Gudrun Sjödén

Gudrun Sjödén (born 5 June 1941) is a Swedish fashion designer.

Gudrun Sjödén in 2013

Sjödén grew up in the village of Julita in Södermanland, and studied textile and fashion at Konstfack from 1958 to 1963. She married photographer Björn Sjödén (1940-2016) in 1961.[1] Along with him she in 1976 opened the first Gudrun Sjödén clothing shop in Stockholm at Regeringsgatan.[2] The company has about one hundred employees and earns a quarter of a billion (SEK) a year.[3]

In 2007, she received the Litteris et Artibus medal from King Carl Gustaf of Sweden.[4][5]

References
  1. Obituary Björn Sjödén
  2. Wärn, Karina Ericsson (2012), Modebibeln. Den svenska. Bonnier Fakta, ISBN 978-91-7424-149-5
  3. "Gudrun Sjödén Design Aktiebolag". Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  4. "Gudrun Sjödén fick medalj". Habit. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  5. "Gudrun Sjödén - 40 år i färg och mönster". Bizstories (in Swedish). 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2022-05-16.

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