Filippa K

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Filippa K

Type	Private
Industry	Fashion
Founded	Sweden, Stockholm (1993)
Headquarters	Stockholm
Key people	Filippa Knutsson (Founder)
Products	Clothing
Revenue	~35 million Euro (2006)
Website	Filippa-k.com

Filippa K is a Swedish fashion house. Founded by celebrated Swedish fashion designer Filippa Knutsson in 1993, Filippa K has grown internationally to become a household name synonymous with Scandinavian style. Timeless silhouettes are re-interpreted within the context of modern life, with expert craftsmanship and attention to detail resulting in ready-to-wear collections for women and men. The Stockholm-based brand now has over 200 employees across Europe and continues its journey of global expansion guided by a mission of mindful consumption: creating fewer, better pieces, designed to last.

History[]

Having grown up in London, founder Filippa Knutsson returned to her native Sweden in the 1980s to work in the family fashion business, .

Achievement[]

• 1993 - Filippa K is founded by Filippa Knutsson and her partners Patrik Kihlborg and Karin Segerblom. The first collection of women's jerseys, knits and jeans is launched through selected retailers in Sweden.
• 1994 - Filippa K is represented by agencies in Denmark and Norway.
• 1997 - The first two Filippa K stores opened, one in Stockholm, Sweden and one in Oslo, Norway. Filippa is awarded the design prize for Swedish Fashion Designer of the Year.
• 1998 - The Filippa K Men's collection is launched and the third store was opened, this time in Copenhagen, Denmark
• 1999 - The first Filippa K Men's store opens in Stockholm, Sweden.
• 2000 - Filippa K starts to grow in Europe and also opens two more stores, one in Stockholm, Sweden and another in Gothenburg, Sweden.
• 2001 - The European expansion continues with agency representation in the Netherlands and Belgium, as well as the opening of a Filippa K store in Amsterdam.
• 2002 - A showroom is opened in Brussels and Filippa K enters the German, Swiss and Irish markets.
• 2003 - Distribution is secured in Canada and the United States. The Netherlands has become Filippa K's second largest market and 50 per cent of the brands turnover comes from countries outside Scandinavia. Filippa K's 10th anniversary is celebrated with a vernissage at the Wetterling's Art Gallery in Stockholm, Sweden.^[1]
• 2004 - Another men's store opens its doors in Stockholm, Sweden and Filippa K adds high-profile retailers abroad such as Selfridge's in the United Kingdom and Fred Segal in Los Angeles.
• 2005 - A store opens in Antwerp, Belgium.
• 2006 - A new agency representation in France. Filippa K opens the first stores in Germany: one store and one showroom in Berlin and two stores in Munich. In Stockholm, the new concept Filippa K Ease is launched.
• 2011 - The concept Soft Sport is launched.
• 2020 - A new flagship store in Copenhagen opens.
• 2020 - Filippa K Archive store opens in Stockholm and Rotterdam.

References[]

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External links[]

• Filippa K Homepage