LEMON LADY
Turning Lemons into Lemonade. When I was little and I didn’t want to eat something, my mom would put lemon on it. Now, when someone doesn’t have a use for a piece of fabric or an old item, I turn it into something new.
Clothes made by Annika Furman out of found materials and family heirlooms.
HOODS AND VESTS.
HOODS AND VESTS.
Hand-embroidered, reversible vest. White blouse with hand-made poppy button. Blue knit hood and sown striped hood.
UNDERSTANDING PATTERNS.
UNDERSTANDING PATTERNS.
Cobalt jacket with patchwork pants. Bra made from my Dad’s old sweater with skort made of Josef Frank fabric and refurbished military sack.
SETS.
SETS.
Blue set made of vintage Marimekko fabric. Brown set made of fabric woven by my grandmother in Sweden.
LANDSCAPE KNITWEAR.
LANDSCAPE KNITWEAR.
Hand-knit vest depicting landscape in Hälsingland, Sweden, where I spend summers with my family. Hand-knit sweater inspired by vintage Rowan.
BUTTONS AND COLLARS ON JACKETS.
BUTTONS AND COLLARS ON JACKETS.
Jacket made of curtains that my aunt painted in 1981 with a hand-knit collar. Blouse made of my family’s pillowcases and hand-beaded buttons.
CHILDHOOD SHEET DRESS.
CHILDHOOD SHEET DRESS.
Dress made from my mother’s 1960s childhood bed sheets with hand-embroidered pockets.
Key Ingredients
Designer, Creative Director, Styling
Annika Furman
Photography
Nicole McGinnis
Talent
Grace Westlin
Naomi Folta