Gunilla Pontén

Ellen Gunilla Margareta Pontén (14 June 1929 in Stockholm – 29 June 2019[1]) was a Swedish fashion designer.[2]

Gunilla Pontén
Gunilla Pontén in June 1955
Born(1929-06-14)14 June 1929
Stockholm, Sweden
Died29 June 2019(2019-06-29) (aged 90)
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalitySweden
Occupationfashion designer, model

Pontén designed clothes with the base colours of grey, white or black.[3] In 1983, she was awarded the Damernas Värld design award Guldknappen, in 2003 she was awarded a Litteris et Artibus[3][4] She also worked alongside Emilio Pucci in Italy.[5] In 2008, she was awarded the KTH Great Prize.[3]

References
  1. "Gunilla Pontén är död". Expressen. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  2. "Modeikonen Gunilla Pontén är död". SVT Nyheter. 29 June 2019. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  3. "The KTH Great Prize 2008 awarded to Gunilla Pontén". KTH. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  4. "Humorn håller Gunilla Pontén ung". Sydsvenskan. Archived from the original on 2019-06-29. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
  5. Gow/TT, Jessica (29 June 2019). "Modeikonen Gunilla Pontén har avlidit". Sydöstran. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
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