Fashion week so far

Oslo fashion week is on and it's busy busy. I am not showing but I am trying to get to see most designers showing. The week started with my work shop on IKEA Tkstileriet at Grünerløkka. Check out this link for more photos and video of the work shop.

A lot of fashion students showed up. We had a good hour of me showing my work and answering a lot of questions from the curious students. Thank you everyone who showed up:)

I am having a visitor at my home this week. My friend from fashion school Kristine Vikse. She's attending fashion week with her collection and received a price at the opening of fashion week. She came home with these lovely flowers. Beautiful!

We are having a great time in between all the shows talking about old times, fashion, business and playing with my kitties:)

Time for Kristine Vikse summer 2013

Paper flowers decorations

Her collection is romantic and candy coloured, but more edgy and bold than previous collections. Feminine summer knits of tops and dresses with art deco/aztec prints and simplistic silk dresses. Kristine, I want it!

After Kristine's show we saw TSH. The place was packed so I didn't get any good photos, but the collection was amazing. Check it out here

Kristine herself. My 'old' sweet friend:) I love you!!

I love this photo! It's me and my friends from school, Anette, Synnøve and Kristine.

'Atelier' winter 2012/13

Photo: Oda Berby

IKEA new catalog out!

I went to the launch of the new Ikea catalog today. Exciting!

The theme was textiles

Ikea has a huge collection of cool textiles this season. I love the retro and animal prints:)

I want this!

:)

I am doing a workshop monday august 13 on how I am inspired by textiles. There is a program of workshops the whole week. Check this link to see who is having them: http://livethjemme.ikea.no/node/763

See you there?

Sneak peek of the winter 2012/13 catalog

Winter 2012/13 catalog is called 'Atelier'. 

The Cecilie Melli fall 2012/13 collection is built around an image of a curious and playful art student. A girl and her fascination for arts, nature and science. 

 It's inspired by the design process itself, and the enlightening research done to create the collection. The creativity is floating in a universe of art and science, history and future, technology and nature. 

 You see this in the earrings inspired by the patterns in the autumn leaves, the water coloured swarovski crystals, the experimenting with the old, vintagy feel of the dusty feather broaches with the meeting of the acrylic, more futuristic necklaces. That all yet play so well together.

 The collection contains of cashmere knits of boy-ish sweaters in masculine colours, popping yellow salmon skin clutches, swarovski earrings and feather broaches. All mixed up to get you to the playful and philosophical side of existence.

More photos to come. I love them. What do you think?

Photo: Oda Berby

Model: Inga

Hair and make up: Tina Torstad

Styling: Kirsti/Cecilie

Photo assistant: Sigve