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Swedish fashion house
  • Comment: Prose concerns brought up in previous review remain. CurryTime7-24 (talk) 19:09, 24 July 2023 (UTC)
  • Comment: For example, the lead states "a sensual design perspective on Scandinavian minimalism with a sustainability mission" which synthesises well beyond what the source says. Greenman (talk) 22:41, 22 February 2023 (UTC)

Filippa K is a Stockholm-based fashion house founded by Swedish designer Filippa Knutsson in 1993. Its ready-to-wear clothing, footwear and accessories have a Scandinavian minimalism design perspective with a sustainability mission.[1][2]

Filippa K AB
Company typePrivate
IndustryFashion
Founded1993; 32 years ago (1993)
Founder
  • Filippa Knutsson
  • Patrik Kihlborg
Headquarters
Stockholm
,
Sweden
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Products
Websitefilippa-k.com

History

Filippa Knutsson founded Filippa K in 1993 with Patrik Kihlborg and Karin Segerblom. Having worked at Gul & Blå, the denim label founded by parents Lars Knutsson and Martina Clason, Filippa started Filippa K as a way to meet her own needs,[1] and it was part of the Scandinavian minimalism fashion wave of the 1990s.[3][4] The company has maintained a presence in the Nordics and parts of Europe since it was founded[1], launching a menswear line in 1998[5] and expanding into active and leisurewear in 2011.[6]

Filippa K's Creative Director Liisa Kessler was appointed in January 2022 as the first successor to Knutsson, who stepped away from the role in 2019.[7] Kessler was formerly a designer at Yves Saint Laurent and worked at Parisian fashion houses such as Chloé and Y/Project. She has a dual Finnish and German background.[1]

Products

Filippa K's approach in the 90s was based around the ideas of style, simplicity and quality, with its first popular item being stretch jeans: low-waisted skinny-style flares with a form-enhancing fit.[3] Taking inspiration from Filippa K’s heritage, Creative Director Liisa Kessler has expressed wanting to redefine Scandinavian sensual minimalism for the modern day.[1] Kessler's debut for Filippa K was the Spring/Summer 2023 collection, a combination of casual, evening and tailored garments,[8]

Sustainability

Filippa K's vision of mindful consumption started in 1993, and the company developed a circularity business model in 2010.[9][10] The collections include fibres such as organic and natural materials, and textiles such as recycled polyester, working towards producing an increased proportion of garments made from sustainable fibres each season[9][10].

The Swedish Wool Project

Filippa K collaborates on sustainability projects with partners from other industries[10]. In 2020, the brand won the Drapers Award for Best Supply Chain Initiative for The Swedish Wool Project[11]. Filippa K created a traceable supply chain to turn the waste of wool from the Swedish meat industry into a resource with its Swedish Wool sweaters. The initiative has been scaled up with support from Axel Johnson Group to make the supply chain accessible to more partners.[12][13]

In 2021 Filippa K collaborated with emerging Swedish designer Stina Randestad (Stinarand) to create a capsule collection of avant garde pieces made entirely from upcycled Filippa K garments and scraps.[9]

In 2021 Filippa K launched Preowned: an online resale platform through its own site in partnership with Archive.[14] The platform allows customers to shop and sell preowned Filippa K items and shop archive pieces from the brand.[14]

Stores

Filippa K has retail locations across Europe in Sweden, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Belgium and Finland. Its flagship store is located on Biblioteksgatan in Stockholm.[15]

References

  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "An Exclusive Interview with Filippa K's New Creative Director Liisa Kessler". Vogue. May 12, 2022.
  2. ^ Ferere, Cassell. "Filippa K X Stinarand: An Upcycle Collaboration For Circularity In Luxury Fashion". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  3. ^ 3.0 3.1 "Filippa K's Founder Returns to Keep the Scandinavian Brand's Focus on "Style. Simplicity. Quality."". Vogue.com. 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  4. ^ McLauchlan, Paul (2019-12-31). "The decade that changed fashion as we know it". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  5. ^ Mcgrath, Anthony (August 2013). "Filippa K can be summed up in the words style Archives". Clothes Make The Man. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  6. ^ "Hate Athleisure? Eres and Filippa K's New Collections Will Change Your Mind". Vogue.com. 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  7. ^ Fish, Isabella (January 12, 2022). "Filippa K hires first creative director after founder exit".
  8. ^ "Filippa K Spring 2023 Ready-to-Wear Collection". Vogue. 2022-06-22. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  9. ^ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Ferere, Cassell. "Filippa K X Stinarand: An Upcycle Collaboration For Circularity In Luxury Fashion". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  10. ^ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Thomson, Rebecca (2018-07-03). "Sustainability Scandi-style with Filippa K". Drapers. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  11. ^ Moran, Graeme (2020-07-06). "Drapers Sustainable Fashion Awards 2020 winners revealed". Drapers. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  12. ^ "Make it Last – Filippa K Co-Creates Sweater Made From 100% Swedish Wool That Probably Would Have Been Discarded". Make it last. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  13. ^ "Partnering up for positive change". Axel Johnson - Annual review 2021. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  14. ^ 14.0 14.1 "Resale sustainability: What's real and what's false". Vogue Business. 2022-04-28. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  15. ^ "Store Locator Filippa K". www.filippa-k.com. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
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