Fashion Nerds

Stockholm, Sweden

Kristina Tjäder

  • Art Deco references
  • Detailed knitwear
  • Tailoring

Kristina Tjäder trained in tailoring at Esmod in Paris and worked for companies including Christian Lacroix before creating Dagmar with her sisters. Their first collection appeared in 2005, establishing a language of elaborate knitwear and Art Deco references.

Group photograph of Karin Söderlind, Kristina Tjäder and Sofia Wallenstam

Pictured: Karin Söderlind, Kristina Tjäder and Sofia Wallenstam.

Frank Nordenberg / ELLE — caption lists Karin Söderlind, Kristina Tjäder, Sofia Wallenstam · Copyrighted; see source terms.

Five looks to know

Sculpted Tube Dress — Kristina Tjäder, Date not documented

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Sculpted Tube Dress

Date not documented

A sculpted silhouette represents Tjäder’s restrained, architectural wardrobe design.

House of Dagmar
Maxi Leather Dress — Kristina Tjäder, Date not documented

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Maxi Leather Dress

Date not documented

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

House of Dagmar
Maxi Billow Dress — Kristina Tjäder, Date not documented

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Maxi Billow Dress

Date not documented

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

House of Dagmar
Dot Slip Dress — Kristina Tjäder, Date not documented

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Dot Slip Dress

Date not documented

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

House of Dagmar
Belted Shirt Dress — Kristina Tjäder, Date not documented

Collection selection

Belted Shirt Dress

Date not documented

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

House of Dagmar

Collections & archive pieces

1 collections represented · 1 piece

Selected work

1 piece

About Kristina Tjäder

As the designer within the founding trio, she brought technical fashion experience to a family project shaped by a shared preference for quality over quantity.