Ivana Helskinki Gets Horsey and Dotty for Spring 2010

Copenhagen Fashion Week wrapped up this weekend, leaving a trail of gorgeous new Scandinavian collections to get into. Designer Ivana Helskini’s show is a good place to start, just because we’ve been wearing holes in her tiger face dresses all summer long. The Finnish designer takes her soft spot for wildlife on to tamer pastures for spring 2010, covering her dresses in horsey prints and huge polka dots. It might have been a bit too cupcake-cutesy if it wasn’t for the raccoon-faced models and their evil clown make-up, looking like a gang of crazy fashion bitches on their way to sabotaging the birthday girl’s party.

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Itemized: Ivana Helsinki Tiger Face Dress

Every week a different FADER staff member will pick a clothing item or accessory that he or she has lately been spending a lot of time with—or would like to—and write a little love letter to it. We would’ve done a column on who we’re dating but that seemed a little bit much. This week Chioma talks about the Ivana Helskini tiger face dress.

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