Ivana Helsinki

IVANAhelsinki or Ivana Helsinki is an Finnish fashion company (also known as a "label" or "house"). Clothes are sold by many respected retail outlets worldwide.

The company was 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. IVANAhelsinki carries line of fashion clothes with reputation for Finnish hand labor, high quality materials, bright colors and in-house print designs. IVANAhelsinki factory resides in Lahti and company store in Helsinki.

2007 IVANAhelsinki was the only Scandinavian company and the first Finnish company ever to participate in Paris fashion week. [Design Finland, 24.9.2007, [http://designfinland.blogs.com/designfinland/2007/09/interview-paola.html Interview: Paola Suhonen on Spring Summer 2008 and Paris Fashion Week] ( [http://www.taloussanomat.fi/kauppa-ja-kulutustavarat/2007/09/14/Ivana+Helsinki+Pariisin+catwalkeille/200722569/382?rss=4 Same in finnish at real magazine] )]

References

External links

* [http://www.ivanahelsinki.com/ IVANAhelsinki.com] - web page for the IVANAhelsinki fashion house
* [http://www.designforum.fi/files/dff/jengi/suhonen.htm Design Forum Finland's Paola Suhonen introduction page]

* Design Finland, 24.9.2007, [http://designfinland.blogs.com/designfinland/2007/09/interview-paola.html Interview: Paola Suhonen on Spring Summer 2008 and Paris Fashion Week]
* Fashion Finland, [http://www.fashionfinland.com/en/gallery/article/ivanahelsinki_diamonds_stripes_and_bambies/ IVANAhelsinki: Diamonds, Stripes and Bambies] (article about catwalk show in Helsinki with lot of pictures)