Gudrun Sjödén
Illustration — Gudrun Sjödén in 2013 Gudrun Sjödén (born 5 June 1941) is a Swedish fashion designer. Sjödén grew up in the village of Julita near Katrineholm in Södermanland, and was educated in textile and fashion at Konstfack from 1958 to 1963. She married photographer Björn Sjödén (1940-2016) in 1961.
Gudrun Sjödén

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- Sweden.
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- businessperson and designer.
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- Gudrun Sjödén.
- Languages
- Swedish.
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Illustration — Gudrun Sjödén in 2013 Gudrun Sjödén (born 5 June 1941) is a Swedish fashion designer. Sjödén grew up in the village of Julita near Katrineholm in Södermanland, and was educated in textile and fashion at Konstfack from 1958 to 1963. She married photographer Björn Sjödén (1940-2016) in 1961.
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Along with him she in 1976 opened the first Gudrun Sjödén clothing shop in Stockholm at Regeringsgatan. In 2007, she received the Litteris et Artibus medal from King Carl Gustaf of Sweden.
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Gudrun Sjödén receives the medal "Litteris et Artibus" from the Swedish king Carl XVI Gustaf.
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1941
Gudrun Sjödén was born on 5 June 1941.
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- 1.Obituary Björn Sjödén.
- 2.Wärn, Karina Ericsson (2012), Modebibeln. Den svenska. Bonnier Fakta,
- 3.Gudrun Sjödén fick medalj. Habit.
- 4.Gudrun Sjödén - 40 år i färg och mönster. Bizstories. 2016-03-29.
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