Apparently, Sweden's combo of high design and low prices are testing the sensibilities of the fashion industry worldwide. 

Local labels, such as Nudie Jeans, Cheap Monday, Rodebjer, Fifth Avenue Shoe Repair, J Lindeberg, Carin Wester, Tiger of Sweden,  Dagmar, and popular chains are addressing the local needs by generating affordable high-fashion clothing that also appeals to global fashion culture. 

Valerie Steele, author, academic and director of the museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, said: "It's genius to take a fashion staple such as jeans and apply new technology and design tools to heighten their look and performance. Acne provides fashionistas with a hard-wearing, efficient garment, while simultaneously introducing design innovations to jeans that could also be worn for their practicality alone."