2010
New National Costume / Uusi kansallispuku
Design: Aamu Song & Johan Olin, Soja Murto
Materials: Wool, linen, reflective thread
Location / event: Finnish independence day reception / YLE TV production
Making of the dress: Sari Manner, Hanna dis Whitehead, Aamu, Johan, Soja
Photos: COMPANY


National costume team (from left):
Aamu, Hanna, Soja, Johanna, Anu (make-up), Sari, Johan and Katja (hair) .


06.12. Independence day. Johanna Sumuvuori in the dress.


06.12. Minutes before heading to Independence day reception.


Winter 2010. Sari, Hanna & Aamu connecting all the intersecting strips.


Winter 2010. Hanna collecting inner strenght to go for one more version of the dress.


Winter 2010. First fitting with Johanna Sumuvuori (who will wear the dress).


Soja weaving strips mixing wool and reflective thread.


Autumn 2010. Under dress making for the final dress.


Third proto ready. We sadly concluded not to have those ultra impressive sleeves on the dress.


Autumn 2010. Hanna working on the third prototype.


Ready for a wedding.


Aamu testing the second proto.


Late summer 2010. Starting to weave the second prototype out of felt.


First test-dress out of paper.


Summer 2010. Sari and Johan working on a first proto.


Spring 2010. Sketches for a new national costume.