Type | Privately held company |
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Industry | Fashion |
Founded | 2013 |
Founder | Hila Aadnevik, Kristian Aadnevik |
Headquarters | Knightsbridge, London |
Products | Ready-to-wear and Couture |
Website | www |
AADNEVIK (stylized in caps) is a British luxury fashion brand. [1] The brand provides haute couture, ready-to-wear clothes, bridal clothing, loungewear and fashion accessories. [2] It was founded in 2013 by Hila and Kristian Aadnevik, [3] and is based in Knightsbridge, London. [4] [5] [6]
London-based Norwegian fashion designer Kristian Aadnevik had established a self-titled label in 2004, which is a different brand from AADNEVIK. [7] [8] Kristian stopped operating the "Kristian Aadnevik" brand in 2013 and opened the new brand "Aadnevik" when he met his wife Hila. [2] [3] The couple met in London in 2012, where Kristian was studying womenswear at the Royal College of Art. [2] [9] Hila is a self-taught designer. [10]
Their first collection was titled "Moth" and was inspired by the appearance of the moth and its cocoon. [11]
The label has been featured at London Fashion Week several times. [12] [13] [14] [15] At London Fashion Week 2019, Aadnevik unveiled a collection inspired by Leo Tolstoy’s novel Anna Karenina. [16]
In October 2020, the National Museum in Oslo, Norway purchased one of the brand’s designs for its fashion collection, [17] which went on display in Spring 2021.[ citation needed ] In 2020, the brand announced its luxury loungewear line. [9] [18]
AADNEVIK has designed and provided clothing for celebrities such as Beyonce, Madonna, Kendall Jenner, Halle Berry, [1] [6] [12] and international celebrities such as Ananya Panday, [19] Malaika Arora, Anushka Sharma, and Priyanka Chopra. [20] One of AADNEVIK's designs was worn by Selena Gomez in her music video for the song "Come and Get It", and another in the "Rare" video. [21]
In September 2022, AADNEVIK presented at the London Fashion Week. [22] [23] The brand’s 2022 Autumn/Winter collection was titled “Wolf Moon” and was inspired by Norse mythology. [24]
AADNEVIK was also featured in the 72nd issue of London Runway magazine, which was published in 2022. [25]
Models such as Marianne Fonseca, [25] [26] Amelia Gray Hamlin, [27] and Maya Henry [25] have walked the catwalk for AADNEVIK.
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