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Lecture: “Traditional motifs in modern Estonian fashion”

Supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia and Estonian Artists Association. 

Anu Hint (b. 1961) graduated from ERKI’s fashion department in 1985.

As one of the initiators of the ERKI fashion show, she participated in school shows from 1982 to 1985. After graduating from university, she worked in the Tallinn Fashion House until 1991. In 1988 and 1989, the collections designed by Anu were recognized at international fashion festivals in Tallinn. This was followed by artistic work in fashion companies Enelin, Founder and Kamilla. The self-named fashion studio served customers at Tatari 21B between 1996 and 2005. Founded in 2012, OÜ HINT design offers jackets, capes and accessories made of woolen fabric. Since 2007, Anu has been the head of the Association of Estonian Fashion Artists and organizes exhibitions of the NGO. In 2020, she received the Kristjan Raua prize for curating the exhibition “Eestlane olla…”. Additionally she was the costume designer for the film “These Old Love Letters.”

Exhibition “TO BE ESTONIAN…” Traditional folk costume inspired by fashion exhibition (Estonian Fashion Designers Association). Curator Anu Hint . Photos by Mari- Ann Vellerand

The exhibition is dedicated to the beliefs and aesthetic sense of our ancestors. The display provides an opportunity to reflect on what it means to be Estonian, how to keep in touch with our roots and to preserve our unique traditions in the contemporary world of ever- changing and blending identities. The figurative language and the colors and patterns of Estonian folk culture are embedded in the aesthetic sense of modern artists, proving that the centuries-old Estonian style is alive. Fashion photos taken on the background of handmade tapestries from the collection of the Estonian Open Air Museum to draw parallels between old textiles and modern fashion design.

Supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia and Estonian Artists Association.