If you visit this blog often enough, you know that I like to talk about American-inspired shoes that I come across up here in the Nordic region of the world. So in my latest installment, I give you…Swedish Hasbeens’ loafers!
While AMERICANA was at Bakåt:Framåt vintage fair a few weekends ago, we had the good fortune of being neighbors with the ladies from Swedish Hasbeens. They are a fun & super-sweet bunch of girls. We immediately fell in love with some of their new styles, as well as the classics they had on display.
These shoes are straight-up fashionista certified back home in the States, where Sarah Jessica Parker has given up her Manolos for Swedish Hasbeens. Personally, I love their nod to their American fans through their American-Swedish remix of penny loafers & clogs.
Indeed, penny loafers were inspired by Scandinavian shoes, as I mentioned in this post. Plus, Americans have been worshipping clogs for decades, as also noted in my earlier video blog.
So hats off to Swedish Hasbeens for bringing the Swedish-American mutual admiration society a bit closer!
Now, all I need are a couple of pennies for the cut-out part of my new shoes…or should I place a couple of kronor there instead? 
Love them! I absolutely LOVE my Swedish Hasbeens!
Love the name as well as the shoes….very unique.