Antti Asplund Explained

Birth Date:4 December 1981
Birth Place:Oulu, Finland
Nationality:Finnish
Occupation:Fashion designer
Website:www.anttiasplund.com

Antti Asplund is a Finnish fashion designer and artist. He has lived in Helsinki since 2000,[1] and has designed clothes under his eponymous label since 2007.[2]

Asplund studied both general linguistics and fashion, but dropped out to work under his own name.[3]

Fashion collections

Antti Asplund has designed several fashion collections since 2006. His designs often have a dramatic and romantic approach. Along with his first collection, 'The Funeral Dresses',[4] Asplund introduced his hallmark, the cross necklace, which is based on the Greek cross.[5]

Asplund has designed one children's fashion collection, 'Crying Kids', in 2012. The 'Goombas' collection was inspired by the Super Mario Bros. video game.[6]

In 2014, Asplund designed a small fashion collection titled 'Heterophobia' for the Helsinki Pride festivities, where the products were quickly sold out.[7] The collection generated a lot of interest in social media, and Asplund was invited to the Berlin Fashion Week in July 2014.[8] The collection was expanded to include 200 pieces of clothing, creating a political streetwear collection,[9] carrying the slogan 'no fear of different – we are all equal'. Asplund has been promoting the collection in several countries, also in North America during the Vancouver,[10] New York (part of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week) and Los Angeles Fashion Weeks.[11] The collection was part of Tokyo's Rooms30 fashion fair in February 2015 and has been featured in the British Vogue[12] and Glamour magazines.[13]

The 'Heterophobia Whiteline' collection and a webshop showcasing the 'Heterophobia' collection were launched in connection with Helsinki Pride 2015.

The 'Échec' collection, presented at Potsdam Now for the Berlin Fashion Week in January 2015, is the first chapter of Come Back To Dark, a visual project which Asplund has created together with the photographer Andre Pozusis.[14]

Antti Asplund collections

Heterophobia collections

Other designs

Other work

Asplund participated in the reality television series Muodin huipulle (the Finnish version of Project Runway) in 2009.

Asplund has been writing his first book, the partly autobiographical novel titled Musta peili ("The black mirror"), during ten years. In the autumn of 2014, he finished writing the book.

In 2007, Asplund opened his first boutique in Helsinki. Between 2007 and 2012, he has had several boutiques with different names.[16] [17] Asplund's apparel has also been seen in the Stockholm Fashion Week in 2008,[18] after which his clothes were sold in Sweden and Japan.[19] Currently Asplund has a showroom called Darkroom in the Helsinki design district.[20]

Asplund is also a recording artist. His debut single 'Gum' with its accompanying music video was released in 2014 and is written about safe-sex.[21] In 2016, Asplund released the song 'Raving good' using his artist name Jester. He has also worked as a DJ and a presenter on several events.[22]

In 2016, Asplund is featured in the biographical photo book 30 Fates of Finland by Rikhard Larvanto.[23]

Asplund hosted the park party in Helsinki Pride in 2018.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elsa . Kanto . Musta peili . 25 June 2015.
  2. Web site: About Antti Asplund . 25 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150711214340/http://characters.indiedays.com/about-antti-asplund/ . 11 July 2015 .
  3. Web site: ANTTI ASPLUND – Designer . Not Just A Label . 25 June 2015.
  4. Web site: Evelin . Kask . Antti Asplund – Kauneudesta ja sen tuhoamisesta asplundittain . 25 June 2015.
  5. Web site: Maija . Saari . Risti + Antti = ristiriita. 28 June 2015.
  6. Web site: Tuomas . Kokko . Synkkämieli . 29 June 2015.
  7. Web site: Inka . Simola . Suomalaissuunnittelija maailmalle nollabudjetilla: "Onneksi äiti lainasi 20 euroa" . 7 July 2015.
  8. Web site: Salla . Kosunen . Antti Asplundilta viikossa mallisto Berliinin muotiviikoille . https://web.archive.org/web/20140709031645/http://www.goodnewsfinland.fi/arkisto/uutiset/antti-asplundilta-mallisto-viikossa-berliinin-muotiviikoille/ . dead . 9 July 2014 . 25 June 2015 .
  9. Web site: Antti Asplund järjestää heterophobia-juhlamuotinäytöksen . 25 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150630191903/http://www.amusa.fi/fin/foorumi/?nid=1866 . 30 June 2015 . dead .
  10. Web site: Henna . Rautiainen . Muotisuunnittelija Antti Asplundin kymmenen vuoden urakka valmistui: "Romaani on osittain elämäkerrallinen". 25 June 2015.
  11. Web site: FRONTIERS MAGAZINE PRESENTS ANTTI ASPLUND, ANDREW CHRISTIAN & CA RIO CA LOS ANGELES, CA @STYLE FASHION WEEK MARCH 22,2015. 29 June 2015.
  12. Web site: Irene . Naakka . Suomalainen Heterophobia-mallisto niittää mainetta – seuraavaksi New Yorkin muotiviikoille. 30 June 2015.
  13. Web site: Antti . Asplund . VOGUE UK + GLAMOUR . 20 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205740/http://characters.indiedays.com/2014/10/10/vogue-uk-glamour/ . 4 March 2016 .
  14. Web site: Marlene . Blaul . STEFANEL & ANTTI ASPLUND – POTSDAM NOW 2015. 9 July 2015.
  15. Web site: Finnish Catwalk tuo MUOTITEHTAAN Wanhaan Satamaan. 9 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150710141941/http://designfromfinland.org/ru/node/2423. 10 July 2015. dead.
  16. Web site: Antti . Asplund . Peilejä . 9 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150710172717/http://characters.indiedays.com/2014/08/22/peileja/ . 10 July 2015 .
  17. Web site: Lilli . Earl . Tarinankertoja villitsee vaatteillaan. 9 July 2015.
  18. Web site: Stockholm Fashion Week January–February 2008 . 9 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150710155645/http://www.svenskamoderadet.se/fileadmin/moderadet/pdf/Modeveckor/SFW_jan-feb_08_info_ENG_01.pdf . 10 July 2015 .
  19. Web site: Antti Asplund makes it to the Berlin fashion week . 9 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150711002516/http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/archive/news/antti-asplund-makes-it-to-the-berlin-fashion-week/ . 11 July 2015 .
  20. Web site: anttiasplund My black rabbit hole is almost ready for its opening! . 27 June 2015.
  21. Web site: Muotisuunnittelija Antti Asplund julkaisi erikoisen musiikkivideon suojaseksin tärkeydestä . 25 June 2015.
  22. Web site: Drag attack! with Mikkokoo, Antti Asplund & NHL launch Special . 6 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150707134507/http://vanha.klubitus.org/tapahtuma.php?id=19879 . 7 July 2015 .
  23. Web site: KUTSU: Olavi Uusivirta ja 29 julkkista valokuvakirjassa HelsinkiMission hyväksi. 30 Fates of Finland –julkistaminen 17.3. klo 15 . 20 March 2016.

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