Nordic at Fashion Week New York?

..not so much this year but Fashion's Night Out, this year turning 4 years, offers a smorgasbord of Nordic opportunities. 

  • Photo from Nina Skarra's 2010 collection inspired by the ballet Swan Lake... Catch her most recent designs at this year's New York Fashion Week.
  • Nordic at Fashion Week New York?
    ..not so much in 2012 but Fashion's Night Out, this year turning 4 years, offers a smorgasbord of Nordic opportunities.

  • Like last year Eton Shirts on Madison Avenue bet 58 and 59 Streets promises the 'Swede-est' party of Fashion's Night Out. Who can argue, with partners such as Happy Socks, Mackmyra Whisky, Karlssons Gold and, of course, Sweden's local candy supplier 'Sockerbit' their event, between 6 and 10 p.m. on Sept 6 will be hard to beat.
    Also on our map are Efva Attling Stockholm at 36 Little West 12th Street; Acne at 33 Greene Street. A good thing with H&M? Their stores are everywhere these days and getting your fill of Nordic/Scandinavian design is doable pretty much wherever you are in the Big Apple. Stores are open between 6 and 11 p.m. Find out more at Fashion's Night Out

  • The Nordic among designers at Fashion Week NY is Nina Skarra, a Norwegian designer worth taking a closer look at. Skarra’s designs are unique and Nordic in their simplicity, with an added French femininity and elegance. Unlike a lot of haute couture, Skarra’s is of the wearable kind that actually looks better on a body than a hanger. The photo, right is from her 2010 collection inspired by the ballet Swan Lake...

  • Also, Paola Suhonen and Ivana Helsinki's runway show is at PIER 57 West Side Highway at 15th Street (25 11th Avenue) at 7 p.m. Sept 6 while crazy fun Norwegian brand Moods of Norway opens its first New York store with a "Really, really blonde" party on 75 Greene Street.

    Also in In New York City this coming week: Hionas Gallery exhibits a redux of Siri Berg's 1986 solo show, Black & White 1976-1981. The exhibition runs from September 6 – 29. Hionas Gallery, 89 Franklin St. www.hionasgallery.com 212.274.9003