Sweden has more than IKEA: Get to know Lamilla
Filed under: Style in the News, Clothing
They've been called the next upcoming designers by some of Sweden's biggest magazines, and they have a hot collection to back it up. Lamija Suljevic and Gabomilla Nielsen's fashion label, LAMILLA, is edgy and raw and poised to strike it big. But how did LAMILLA come about?Lamija and Gabomilla, who are both just 20 years old, met about five years ago in design school and immediately started sewing together. They started their label last summer after graduating and showed their first collection during Stockholm Fashion Week.
The spring/summer 2008 theme is 'porcelain nightmare,' exhibiting a contrast of smooth and raw, black and white, hard and soft materials. This is no surprise since the two designers have such different inspirations -- Lamija loves everything Parisian and antique while Gabomilla is inspired by fashion on the street and Asian movies. They keep a limited collection so they can continue to offer a luxury project to their customers, but by next month they hope to have online shopping available on their website.

