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Story by TeenAngster, weirdwolf
Published on September 9, 2009 in This Handmade Life

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Montreal-based fashion designer Angie Johnson of iheartnorwegianwood is best known for her structuralist leather cage skirts, vintage trim elastic harnesses and colorful fringe necklaces. It's a modern look that dabbles in the silhouettes of bondage, while maintaining its femininity with vintage textiles. When Angie is designing her Norwegian Wood line, she's inspired by the trim and embellishments she finds in local fabric shops. "Montreal used to be one of the main manufacturing capitals of Canada, so there are a lot of great little hidden treasures that I seek out in order to make my designs." Angie is interested in creating accessories and clothing that transform the wardrobe you already have.

[Clockwise from top left: Feathers & Fringe, Elastic Harness - Denim Blue, Chain and Elastic Harness, Floral Collection Leggings - Wild Roses, Luxe Collection - Bike Short Leggings, Punk Ballerina, Maximum Fringe Necklace - Black, Champagne, Denim]

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Susie from Style Bubble models her I Heart Norwegian Wood Cage Skirt:

"Thank you Angie for blessing my life with cages. No, that isn't an ironic feminist poetic statement. I thought I'd never mean that sincerely but I do. Why? From the frothy cage dress came a sturdier cage skirt which in reality is a whole lot easier to wear. Depending on how high I pull it up on my waist, there's also different ways of working the structure of the cage."

Cage skirt by iheartnorwegianwood, $110

 

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Queen Michelle from Kingdom of Style models her tweed cage skirt:

"The omni-talented Angie from Norwegian Wood sent me one of her most marvelous cage skirts. I got mine made in brown tweed. I liked the idea of the contemporary shape of the cage combined with the old lady fabric. I never realized just how useful this skirt actually is until I wore it. The day after I received it, I amped up the old lady look and wore it to work with my vintage mustard sweater, some teal tights, Givenchy wedges, librarian glasses and a black bow at my neck."

Cage skirt by iheartnorwegianwood, $110

 

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Angie loved the idea of having a fringe necklace accessory to wear with many dresses rather than owning just one fringe dress. Check out more of her designs self-modeled in her Flickr stream.

 

Maximum fringe necklace by iheartnorwegianwood, $59

 

 

 

 

Thanks to Lara Kaluza, a.k.a. lalouka, for her help with the fashion shoot!

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Sept. 9, 2009 at 11:49 a.m. LaveMeSoapCo

omg how fun!!!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 11:50 a.m. sandali

WOW -- I LOVE Norwegian wood too ;)
Great featured items !!!!!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 11:51 a.m. foamywader

Stylin'. Love this!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 11:52 a.m. ColorfulTherapy

What a fun & trigger happy article & clip -- Great photo's !!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 11:55 a.m. breadandroses

I like the floral leggings since I've always loved roses, from 30s vintage barkcloth roses to the real deal growing in my garden. Appreciate the creativity & boldness of the cage/harness apparel plus using vintage materials.

Sept. 9, 2009 at 11:55 a.m. pinkvintageshoppe

great photos :) never seen anything like what's in i heart norwegian wool!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 11:55 a.m. paisleybaby

Such a talented designer - and from Montreal too :-)

Sept. 9, 2009 at 11:57 a.m. AUTOMATIEK

Absolutely gorgeous & unique !!!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 12:01 p.m. StudioCherie

I love this series! Thank you so much for another great episode.

Sept. 9, 2009 at 12:02 p.m. bobnstitch

love love this seller!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 12:03 p.m. TenderLetters

fabulous! i love iheartnorwegianwood's fabulous sense of style and design. superfeminine and edgy at the same time! i treasure the woodgrain log pillow she made for me a couple of years ago....i'm eyeing those pastel floral leggings! Thanks for the inspiration!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 12:03 p.m. lovelygifts

Very cute selection.

Sept. 9, 2009 at 12:05 p.m. thisilk

Amazing style, congratulations Angie!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 12:08 p.m. RuebiRetro

Love this! Awesome style!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 12:11 p.m. papertiger

aw, angie and friend are so cute! so in love with the cage skirt..

Sept. 9, 2009 at 12:12 p.m. VixVintage

Edgy, I love it!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 12:13 p.m. RockPaperSilver

Great video...love all the designs! Esp. the fringe necklace...seriously amazing!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 12:18 p.m. 26olivestreet

great designs angie!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 12:19 p.m. ConservationClothing

Interesting fringe...I'm selling....

RODEO QUEEN PRETTY FRINGE TEE:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?...

Beautiful ANGORA w/ BEADED FLAPPER FRINGE
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?...

Sept. 9, 2009 at 12:20 p.m. LaLah

one of my most favorite shops on etsy...LOVE it! all of it!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 12:20 p.m. chainchainchained

super cute!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 12:20 p.m. LaLah

oh and LOVE THE GREEN COUCH!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 12:24 p.m. BeadinBabe

Such unique style, love it!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 12:29 p.m. Aquanetta

Such great designs!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 12:31 p.m. Radness

The fringe necklaces look so fun :)

Sept. 9, 2009 at 12:34 p.m. thebestvintage

very cool!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 12:40 p.m. girltuesdayjewelry

I heart Norwegian Wood too! Great designer!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 12:53 p.m. beautifulbridget

so awesome!!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 12:57 p.m. poppyswickedgarden

she sure does make some lovely stuff if I do say so myself:)
Great article!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 1:01 p.m. worksandfinds

Cool.

Sept. 9, 2009 at 1:10 p.m. artlab

J'ADORE Norwegian Wood!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 1:15 p.m. steinschmuckdesign

I Hearted Norwegian Wood,
fantastic Designer!!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 1:20 p.m. spacejam

awesome!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 1:20 p.m. iheartnorwegianwood

Thanks so much to Tara aka Weirdwolf for making this amazing video! It was a sweltering hot and humid day the afternoon we shot the video and she still made me look fresh and happy! ;)
Thanks to everyone else for all the sweet words!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 1:21 p.m. seedknits

ahhh!!! so adorable!!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 1:22 p.m. TysonBodnarchuk

That's my girl!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 1:25 p.m. GraysonMae

Love the I Heart Norwegian Wood stuff! So creative.

Sept. 9, 2009 at 1:29 p.m. paramountvintage

such innovative style! WONDERFUL!!!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. paramountvintage

ps. i need to own the floral leggings!!!!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 1:31 p.m. paramountvintage

they are absolutely amazing! i love i heart norwegian wood!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 1:35 p.m. SmallEarthVintage

That was adorable! Loved it.

And I need those blue tights Queen Michelle is sporting.

Sept. 9, 2009 at 1:51 p.m. blackeyedsuzie

Both Angie and her shop are so adorable, and as ever, hats off to the super-extra talented Tara Young!!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 1:55 p.m. imfromthewoods

TOTALLY in my top 10 fav etsy shops ;)

Sept. 9, 2009 at 2:13 p.m. Cajsita

Cute! I like how you can see the movement of the lovely fringe necklaces <3

Sept. 9, 2009 at 2:46 p.m. FrillyButts

That was fun!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 3:46 p.m. FoodForHands

LOVE this!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 4:44 p.m. thecluelesscrafter

These pieces are quite edgy and would take a strong personality to wear them. We're strong women, though, so that's no problem;-)

When you say Montreal was the manufacturing capital of Canada, what industry or industries made it that way? It couldn't have been everything. Just wondering what it was that inspired the designs.

Sept. 9, 2009 at 4:52 p.m. iheartnorwegianwood

thecluelesscrafter - Clothing manufacturing was one of the main industries in Mtl however sadly it's fading away just as it is in New York...it's getting harder and harder to find local suppliers, production etc, but a lot of local designers are trying to stick with it! It's mainly the larger companies that have switched over to overseas production.

Sept. 9, 2009 at 5:01 p.m. Artulia

gorgeous designs!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 5:07 p.m. tikikiki

i <3 iheartnorwegianwood and her AMAZING designs!!!!!!!!!!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 5:08 p.m. bayousalvage

super cute - what great style you have angie- keep up the good work
p.s. love the sofa too, we had one before we got our beidermeier

Sept. 9, 2009 at 5:27 p.m. designlab443

I want that green couch... cool!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 5:32 p.m. jesophi

I love the video !!! hey angie :)
best
sophi

Sept. 9, 2009 at 5:41 p.m. silken

Amazing work :D

Sept. 9, 2009 at 5:53 p.m. nadene

love norwegian wood! will there be (are there?) other 'dress up' videos? it's really fun to see art in action!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 5:59 p.m. SparklePaw

fantastique!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 6:35 p.m. EJPcreations

Great designs!!! Lovely!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 6:42 p.m. ME2Designs

Outstanding designs from an ultra-talented artist - thanks for sharing!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 7:16 p.m. uncorked

OMG I love this shop- YAY Angie!!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 7:50 p.m. sandraeileenjewelry

Great!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 7:59 p.m. weirdwolf

Angie, Lara and I had so much fun shooting this video! And I adore my new harness!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 8:49 p.m. santosleather

Congratulations ! You are very creative and keep on believing in your dreams ! Its not always easy when you have to manufacture locally, we still do it 100% !

Sept. 9, 2009 at 9:04 p.m. vivikas

wow, awesome stuff!

Sept. 9, 2009 at 10:28 p.m. lilynymph

I had the awesome fortune to meet Angie at a craft fair, she is not only super talented but super nice!!! I get comments every day I wear my feathers. Rock it out!!

Sept. 10, 2009 at 12:29 a.m. patspottery

Wonderful and creative!

Sept. 10, 2009 at 4:16 a.m. Iammie

Nice picked!

Sept. 10, 2009 at 7:48 a.m. whitemetal

Your designs rock angie!

Sept. 10, 2009 at 7:49 a.m. littletank

pretty tripy love the stockings

Sept. 10, 2009 at 7:52 a.m. danielabesso

love the pieces very cool !!

Sept. 10, 2009 at 8:05 a.m. xtwo

:D amazing work. I am still enjoying my harness very much :D

Sept. 10, 2009 at 8:44 a.m. doingitherself

Love it!

Sept. 10, 2009 at 8:44 a.m. annamatrona

so stylish!

Sept. 10, 2009 at 8:54 a.m. doingitherself

Love it!

Sept. 10, 2009 at 11:05 a.m. monkeyandsquirrel

so cute!

Sept. 10, 2009 at 11:36 a.m. anjalehn

Great Great Great..:)

Sept. 10, 2009 at 1 p.m. VintageZen

very cool.

Sept. 10, 2009 at 1:45 p.m. cookiesandcreme

awww, that video is so cute!!! i do <3 norwegian wood!!!!

Sept. 10, 2009 at 1:58 p.m. RubyStudios

EDGY. Like it, especially the fringe necklace. I don't have the chutzpah for a cage skirt, but I'm digging the other looks.

Sept. 10, 2009 at 3:16 p.m. worksandfinds

Cute.

Sept. 11, 2009 at 4:20 a.m. GlamRockEmporium

Oooh Cutest video! Love the music, and lovin' the Norwegian Wood stylin'

Sept. 11, 2009 at 11:54 a.m. laurart

Whoa.. some of these styles are weird, but LOVELY.

Sept. 11, 2009 at 9:41 p.m. enhabiten

this is a very sweet video portrait! another great one from weirdwolf. so nice to have these videos on etsy. it really adds something to the site.

Sept. 15, 2009 at 3:53 p.m. dinkinflicka

LOVE LOVE LOVE all of it!

Sept. 17, 2009 at 10:20 a.m. luckylife

How awesome and how adorable is she? I love seeing the cage skirt in action, these ladies are fierce! :)
xo
Melis

Sept. 17, 2009 at 7:19 p.m. jessgonacha

How cute was that? Oh my gosh!!!

Sept. 28, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. lunaticart

I own one of her harness and I loved them!!!!! I get compliments all the time!

Oct. 1, 2009 at 12:33 p.m. VanTidmarsh

How wonderful and fun!

Oct. 8, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. LovMely

i ordered one of her fringe necklaces a while back an i rock it out all the time! I love it and get so many compliments on it.

Thanks NW

Dec. 29, 2009 at 8:04 p.m. TheBlackSpotBooks

I just discovered this little bit of dancing... i love your shoppe and love this video!

Jan. 10, 2010 at 1:32 p.m. quiltwork

Very sexy shop! I love the photography really shows off the items.

I created fiber art quilts, and when I include human figures I spent a lot of thought on human figures outfits:

...Hat and Hair are three dimesional

...Hair is three dimensional

...Dance's tutu is three dimensional

Jan. 10, 2010 at 1:34 p.m. quiltwork

Very sexy shop! I love the photography really shows off the items.

I created fiber art quilts, and when I include human figures I spent a lot of thought on human figures outfits:
http://quiltworks-artsale.blogspot.co...
...Hat and Hair are three dimesional
http://quiltworks-artsale.blogspot.co...
...Hair is three dimensional
http://quiltworks-artsale.blogspot.co...
...Dance's tutu is three dimensional
[link]http://quilt--works.blogspot.com/[/link]

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