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Ragnhild Blikø is a clothes designer, based in Trondheim.

Ragnhild’s work has included designing clothes profiled particularly for those working at the National Cultural Centre at Stiklestad.
This has included costumes for the guides and the staff in the restaurant – as well as interior solutions.

During the Trøndelag 2000 exhibition, Ragnhild Blikø received an award from the Norwegian Folk Art and Craft Association for her “Husfruedrakt” - a modern festival costume with roots in the national costume tradition.  

The costume is a tribute to the modern person of today who enjoys a simple and pure style.

The symbols in the costume are from Frosta, a rural settlement in the heart of Norway. Frosta has historical and national significance as the site of Norway’s oldest representative assembly.

The costume is tailored from beautiful natural materials such as wool and silk. The quality of the sewing is carefully checked.

The costume can be ordered to your own measurements, or it may be ordered in ready-made sizes.

Frosta brooch

This silver brooch is inspired by a brooch was been found in Frosta. It is from the migration era, around 400-600AD. Such brooches could be from 12-30cm long and were used to hold clothes together.

This is a typical woman’s brooch.

Rock carvings

The rock carvings on the apron are part of our Norwegian prehistoric rock art. The drawings were carved into the rock using simple stone tools probably 4500 years ago. They may have been created as a magic charm for a successful hunt and they probably played an important role - as a meeting place - in the social life of these hunting people.

The housewife’s key

The key fob is based on the key ring which the housewife would have carried in the old days. Bearing the keys indicated responsibility and status on the farm.

More pictures in the photo gallery