Gunilla Pontén

Ellen Gunilla Margareta Pontén (14 June 1929 in Stockholm – 29 June 2019^[1]) was a Swedish fashion designer.^[2]

Gunilla Pontén
Gunilla Pontén in June 1955
Born	(1929-06-14)14 June 1929 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	29 June 2019(2019-06-29) (aged 90) Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation(s)	fashion designer, model

Pontén designed clothes with the base colours of grey, white or black.^[3] In 1983, she was awarded the Damernas Värld design award Guldknappen (lit. "The gold button") and in 2003 the Litteris et Artibus royal medal.^[3][4] She also worked alongside Emilio Pucci in Italy.^[5] In 2008, she was awarded the KTH Great Prize.^[3]