Friday Photo: How Swede It Is

(Photos: NK Stockholm)

Have you noticed the band of young, design-savvy Swedish fashion labels that have overcome less than inviting names (Acne, we’re looking at you) to take the contemporary market by storm? One of our favorites is Stockholm-based Fifth Avenue Shoe Repair (FASR), which neither repairs shoes nor is located on Fifth Avenue. Founded by Astrid Olsson and Lee Cotter upon “a dedication to traditional tailoring, patternmaking, and the old ways of the trade” and “a love of quality and details,” FASR consistently delights with well-edited Club Monaco-meets-Rick Owens collections that keep our eyes trained on the

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