Designer Pär Engsheden receives Habit's Honorary Award

Over the years, he has received several awards, including being one of the few fashion designers to receive the Royal Medal Illis Quorum. To the series of prizes, he can now also add Habit's Honorary Award.

Jury: "designers leaving iconic fashion imprints"

The jury consists of Lotta Ahlvar, Stockholmsmässan; Helena Waker, Agency Companies/Stockholm Fashion District; Anders Bengtsson, Nilörn and Freddy Bustos, Habit Sko &mode write in their motivation: "Habit's honorary laureate is one of Sweden's foremost designers, leaving iconic fashion imprints that will survive in fashion history forever. His craftsmanship and legacy in fashion and design are well documented and will survive as a "blue-print" to be passed on to future generations."

The award was presented at the Habit Awards.

Current exhibition at Nationalmuseum

Pär Engsheden works mainly with couture and is a Royal Court supplier. He is currently holding an exhibition at the Nationalmuseum , where the Nobel dresses he created for the Swedish Academy's permanent secretary Sara Danius between 2015-2018 are on display. The exhibition is part of his research project at Beckmans, where he has used the four dresses as a starting point to examine what couture stands for in a contemporary context. 

At Beckmans he has been working as a guest teacher and supervisor since the mid-90s and since 2013 as program manager at Mode and senior lecturer in fashion design. He himself joined Beckman's fashion line from 1988 to 1991 and was already known for his tailoring skills, extreme accuracy and penchant for classic elegance.

Congratulations Pär!