Bright green and blue top with multicoloured fringed trousers
Elina Laitinen & Siiri Raasakka & Tiia Sirén · 2012
Helsinki, Finland
Elina Laitinen
- Research-led clothing
- Domestic sewing traditions
- Craft-based design
Elina Laitinen investigates how clothing is made and used, linking fashion design with research into domestic sewing and earlier production cultures. An Aalto University graduate, she shared the 2012 Hyères Grand Prix with Siiri Raasakka and Tiia Sirén.
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Bright green and blue top with multicoloured fringed trousers
Hyères 2012 — joint collection
A documented look from Hyères Festival.
Siiri Raasakka, Tiia Sirén and Elina Laitinen; via Vogue France
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Multicoloured fringed outerwear
Hyères 2012 — joint collection
A distinct representative design documented in the cited collection or official catalog.
Siiri Raasakka, Tiia Sirén and Elina Laitinen; via Vogue France
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Dark printed and fringed menswear ensemble
Hyères 2012 — joint collection
A distinct representative design documented in the cited collection or official catalog.
Siiri Raasakka, Tiia Sirén and Elina Laitinen; via Vogue France
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Patchwork shirt, printed scarf and cropped trousers
Hyères 2012 — joint collection
Compact proportions make the cut of this garment especially clear.
dazeddigital.com; photographer not identified on retrieved page
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Rainbow fringed top and printed leggings
Hyères 2012 — joint collection
A distinct representative design documented in the cited collection or official catalog.
dazeddigital.com; photographer not identified on retrieved pageCollections & archive pieces
1 collections represented · 1 pieceHyères 2012 — joint collection
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About Elina Laitinen
Her later work studies Finnish clothing traditions and the social consequences of design, including alternatives to industrial mass production.