Carolina Lindström, née ''Lundström'' (1812–1892), was a Swedish
milliner. She was known in
Stockholm
Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...
as "Evening Star", because she was often seen working during the night.
Life
Her mother was a business woman and she herself saved her money until she could afford to become an apprentice to the top hat maker in Stockholm, a French woman.
Lindström had her own shop at
Västerlånggatan
Västerlånggatan ("the Western Long Street") is a street in Gamla Stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching southward between the squares Mynttorget and Järntorget, it follows the course of the city's now demolished 13th-century defen ...
40 in 1842. She had a large web of contacts; at the death of the king in 1844, she was alerted by the footmen at the royal palace so that she was able to acquire all the black mourning ribbons from the other milliners in the capital before the death had been publicly known. She was very successful and opened a second shop at
Hornsgatan. In 1847, she married a man who squandered all her money on gambling, but she quickly recouped it.
In 1892, she left her business to one of her assistants and bought a place for herself at the Stockholm retirement home for merchant widows; however, she died a couple of months after her retirement.
Her boutique was, in 1995, the oldest fashion shop in Stockholm.
[Lisbet Scheutz (2001 (2003) nuytgåva). Berömda och glömda stockholmskvinnor: sju stadsvandringar: 155 kvinnoporträtt. Stockholm: MBM. Libris 8392583]
See also
*
Anna Maria Thalén
*
Augusta Lundin
Notes
References
* Lisbet Scheutz (2001 (2003) nuytgåva). Berömda och glömda stockholmskvinnor: sju stadsvandringar: 155 kvinnoporträtt. Stockholm: MBM. Libris 8392583
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1812 births
1892 deaths
19th-century Swedish businesswomen
19th-century Swedish businesspeople
Swedish milliners
Place of birth missing
Businesspeople from Stockholm
Swedish tailors
19th-century Swedish artisans
19th-century tailors
Swedish women fashion designers