Ivana Helsinki
Ivana Helsinki (styled IVANAhelsinki) is a Finnish fashion company, founded by designer Paola Suhonen and her sister Pirjo Suhonen in 1998. Paola's design ideology of aesthetic, genuine everyday-use fashion clothing has gained widestream support.[citation needed] IVANAhelsinki carries line of fashion clothes with reputation for Finnish hand labor, high quality materials, bright colors and in-house print designs. IVANAhelsinki's factory is in Lahti, with a flagship store in Helsinki.
In 2007, Ivana Helsinki was the first Finnish company ever to participate in the Paris fashion week.[1]
In 2010, Ivana Helsinki was sued by Ivana Trump for "trademark infringement, unfair competition and violations of privacy and publicity rights" for using her first name.[2] Noting that "Ivana" is Paola's middle name, Ivana Helsinki's lawyer stated that the company considers the claims "baseless" and will defend themselves in court.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Design Finland, 24.9.2007, Interview: Paola Suhonen on Spring Summer 2008 and Paris Fashion Week (Same in finnish at real magazine)
- ^ a b http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/ivana_trump_sues_finnish_fashion_yNdk6ZYLA6h0JkFO11uHlM
[edit] External links
- IVANAhelsinki.com - web page for the IVANAhelsinki fashion house
- Design Forum Finland's Paola Suhonen introduction page
- Design Finland, 24.9.2007, Interview: Paola Suhonen on Spring Summer 2008 and Paris Fashion Week
- Fashion Finland, IVANAhelsinki: Diamonds, Stripes and Bambies (article about catwalk show in Helsinki with lot of pictures)
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