Tag: Scandi
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The Kirsten Project | Changes for Kirsten
Ch-ch-changes! As we move into colder weather, it’s time for another look from The Kirsten Project – this time with her winter Scandinavian outfit from Changes for Kirsten. If you haven’t had a chance to see my background research on Kirsten’s skirt, sweater and knitted accessories or my original Kirsten Project post you’ll want to…
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The Kirsten Project | Fana Sweaters of Norway
Up next, another Norwegian influence (hint: all of Kirsten’s winter look is distinctively Norwegian!!): her woolen cardigan. This style of knit is called Fana and was very popular in the 1930s and, no surprise, the 1980s, when Kirsten’s collection was created. From a 1983 article by Ruth Robinson in the New York Times, “The Fana,…