I have a look towards south. To Munich, Germany. In the midst of the Glockenbachviertel, the AMEN Store doesn´t only hawk unique mirroring but also cares about the good style. (read on) 
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Well - The girl you’ll definetely find from Brand.fi. And yes, Marimekko is getting to the next generation…