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Meet Selam Fessahaye, the Stylist and Designer Making Change on the Swedish Fashion Scene

By Laird Borrelli-Persson
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    Tove Styrke performing in tulle cargo pants by Selam Fessahaye.

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    Ella Mai in Selam Fessahaye.

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    Tracee Ellis Ross in a suit by Selam Fessahaye.

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    Elizabeth and Victoria Lejonhjärta with Sammy and Johnny Bennett backstage at the Fall 2019 show.

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    Seinabo Sey in Selam Fessahaye.

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    Sabina Ddumba in Selam Fessahaye.

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    AMWIN (Amanda Winberg) in Selam Fessahaye.

Christian Lacroix is Laird Borrelli-Persson’s fashion raison d’etre; the way he combined romance and historicism set her on the path she is following today. Borrelli-Persson studied literature at Boston College, spending her junior year abroad at Oxford, where she added some art history. After graduation she moved to New York to intern ... Read More
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