Jumpsuit (Byxdräkt)
Gunilla Pontén · Date not documented
Stockholm, Sweden
Gunilla Pontén
- Playful colour
- Youthful tailoring
- Unexpected material combinations
Gunilla Pontén moved from modelling and fashion studies into design, presenting her first collection in 1955. She challenged conventional Swedish clothing with playful colours, unexpected combinations and a youthful attitude.
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Collection selection
Black trouser suit
Date not documented · Gunilla Pontén
Black trouser suit with a buttoned jacket and pockets, documented as a Gunilla Pontén byxdräkt in the Bukowskis auction archive.
Bukowskis auction house
Auction catalogue photograph
Peach and gray ensemble
Date not documented · Gunilla Pontén
A peach and gray ensemble from a catalogued group of Gunilla Pontén garments.
Gomér & Andersson Linköping / Auctionet
Auction catalogue photograph
Blue skirt and shoulder bag
Date not documented · Gunilla Pontén
Blue skirt and a shaped shoulder bag photographed together in a Gunilla Pontén auction lot.
Gomér & Andersson Linköping / Auctionet
Auction catalogue photograph
Lavender separates
Date not documented · Gunilla Pontén
Lavender skirt and coordinating upper garment photographed laid flat in a Gunilla Pontén auction lot.
Gomér & Andersson Linköping / Auctionet
Auction catalogue photograph
Yellow ruffled dress
Late 20th century · Gunilla Pontén
Yellow long-sleeved V-neck dress with a tiered ruffled skirt; its Gunilla Pontén label is also photographed in the auction catalog.
Göteborgs Auktionsverk / AuctionetCollections & archive pieces
1 collections represented · 1 pieceSelected work
1 piece
About Gunilla Pontén
Trouser suits, minidresses and long cardigans appeared in materials ranging from ribbed knit to raw silk, while work for manufacturers, stage and film extended her influence beyond her own collections.