About

Tiia Vanhatapio – the Brand and the Designer

Tiia Vanhatapio’s world is a boiling cauldron of design, film noir and historical projections.  A lifelong love affair for all things macabre, seductive and subculture oriented.

Vanhatapio is a cult figure in her home country, since emerging as one of Finland’s leading female rockabilly singers during the 1990’s. After MA graduattion with three scholarships from the University of Art and Design Helsinki, she developed an edgy, sultry fashion line for women called Tiia Vanhatapio. Vanhatapio’s signature line ranges from ready-to-wear to seductive and superbly tailored LBD dresses. Vanhatapio brand includes also a VANHATAPIO bebes line and the latest addition to the range in 2010 is Vanhatapio Accessories.

One of Vanhatapio’s followers is the American burlesque star Dita von Teese among others.. Vanhatapio has collaborated with companies

such as Artek, Ikea, Vero Moda, Bonnier Publications, Stockmann, Chez Dominique, Tarkiainen Jewellery and Audi. See more on the Design Projects page.