Anna Sarlvit draws the eye of many fashion enthusiasts with her quirky and original style of clothing that she releases every now and then. Her clothing range includes a range of ethnic wears such as ethnic dresses, folk dresses and the ever popular pajama suits. As, well as her clothes, Anna Sarlvit also hand-knits and designs her own accessories from vintage clothing to knick-knacks. Her personality comes through in her designs as well as her sense of humour.
PROFILE: Anna Sarlvit was born in Denmark where she grew up surrounded by people of her nationalities, primarily Swede, Norwegian and Danish. She has since become an internationally recognized figure with exhibitions and writings appearing in several magazines, newspaper articles and even on some international television channels. Anna Sarlvit’s greatest love in life is clothes, she can be seen wearing a great number of clothes and accessories all the time, as well as having several designed items for herself. Anna Sarlvit was born in 1954 and has made her living in the fashion industry as a tailor’s apprentice. After a few years as a trainee, she was spotted by Swedish designer Mats Bjork whose profession had given her a wide range of experiences in both design and tailoring. From there, Anna progressed through various other stages such as fashion buyer’s assistant, store manager, marketing manager and marketing assistant before finding her way into the fashion industry as a freelance stylist.
Anna Sarlvit moved to Paris where she worked for many years for one of the most famous designers in the world, Giorgio Armani. She honed her skills at this prestigious establishment before moving back to Denmark where she pursued her true passion and desire, which was to become a stylist. The success of her career in Paris saw her working with numerous other designers before she landed in her own successful boutique, promoting both her design as well as her clothes through her own designs and from this vantage point she honed her skills as a dressmaker. It was in this very same period that Anna began to work as an assistant to Elle Macpherson, the editor of Vogue magazine, before she was finally promoted to her own position as a full-time dressmaker.