Fashion Nerds

Paris, France

Gunhild Nygaard

  • Bespoke tailoring
  • Refined finishing
  • Understated separates

Gunhild Nygaard is the Norwegian designer behind the Paris fashion house Kaneles and the bespoke line Gunhild. Educated at ESMOD, she also taught there and worked at Christian Dior and Givenchy.

Portrait of Gunhild Nygaard
Leif Gullstein / Bergens Tidende · Copyrighted; see source terms.

Five looks to know

Flamenco Silk Wrap Shirt — Gunhild Nygaard, Date not documented

Collection selection

Flamenco Silk Wrap Shirt

Date not documented

A published clothing design associated with Gunhild Nygaard.

Kaneles — official product photography (photographer not stated)
Beatle Jersey Jacket — Gunhild Nygaard, Date not documented

Collection selection

Beatle Jersey Jacket

Date not documented · Official catalog

This outer layer documents the designer’s approach to proportion and structure.

kaneles.com; photographer not identified on retrieved page
Simili Fur Tank Top Black, Archive — Gunhild Nygaard, Date not documented

Collection selection

Simili Fur Tank Top Black, Archive

Date not documented · Official catalog

A distinct representative design documented in the cited collection or official catalog.

kaneles.com; photographer not identified on retrieved page
Le Tweed Blazer — Gunhild Nygaard, Date not documented

Collection selection

Le Tweed Blazer

Date not documented · Official catalog

This outer layer documents the designer’s approach to proportion and structure.

kaneles.com; photographer not identified on retrieved page
BB-dress in silk. — Gunhild Nygaard, Date not documented

Collection selection

BB-dress in silk.

Date not documented · Official catalog

A representative dress that makes the designer’s approach to silhouette visible.

kaneles.com; photographer not identified on retrieved page

Collections & archive pieces

1 collections represented · 1 piece

Selected work

1 piece

About Gunhild Nygaard

Her approach emphasizes tailoring, carefully selected fabrics and close attention to finishing, applying experience from established fashion houses to understated clothing.