1000 Ideas by 100 Fashion Designers

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Paola Ivana Suhonen

is the artist behind the

label IVANAhelsinki

and designs all of its

pieces that are born

from northern legends,

western romances,

and her own dark

and naïf mental

landscapes. Besides

designing clothes, she

designs the prints and

graphics associated

with the label, always

with the support

of her sister, Pirjo.

Each IVANAhelsinki

garment is made in

Finnish factories,

with a manufacturing

philosophy based on

ethics and respect

for the environment

that also keeps to the

methods and details

of typical Finnish

craftsmanship. This

way of focusing her

designs has led her

to make a name for ...