You don’t have to be in Sweden to shop Swedish. Emy Little's traditional designs are all taken from the folklore patterns of Dalecarlia, (the home of the famous painted Dala horse). The traditional designs are shown off here in all their Dalecarlian beauty, her canvas cotton bags are practical yet oh so stylish and pretty.
Made in Sweden.
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Love for the traditional peasant costumes of Dalecarlia, 19th-century design and Swedish rustic style, is the inspiration for Emy Little’s clothing range. The designers, the Kax sisters, see their design on one hand as nostalgia and on the other as a tender comment on the Swedes’ love for the rustic and textile traditions of Dalecarlia. The brand is named after their beloved handcrafting grandmother – Emy spelt with one m.
Karin Lindqvist Kax and Åsa Kax Ideberg grew up in Hedemora, the oldest town in Dalecarlia, Sweden. In their younger years they had their own traditional peasant costumes to wear at feasts and holidays. Lovely, but not very comfortable. It is from this childhood memory that their idea to use their traditional folklore patterns in their clothing ranges.
