• photography Agnes Strand
    fashion Jahwanna Berglund
    all clothing Filippa Fuxe
    all jewellery All Blues

    An Interview with Filippa Fuxe

    Written by Valeria Bartocci by Fashion Tales

    After studying at Central Saint Martins, award-winning designer Filippa Fuxe is on her second year of a Bachelor’s degree at Beckmans College of Design in Stockholm.
    Growing up in a family with many scientists and psychologists Fuxe often strives to find new methods and techniques in her design. With similarities to a research project, she often starts with a hypothesis that is tested during the process.
    Odalisque visited Fuxe’s summer house in southern Sweden to shoot her garments on her favorite hidden spots along the coast such as Hovs Hallar, the iconic location where Ingrid Bergman’s The Seventh Seal was filmed.

    Tell us about your latest collection.
    This fall I created a capsule collection that is based on the idea of two innovative powers, one being my great grandmother Karin Ek, a pioneering poet and author, and the other one the innovative material Circulose®, a biodegradable raw material that recycles clothes in a new way. I see this, not only as an interesting meeting between two innovative sources but also between the past, present, and future.
    I started off investigating the life of my great grandmother Karin Ek (1885-1926), who was a poet and author in the early 20th century in Stockholm. The garments are created based on Karin’s poetry which includes themes such as melancholy, death, love, and the philosophy that nothing exists except the stormy movements of one’s own heart. Another important theme from Karin’s poetry is her for the time period original and bold expressions about women's sexuality. I was also inspired by the fact that the timing of my collection aligns with the 100-year celebration of women’s right to vote in Sweden.
    In the collection, I have used raw materials provided by Renewcell in the form of cotton threads discarded as waste, recycled Circulose® pulp, and recycled viscose fibers. Different techniques such as wet molding, screen printing, knitting, and draping silhouettes were used to create three different looks.

    You won a Danish international design competition this spring, what did you present?
    Earlier this year I was happy to win an international design prize created by the Danish company Selfmade, where I presented a design idea with a garment that can vary and shift identity and shape through different detachable parts. These parts can be replaced with other versions, for example changing the shape of the sleeve or varying different color combinations. I wanted to let the consumer become their own designer and use their creativity. The pattern will be available in stores in Scandinavia and parts of Europe in spring 2022.

    Who is your muse?
    A 60’s Nikki De Saint Phalle and Mick Jagger.

    How would you describe your style?
    Progressive, sensual, and cinematic where every garment is their unique character who all exist in the same visual world.

    Someone you’ve always wanted to dress?
    Definitely Margaret Qualley. Or FKA Twigs.

    Where do you see yourself in the future?
    Developing my design further and working more with influences from music, art, and theatre.

    photography Agnes Strand
    fashion Jahwanna Berglund
    model Filippa Fuxe
  • photography Sandra Myhrberg

    transcription Oskar Borin

    An Interview with SKYND

    Written by Valeria Bartocci by Sandra Myhrberg

    SKYND is an electronic-industrial band whose songs are inspired by true crime cases. SKYND consists of two members, the lead singer, SKYND, and producer/multi-instrumentalist, Father. They have spearheaded the genre of true crime music and use menacing visuals and aesthetics in their videos, performances, and attire that help depict the violent nature of these cases. While controversial in their approach, SKYND hope to raise awareness about mental health issues and what leads people to commit these heinous acts. Through their music, they hope that they can prevent similar crimes being from repeated in the future. 

    How has this pandemic affected you as an artist? Skynd is all about performing and sharing music with people. When you aren’t able to tour I imagine it must be really tough as an artist.
    Yes, it was tough in the beginning because we were about to tour the US and Australia. We had to cancel those tours. I went into a dark place and deep depression after that. That dark place inspired me to start investigating new true crime cases, to use the depression to explore my creativity, and use the time to translate these experiences into new music. 
    The most difficult part about the pandemic was not being able to shoot videos. I felt like I was in “release prison”. I had so much new material that I wanted to shoot videos for and share with my fans but couldn’t due to all the restrictions.  
     
    Skynd’s videos are visually striking, detailed and thoroughly thought out. They provide fans with a glimpse into your world and enable them to perceive who you are as an artist. What is the creative process behind your music videos and what are the challenges of making them?
    The creative process begins as soon as I write the songs. While I am translating these crime cases into music, I have a vision in my head as to how the video looks in terms of colors and aesthetics. I write down everything that comes to mind, then sit down with the director or producer to develop the visual concept and further build on the idea. It’s important to me that we respect the cases by staying true to facts, and not trying to romanticize anything. When writing about true crime, it’s important to be accurate with our lyrics as to what transpired. Through the video, I want to tell the story from my point of view but not romanticize any facts.  

    Your niche of subjects you sing about is unique, how did you get into crime stories or murders? What is it that fascinates you?
    I think the fascination of morbidity is innate to all of us, programmed in the human condition. Many people enjoy watching cruelty in fictional media, as do I.  I like watching true crime documentaries because there’s always the question of motive…what led these people to do the things they did. When my imaginary friend “Skynd” appeared when I was about 3 or 4 years old, he whispered all these horrible stories in my ear. Stories that made me feel like my skin was being peeled off. I started becoming really fascinated by them. I was intrigued because he showed me that we don’t live in a unicorn world. He revealed that there are violent crimes occurring all over the world. This also really interested me in learning more about the human psyche.  

    When you were a child, what was your state of mind like? What was it like having an imaginary friend who would tell you scary things?
    I always had a dark side to me as a child. My imaginary friend, Skynd, is a big part of that.  He opened that world up to me. It’s a world I really enjoy living in, which also inspires and fuels my creativity. I enjoyed those morbid crime stories because I wasn’t afraid. I was actually very interested and fascinated by them. I had a TV in my room and sometimes he would turn the TV on. When I was 10 years old he turned the TV on to a documentary about Gary Heidnik. Although the story was scary, I found it so intriguing that I couldn’t stop watching. What would drive a person to do such horrendous things?
     
    What is the creative process behind writing your songs? I imagine it must take a lot of research about these crimes to stay true to the stories, in order to accurately depict the facts through your songs?
    It always starts with the crime case. I have a journal where I write notes about all the cases that inspire me and whatever sparks my creativity. I need to have all the facts together to write my lyrics. “Father” is also a part of the creative process, we have a deep understanding of how we work as artists and are able to bring out the best in each other. We bounce and build ideas off each other…and we’re both perfectionists so we’re never satisfied with the song until it meets all our criteria.  

    How did you and Father meet?
    Father and I met in Australia at a bush party [outdoor music festival]. He was sitting on a stone, rocking back and forth. A voice inside my head told me to approach him. So I walked up, sat next to him, and we started talking. We instantly felt a strong connection, I shared my interests in true crime that he was also intrigued by and up until this point I had never met anyone that thinks along the same lines as me creatively and shares the same interests and tastes in music. 
    The next day we went straight to the studio. It was serendipitous, we worked incredibly well together and had this unexplainable connection, like we were landing on destiny. 

    What inspires you to write about certain crimes?
    It depends on the nature of the crimes and what inspires my creativity. I feel like every human being is capable of committing inhumane cruelties and crimes. I’m trying to shine a light on it and raise awareness about what drives people to commit these acts. I get criticized a lot for writing about these topics. I feel there’s no difference between watching a movie or documentary on Netflix about these topics and what I’m doing, which is writing songs about it. For example, “Michelle Carter” is about a 17-year-old girl texting her boyfriend into suicide. It’s important for me to make people feel comfortable addressing their mental health. Hopefully it will give them the courage to get the help they need, in order to prevent such heinous acts from happening in the future.

    How did you come up with the name “Skynd”? Was the name inspired by your imaginary friend?
    Skynd appeared when I was really young. I grew up with him and he’s been a major influence and inspiration in the development of my life. When I was searching for a name as an artist he whispered to me…“call yourself Skynd”.  When he told me all those horrible stories as a child, I really felt as though my skin was being peeled off. I think the idea for him was that my music should go under your skin and make you feel uncomfortable. 

    photography Sandra Myhrberg

    transcription Oskar Borin

    all clothing made by SKYND Music

    makeup SKYND’s Own

  • photography Peter Hansen
    fashion Jahwanna Berglund

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    coat Bottega  Veneta 

    shirt Tiger of Sweden

    bracelet All Blues

    bracelet All Blues 

    coat  Bottega Veneta

    Love

    by Peter Hansen by Sandra Myhrberg
    full look  Alexander McQueen
    ring All Blues

    t-shirt and coat Our Legacy

    knitted vest Schnayderman’s

    t-shirt and shirt CDLP

    leather jacket Our Legacy

    denim  Schnayderman’s

    blanket  Hem 

    necklace Thomas Sabo

    vest J Dauphin

    photography Peter Hansen
    fashion Jahwanna Berglund

    model & grooming Love Rönnlund / Nisch Management

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