Ann-Sofie Johansson

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Ann-Sofie Johansson is a Swedish fashion designer, known for being the Creative Advisor and former Head of Design for retailer H&M.

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Early life and education

Johansson grew up in Ronneby, an hour away from Stockholm, Sweden. [1] As a youth, she shopped often at H&M, calling it the "heaven of fashion". [1]

After first thinking about becoming a veterinarian, Johansson instead pursued art science studies and archaeology at Gothenburg and Lund universities – it was then that she realized she wanted a career involving artistic creativity. [2] She took some evening courses in design at the Anders Beckman's School in Stockholm. [3]

Career at H&M

In 1987, after deciding she wanted to become a fashion designer, Johansson took a job as sales assistant at H&M. [2] [4] Three years later, she showed her portfolio to company head of design Margareta van den Bosch and was given H&M's new position of design assistant. [5] [2] From 1994 to 2005, Johansson worked as a designer for the Young department at H&M, before moving to the Ladies' department. [2] In 2008, Johansson was promoted to Head of Design, working with 140 designers, and in 2013 she began overseeing H&M's special collections shown in Paris. [2]

Johansson became Creative Advisor in 2015, and has subsequently worked as H&M's spokesperson and representative. [2] Her job involves travel, fashion research, designer collaborations, and the overseeing of H&M's "brand building" collections. [5]

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