Ida Klamborn (Q4785)

After sitting out a season, Ida Klamborn returned to Fashion Week Stockholm. Wisely, she abandoned the runway format for a more intimate presentation that had none of the feel of a commercial showing; rather, it offered a glimpse into the millennial mind. Klamborn is adept at creating environments that speak to and of her constituency, with whom she interacts directly through her social channels and e-shop.The event was staged in an underground venue used by Hatt et Söner for its Champagne tastings, and the boredello-ish red and black interior suited the collection, titled Made You Look, through which Klamborn returned to her consideration of the different ways that female sexuality can be owned and expressed. Organized into small rooms, there was a voyeuristic aspect to the proceedings as some of the models (including a pole dancer) stood behind clear plastic. Relatively tame were a crushed velvet jean-style jacket, a pink wrap blouse, and metallic leather outerwear; racier were sheer dresses and a skirt that exposed the wearer’s bottom. The cast included friends, models, and some dancers who crawled and writhed about on the floor. Adding to the fun was a live performance by emerging singer Bonander. It was a surprise to hear Klamborn cite power dressing, which generally evokes manly tailoring and broad shoulders, as her starting point. “Does it have to be a suit, or can it be a really transparent dress?” wondered the designer, who, with the #MeToo movement in mind, decided that the answer is up to the wearer—no matter how the viewer might react. “You can’t change because of the viewer,” she said. “You have to choose what you want to wear and then try to ignore the viewer, because I think clothes are power. If you are free to wear the clothes that you want to, then that is power.”