Fashion Nerds

Helsinki, Finland

Tuomas Laitinen

  • Washed tailoring
  • Androgynous menswear
  • Dark palettes

Tuomas Laitinen developed the Laitinen label with his sister Anna, combining tailored menswear with a dark, art-informed sensibility. His training at Central Saint Martins informed a practice attentive to fine wool, garment washing and unconventional combinations of materials.

Portrait of Tuomas Laitinen
Chris Vidal Tenomaa / Institut finlandais · Copyrighted; see source terms.

Five looks to know

Graphic printed jacket and trousers — Tuomas Laitinen, Autumn/Winter 2010

Collection selection

Graphic printed jacket and trousers

Laitinen Autumn/Winter 2010

A published and attributed example of this designer or label’s work: Graphic printed jacket and trousers.

Dazed / Laitinen; photographer not identified
Long black coat — Tuomas Laitinen, Autumn/Winter 2010

Collection selection

Long black coat

Laitinen Autumn/Winter 2010

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

Chris Vidal / Laitinen, via Dazed
Black jacket with patterned trousers — Tuomas Laitinen, Autumn/Winter 2010

Collection selection

Black jacket with patterned trousers

Laitinen Autumn/Winter 2010

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

Chris Vidal / Laitinen, via Dazed
All-over patterned hooded ensemble — Tuomas Laitinen, Autumn/Winter 2010

Collection selection

All-over patterned hooded ensemble

Laitinen Autumn/Winter 2010

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

Chris Vidal / Laitinen, via Dazed
Asymmetric printed cape with fringed hem — Tuomas Laitinen, Autumn/Winter 2010

Collection selection

Asymmetric printed cape with fringed hem

Laitinen Autumn/Winter 2010

An off-centre line gives this silhouette a sense of movement.

Chris Vidal / Laitinen, via Dazed

Collections & archive pieces

1 collections represented · 1 piece

Laitinen Autumn/Winter 2010

1 piece

About Tuomas Laitinen

The siblings received recognition at Hyères in 2006, then developed collections that connected historical imagery with contemporary, androgynous clothing.