KARIN JIMFELT-GHATAN – chief designer and co-founder of Odd Molly

Name: Karin Jimfelt-Ghatan

Year of birth: 1961 

Place of birth: Stockholm

Education: Bachelor of art in "Fashion Merchandising" at the American college in London , graduated in 1983.

Work experience: Worked at Peak Performance and Bondelid among others.

Merits in fashion:

Founder of Odd Molly Intnl AB 2002, now a public company on the Swedish stock exchange since 2007.
Finalist at ISPO Brand New Awards in Munich 2004.
Winner of International Baltic Fashion Awards 2005 (Prêt-á-porter).
”Woman of the year” by swedish magazines Damernas Värld and Hennes.
Winner “Shooting Star 2007 in Swedish Business”. Ernst & Young entrepreneur Awards.
Export Company of the year. By Swedish Chamber of Commerce, 2007.
“Guldknappen” – Swedish fashion designer of the year 2008.

DESIGN IDEA / PHILOSOPHY

Inspiration:  Don´t think – trust your feelings.

2 main collections/season

Special tecnique or material: Some garments are completely made by hand and most part of the collections have details that are made by hand. 

The design is unique, personal, brave, feminine and soft with a fantastic skin to skin feeling.