• photography ​Ellinor Sjöberg
    fashion and creative direction Etchell Dorkenoo
    makeup Bessan Cewers
    model Siginey / MIKAs

    fashion assistants Kajsa Jenning & Elias Berg

    shirt & vest Cornelia Ferm / Swedish School of textiles
    trousers & shoes Humana Second Hand
    jewellery Stylist’s Own

    Dyptich

    by Ellinor Sjöberg by Sandra Myhrberg
    total look Thomas Wieser
    earrings Charlott Vasberg
    rings Stylist’s Own
    coat Humana Second Hand
    earrings & ring Cornelia Webb
    bracelet Charlott Vasberg
    suit Humana Second Hand
    vest Nygårdsanna
    jewellery Stylist’s Own
    jumpsuit Humana Second Hand
    shirt Blankdays
    earrings & bracelet Charlott Vasberg
    rings Cornelia Webb
    coat Josefin Wiklund
    shoes Stylist’s Own
    jewellery Charlott Vasberg
  • photography Sandra Myhrberg
    fashion Jahwanna Berglund
    hair & make up  Nike Ortiz Dahl
    talent Linn Koch-Emmery
    special thanks to Häringe Slott
    dress Marimekko
    dress worn underneath Felicia Åström 

    An Interview With Linn Koch-Emmery

    Written by Decirée Josefsson by Sandra Myhrberg

    Linn-Koch-Emmery was born in Hamburg, Germany, but grew up in Norrköping. Since she initially started releasing music she’s been touring in countries including The United States, England, and Mexico. Her songs glance towards the musical future, rather than the cultural past and are easy to connect with and easy to genuinely love. With her musical language, she wants to explore the modern ways of composing, which she completes by designing a territory of something unique and new. There's a space of recognition and well as free interpretation in her lyrics and together with her ways of shaping melodies, there's no doubt that she’s one of Sweden's fastest-growing talents of her genre. After two critically acclaimed EP:S, she’s currently active with her debut album “Being the girl”.

    How did you source and find inspiration for this upcoming project?

    This album, and my art practice in general, is an organic product of the place I come from. However, I don’t feel nostalgic that the sound, therefore, has to coexist with the traditional retro idea. The Indie genre and its crowd, tend to obtain answers to development by looking backward. Because of that, I’ve been drawn to explore not already used ways to compose by changing the focus towards my journey and the present time. “Being that girl” follows its own rules, is capricious, spiky, and unpredictable, contributing to both the modern and old world of Indie.

    Where does your appreciation for music come from?
    It has always been a passion of mine, ever since my early teenage years, I’ve been interested in Indie music as a concept. Not only were I enthusiastic towards the style, it more or less shaped a piece of my identity. There’s the old cliché about neighbours and a borrowed cup of sugar, in my case the sugar was a guitar. From not being able to strum a single chord, too ambitious late nights rehearsals in the music studio. Shortly after that my sister, a couple of friends, and I founded a band together and we performed and recorded for about five to six years until I properly started my solo career.

    What has it signified for you establishing a successful solo career?
    Somewhere in the back of my mind, I knew that I wanted to make music on my own, but it took some time to figure everything out. When it all came together I remember instantly thinking “Finally it happens.” Being able to do what I want creatively, has been a possible way to rightfully own my historical past and express the contemporary thoughts of the present day.

    How would you describe your music practice today compared to before?
    Those ancient songs were developed with a more concentrated focus on the concept and were more consciously elaborated to deviate from established musical norms, more experimental. Today the spectrum of emotions is wider and I try to think rather freely, generously allowing the composed melodies to gently guide the song wherever it naturally wants to go.

    In what way can your identity be seen in your work?
    My music is very egocentric, and I’m typically a self-absorbed hole when composing. It’s cool that some artists successfully can cover wide and heavy subjects in their music. I’m just not one of them.

    You write from the first-person point of view with self-distance to the underlying subject in reference. Is it by choice?
    The most fundamental issue for me with commercial pop is that I’m not convinced about the essence. Because of that, I consider self-distance in modern music especially required today. When it comes to my music, there's a feeling of comfort being abstract. It feels scary to know that someone might interpret the underlying message, I do feel like I’ve dared to be more intimate in my previous and upcoming songs.

    Could you please describe the story behind your latest single “Hard to Love”?
    This song maintains a unique place in my heart. It’s about a relationship of two others that I ruined. A social trauma built up as a crime drama. The whole situation got dark quickly and I felt extremely accountable. When transcribing it, I got overwhelmed with all the feelings. However as time passed by and the water calmed, I realised that the message might not have been that obvious for others to understand as it was for me.

    What is something you dearly miss and look forward to?
    My upcoming album” Being that girl” is set to release on the 7th of May and I look forward to being back on the road again playing those songs live in front of an audience.

    dress By Malene Birger
    belt Stylist´s Own
    leather dress Stand Studio
    earrings Pilgrim
    foundation Lumene blur 16H longwear foundation
    contour Anastasia Beverly Hills cream kit & Linda Hallberg infinity palette
    brow Anastasia Beverly Hills brow pro palette
    lashes Tom Ford badass mascara
    eyeshadow Morphe 3502 & Linda Hallberg infinity palette
    lips Mac Cosmetics matte lipstick, chili
    hair Löwngrip all time high dry volume spray
    dress worn as a jacket Tiger of Sweden
    set Marimekko
    socks Happy Socks
    shoes Camille Wood
    dress For Love & Lemons
    necklace Camille Wood
    blouse Ganni
    skirt For Love & Lemons
    shoes Converse
    jewellery Pilgrim
  • photography Maja Johansson
    fashion Anton Wang
    hair & makeup Mirja Andersson
    model Maryam M / FIIRI Agency
    set Ina Faaks
    top underneath set Jade Cropper
    top Emilia Utbult x Miriam Parkman
    trousers Baum und Pferdgarten
    earrings Charlott Vasberg

    Cleo

    by Maja Johansson by Nike Ortiz
    dress Matilda Åberg
    dress Jade Cropper
    earrings Stylist’s Own
    dress Matilda Åberg
    top Jade Cropper
    top Emilia Utbult
    trousers Jade Cropper
    hat Stylist’s Own Creation
    dress Baum und Pferdgarten
    stockings Stylist’s Own
    coat Emilia Utbult
    shoes Eytys
    hat Stylists Own Creation
    belt Weekday
    rings Stylist’s Own
    set Ina Faaks
    top underneath set Jade Cropper
    blazer Baum und Pferdgarten
    swimsuit Florence Owens
    earrings Stylists Own

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