Grey-pink draped silk evening dress
Holger Blom · 1957
Copenhagen, Denmark
Holger Blom
- Royal couture
- Formal dressmaking
- Silk occasionwear
Holger Blom built a Copenhagen atelier whose clients included leading actresses and members of the Danish royal family. His formal dressmaking helped establish his place among Denmark's prominent couturiers, and he created Princess Anne-Marie's wedding dress in 1964.
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Draped silk evening dress
1957 · Designmuseum Danmark collection
Grey-pink silk gown made for Sybille Schack, shown at left and center. She wore it at her brother’s wedding and the 1958 opening of Langelinie Pavilion. The neighboring green gown at right is by Preben Birck.
Charlotte Kjær / FashionForum, Designmuseum Danmark collection
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Draped white wool jersey dress
1950s · Nationalmuseet, Denmark
White wool jersey evening dress made by Holger Blom for Ruth Riis Hansen, draped over silk and cotton lining with a hanging back panel. Nationalmuseet object 1882/1982.
Nationalmuseet, Denmark; photographer not identified
Garment foundation
Foundation for a wedding gown
1958–1959 · Nationalmuseet, Denmark
Lace foundation bodice catalogued by Nationalmuseet as part of a wedding gown by Holger Blom. This surviving component, museum object 1407/2017, shows the supporting structure beneath the gown.
Henrik Rønnow / Nationalmuseet, Denmark
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Draped gown for Queen Ingrid
Before 1965 · Holger Blom — Museum Skanderborg exhibition, 2018
Gold-colored draped gown made for Queen Ingrid, photographed in Museum Skanderborg’s 2018 Holger Blom exhibition.
Signe Eriksen / Skaberlyst
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Theatrical gowns
Before 1965 · Holger Blom — Museum Skanderborg exhibition, 2018
Theatrical gowns displayed in Museum Skanderborg’s Holger Blom exhibition, including the fitted purple gown in the foreground. Blom made these costumes for the actresses who wore them.
Signe Eriksen / SkaberlystCollections & archive pieces
1 collections represented · 1 pieceSelected work
1 piece
About Holger Blom
He also trained designers Erik Mortensen and Jørgen Bender, passing on practical atelier knowledge that influenced later generations of fashion.