The world of wallin
Photo Magnus Ragnvid
It’s the tiny bubbles in champagne. And the soft sensation of silk against naked skin. It's not ordinary or mundane, but rather the extraordinary and exceptional that make our world more beautiful. It's the vibrant things that make us feel alive. The ones that turn heads and fill hearts with desire.
It’s the dream dresses of Lars Wallin.
Photo Linda BroströmLars Wallin is a renowned Swedish fashion designer with over thirty years of experience. During the course of his career, he has designed iconic collections and unique garments for royalty, celebrities, and stars all over the world. Lars's sense of powerful glamour, chic style, and attention to detail has earned him a reputation as a top-class Nordic couture designer.
Based in central Stockholm, the studio offers custom-made festive creations and jewellery for a selected clientele. The brand heritage derives from the world of haute couture and has strong influences from French tailoring craftsmanship. With a tight team of textile designers, tailors, and assistants, we design and make dream dresses come true.
Over the years, we have carried out several successful design projects with both Nordic and international brands. Our primary expertise is exclusive fashion, but creative design really knows no boundaries. We are always interested in new collaborations.
Photo Mikael Jansson1990
Opening of the couture house of Lars Wallin and the start of a career as Sweden’s only true couturier.
1995
Awarded with the prestigious Guldknappen from Sweden’s largest fashion magazine Damernas värld only five years after starting his own company.
2000
Dressed Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden for the first time. The dress was worn at the Nobel banquet and is the first of many memorable designs created by Lars Wallin for the Swedish court since then.
2003
Made the luxurious wedding dress worn by Charlotte Perrelli when she got married to Nicola Perrelli. Having worked with wedding dresses since the very beginning of his career, this was a true passion project for Lars Wallin.
2006
Designed the memorable golden and blue ensemble that Carola Häggkvist wore when she performed with the song Invincible at the Eurovision Song Contest.
2008
Created the iconic pink tulle dress covered by swarovski stones that was worn by the famous Chinese singer Wei Wei during her performance at the Beijing Olympics closing ceremony.
2008
Designed more than 150 pieces of stage clothing for the ballet Gustav III that was performed at the Swedish Royal Opera.
2011
Made spectacular stage clothes for Azerbaijans’s contribution when they won the Eurovision Song Contest.
2011
The greatly acclaimed couture exhibition Lars Wallin Fashion Stories passed 400.000 visitors in Stockholm. The exhibition has been touring since then and has been displayed in 9 European cities with the most recent being in Berlin.
2015
Invited to be the closing designer at the opening show at Hong Kong Fashion Week.
2016
Having dressed Petra Mede many times before, Lars Wallin was the obvious choice as a designer when she hosted the Eurovision Song Contest. He created 3 wonderfully lavish dresses that Petra wore on stage during the show which was seen by 200 million tv-viewers.
2020
In his 30th year of his career Lars published his memoirs and debuted as a summer host in Sveriges Radio Sommar i P1 where he opened up about the man behind the name and the glamorous designs and shared insights on his upbringing, his work and his life so far.
2022
Chosen by Stockholms Fashion District as the winner of the Encouragement for Action price for Sustainable Identity for always maintaining focus on well-tailored garments of high quality with the longest possible lifespan, while at the same time raising awareness about sustainable choices.
