Bright green and blue top with multicoloured fringed trousers
Elina Laitinen & Siiri Raasakka & Tiia Sirén · 2012
London, United Kingdom
Siiri Raasakka
- Experimental pattern cutting
- Gathered silhouettes
- Reworked sportswear
Siiri Raasakka develops womenswear through experimental pattern cutting, using gathering and elongated proportions to reshape familiar sportswear. After studying at Aalto University, she continued at Central Saint Martins, where photographic and youth-culture references informed her work.
Five looks to know
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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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Layered pale jacket and skirt ensemble
2016
A documented example of the designer’s clothing or construction practice.
1 Granary; photographer not specified
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Black jacket and pleated skirt
Undated; published 2016 · Central Saint Martins MA collection
Repeated folds build volume and visual rhythm through the design.
Aava Anttinen / 1 Granary
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White blouse and loose trousers
Undated; published 2016 · Central Saint Martins MA collection
The leg line and proportions give this design its characteristic shape.
Aava Anttinen / 1 Granary
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Gray ruched dress
Undated; published 2016 · Central Saint Martins MA collection
A representative dress that makes the designer’s approach to silhouette visible.
Aava Anttinen / 1 GranaryCollections & archive pieces
2 collections represented · 2 piecesHyères 2012 — joint collection
1 piece
Selected work
1 piece
About Siiri Raasakka
Her interest in masculine ease and feminine construction follows an earlier collaborative menswear collection that won the Hyères Grand Prix in 2012.