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 | 14 June 1929 |
| Died | 29 June 2019 (aged 90) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation(s) | fashion 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
edit- ^ "Gunilla Pontén är död". Expressen. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Modeikonen Gunilla Pontén är död". SVT Nyheter. 29 June 2019. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b c "The KTH Great Prize 2008 awarded to Gunilla Pontén". KTH. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Humorn håller Gunilla Pontén ung". Sydsvenskan. Archived from the original on 2019-06-29. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
- ^ 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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