Fall Launch Event at Scandinavian Kollektiv

Fall Launch Event at Scandinavian Kollektiv

 

Igår kväll var jag på Scandinavian Kollektiv för lanseringen av deras höstkollektion. Scandinavian Kollektiv är en liten boutique på 8024 W. 3rd Street i Los Angeles som drivs av Susanne Karlsson. De har i huvudsak damkläder, men även herr- och barnkläder, väskor, smycken och lite hem- och husgeråd, allt gjort av skandinaviska designers. Väldigt fin butik. Susanne designar och tillverkar även ett eget klädmärke, men berättade igår att hon drömmer om att öppna hotell och restaurang. Hennes kläder är fantastiska, men jag tror att hon kommer bli minst lika framgångsrik med restaurangen. Igår på eventet bjöds vi på höstdrink och tilltugg. Förutom kakor från Croft Alley på 8428 Melrose Place samt ost och kex hade Susanne gjort egen smaksättning på pecan- och macadamianötter + helt makalöst goda (glutenfria) plättar med lax, crème fraiche och dill. Underbara! Jag fick receptet, så nu måste jag bara skaffa mig ett plättlägg…

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Last night I attended the fall launch event at Scandinavian Kollektiv, which is a small lifestyle boutique at 8024 W. 3rd Street, CA 90048, owned by Susanne Karlsson. They have mainly women’s wear, but also men’s and children’s wear, accessories and some home and kitchen items, everything designed by Scandinavian designers. Such a lovely boutique! Susanne is not only the owner, she also designs and makes her own clothing line with knit wear, but she told us yesterday that she’s dreaming of opening a hotel and a restaurant. Her clothes are amazing, but I think she will be just as successful opening a restaurant. At the event we were served a fall drink and hors d’ouvres. Along with cookies made by Croft Alley at 8428 Melrose Place and cheese and crackers, Susanne had made her own seasoning of pecan and macadamia nuts + incredibly delicious (gluten free) small Swedish pancakes with salmon, crème fraiche and dill on top. They were out of this world! I got the recipe, so now I just need to get me a pancake pan…

 

Susanne Karlsson, owner and designer

Susanne Karlsson, owner and designer

 

Hors d'ouvres or, obviously, fika.

Hors d’ouvres or, obviously, fika.

 

Delicious small Swedish pancakes with salmon and crème fraiche and cookies by Croft Alley.

Delicious small Swedish pancakes with salmon and crème fraiche and cookies by Croft Alley.

 

Some of Scandinavian Kollektiv's new fall items.

Some of Scandinavian Kollektiv’s new fall items.

 

Scandinavian Kollektiv

Birgitta Lauren at Scandinavian Kollektiv’s Fall Launch Event. The hanging clothes racks are made of birch branches. So Swedish 🙂