Thereza bag La Fauvette om juletraditioner og skabertrang: Det skal helst være unikt

Thereza bag La Fauvette on Christmas traditions and the urge to create: It should preferably be unique

December 14, 2025

46-year-old Thereza Giver Jensen is the designer behind the clothing brand La Fauvette, which is sold at Line Rossau Atelier, among other places. We visited her to talk about Christmas traditions, family life, and the love of fine craftsmanship.

Snow had settled in a fine layer on the house in Hellerup when Line Rossau visited Thereza. She has lived here for the past five years with her husband and their three children, aged eight, 12, and 14. The home is decorated for Christmas, and among the classic Christmas decorations, a Christmas elf door and unique pieces of art, Thereza opens up about what Christmas means to her.

“For me, Christmas is something very special,” she says, continuing:

“We are so lucky that we almost always have a white Christmas because we are in Norway on Christmas Eve. My husband and I both love to ski, and fortunately, the rest of our families do too, so for many years we have had the tradition of renting a cabin in Norway and spending the Christmas days skiing, sledding, and simply relaxing.”

For Thereza, Christmas Eve is filled with traditions, even though they celebrate it in another country. For example, you can be sure that the classic Christmas star from Georg Jensen is always packed in the car. It has gradually become a symbol of the Christmas Eve that Thereza has perfected over many years. For Line, traditions are also something she values highly. This is also one of the core ideas behind the annual Christmas decorations she designs every year. It is the familiarity and the sense of security that come from having beautiful objects and items that help create the very special, solemn atmosphere that arises especially during the holidays.

The day usually starts with the whole family having breakfast together on the morning of the 24th. Afterwards, they get dressed in ski clothes and head out for a cross-country ski trip before returning home for lunch. Then they start preparing the Christmas meal while some go sledding and playing in the snow, and others decorate the Christmas tree.

She says that the established traditions, which include walking around the Christmas tree and singing, are important to her. The family taking time to enjoy the Christmas meal and appreciate being together is a big part of the evening. After dinner and singing, they sit together and take turns bringing a Christmas present from under the tree, which is unwrapped while everyone watches.

“It is wonderful that it happens at a leisurely pace, and our children have never experienced anything else, which is why they are sometimes in their pajamas by the end, as they get tired and know that this part of the evening will also take as long as it takes.”

Another tradition they have in the family is to dress up very nicely. So it is not Christmas Eve in ski clothes, but they make a big deal of it being a special day. For Thereza, it is generally important that things are done properly.

Inspired by family

The same applies to her professional life. It was no more than three years ago that Thereza started out as an independent textile designer with her company La Fauvette.

Before that, she had spent more than 15 years in the school world. First as a schoolteacher, like her parents, and later as a school principal. A job with a sense of security that she had enjoyed, but eventually something else called to her. And even though the leap to starting her own business and saying goodbye to the secure and familiar working life was nerve-wracking, it felt as though there were no other options for Thereza but to dive in.

“Both my grandmother and my maternal grandmother worked with textiles throughout their lives. My grandmother was a dressmaker in Herning, and my maternal grandmother was an artist. I remember sitting on the floor in my grandmother’s sewing room and collecting fabric scraps and sewing them together into all sorts of things. At my maternal grandmother and grandfather’s house just outside Aarhus, my maternal grandmother had set up a wonderful studio from which her works took shape. I was allowed to pursue all my ideas in creative craftsmanship when I visited, and therefore I have always had a creative drive, and there is no doubt that I received a lot of help from both of them in developing it.”

Quality is the most important thing

Thereza also loved her job as a leader in the school world, but she describes herself as an introverted person who loves the feeling of sometimes having time to immerse herself in quietude while achieving a physical result.

“There is just something very special about suddenly being able to stand and hold my work in my hands. A finished product that I have created entirely myself, and which is completely tangible. That, I think, is wonderful.”

Generally, working with textiles has been both rewarding and inspiring for Thereza. Over the past three years, she has worked according to three principles: What she makes must be detailed, unique, and of high quality.

This is also clearly seen in the clothing that is sold at Line Rossau Atelier, among other places. Thereza designs the patterns herself, finds the fabric and the buttons for everything she makes. And no two pieces of clothing are the same. For nothing is standard, and everything is craftsmanship for her.

“I feel like I would wither away if I had to go in and buy fabric by the meter,” she says, laughing a little.

“There is something cool about hunting for the perfect fabric”

And this is exactly where the synergy between the two brands arises. Line also loves the hunt for the perfect stone, pearl, or expression that is just right.

Thereza does not dream of making clothes where everyone buys something completely unique and unlike anything else. Therefore, she also does not create clothes based on trends and fashion trends. Instead, she aims to create clothes that are classic, durable, and unique. Just as Line Rossau does not create jewelry based on seasons or collections that are replaced again and again. The jewelry is made to be worn forever.

With this in mind, she has created, among other things, jackets where the lining is made from old kimonos from Japan and other fabrics she finds at markets and on trips. And even something like the buttons on the clothing has a completely unique story.

”I was on vacation in Greenland with my family this summer, and I have a thing where I like to bring something home from all my vacations, whether it is some material or just inspiration, it is not that important,” she says, continuing:

“But I found a man who works with bone and horn and makes tupilakker, among other things. I contacted him to ask if he would like to try making some buttons out of horn and bone for my creations. And fortunately, he would. The buttons were simply so beautiful and fine, so now we have a collaboration where he makes some buttons for me.”

Thereza therefore goes far for the small details. That is what makes her clothing something very special.

Will pass it on

Working with your hands and having time to develop creatively is also something that Thereza tries to pass on to her own children. They get to decide for themselves what they want to immerse themselves in, but having time away from screens is a must for the mother of three—whether it is drawing, sewing, making jewelry, or using their hands and minds to solve logical challenges such as a Rubik’s Cube.

“I have been very conscious of maintaining the tactile for my children. They need to feel what it is like to have a pencil in their hand or cut shapes and forms out of paper. It helps give them greater patience and the confidence to dare to try again if something goes wrong.”

“It also gets them to use some of the corners of the brain that you do not necessarily use when sitting behind a screen.”

The idea of passing it on is also something that is deeply rooted in Line’s approach to craftsmanship and the entire essence of the jewelry. It is not only the craftsmanship that Line wishes to pass on, but the thoughts and meaning behind every piece of jewelry. It is wonderful to think about how we can pass on stories in the form of a piece of jewelry. Generation after generation.

Future dreams

In the future, Thereza also hopes that she can open her workshop so that children and young people can benefit from the beneficial effects of working with a tactile approach to learning and developing creatively.

At the same time, a big dream is also to get even more focus on the joy of reuse and to make slow fashion more attractive than fast fashion.

Generally, the spread of her brand is a big wish for the future. That she can make more collaborations, and people get to know La Fauvette better, is something that keeps Thereza going. Therefore, it is also a huge joy that selected La Fauvette styles hang in Line’s Atelier.

“I feel that our universe around reuse, sustainability, quality, and respect for craftsmanship is very similar.”

“La Fauvette are songbirds—they must fly freely, be cared for, be proud of their size, plumage, and expression.” This is how Thereza writes on her website.

In both La Fauvette and our jewelry brand lies the same basic idea: to create something that is allowed to be free, honest, and true to its own expression. Our universes meet in the desire to elevate craftsmanship, respect the detail, and make room for the unique.