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Street Style from Finland

Some entertainment for the weekend: Hel Looks is a gallery of Helsinki street fashion, showing off the uniqueness of Finnish style.

The project is by Liisa Jokinen and Sampo Karjalainen and shows photos of ordinary people encountered on the streets of Helsinki. In a short interview the subjects share their inspiration and favourite sources of clothes, which range from famous designers to mum’s wardrobe!

More posts about the Baltic / Scandinavian region:
Norwegian design inspiration with Hei Astrid
Life in Sweden with Fine Little Day
Estonian cooking at Nami Nami

India’s growing fashion industry

The Indian fashion industry is growing in importance as Indian designers are becoming more experimental, mixing traditional Indian clothing styles and beautiful fabrics with Western fashion influences.

In Stepping Out the Economist comments that although Indian designers are starting to attract the attention of foreign buyers, the enormous home market cannot be ignored.