Women's wear from Skaparinn

Chic and streamlined, tailored women's wear from Skaparinn is demure, as in modest, but with a bold, seductive quality. The collection's designer, Dusa, studied fashion design at the Vienna Applied Arts University, graduating in 2000. She apprenticed with Jean-Charles de Castelbajac and Viktor & Rolf before founding Skaparinn, Icelandic for, "the creator". Although not yet available stateside, the Skarapinn online store launches in July. Or pop by the Skaparinn boutique at V/Skalholtsstig, in the 101 neighborhood, near Reykjavik's city center. For f/w '08 Dusa looked to Hedy Lemarr for inspiration. She was a big time movie star, a not quite forgotten icon from the '30s, who is credited with a major scientific invention; and also known for the first ever, female orgasm in a feature film. Generally, Skaparinn takes its identity... [read full story]