Two months ago the House of Dagmar opened a new flagship store in Stockholm. Designed by New York-based Alyssa Kapito, the interiors are spare, but the use of warm brown woods and a parquet floor that plays off other more whimsical geometries, like a diamond patterned wire wall grid, keep the space from feeling cold and strictly minimal.
The spring collection that will soon be available in it is also enticingly inhabitable. When the forecast predicts rain, for example, Dagmar’s clients will want to move into the brand’s elegant (detachable) cape trench. This offering has a light touch overall. The knits with which Dagmar first made its name, are now developed in-house and are whisper thin. A button-front pointelle with scalloped stripes offers an update on the marinière look, while layered knits in a soft blue that’s just on the other side of white, can be dressed up or down. Adding a touching element is the sharp looking, easy-to-wear check tailoring of lightweight summer wool, which was conceived as an homage to Giorgio Armani before his passing